With less than a week before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hosted rival events in the swing states of Wisconsin and North Carolina, where both are competing for undecided voters.

Harris called on Americans to “stop pointing fingers at each other” as she tried to move past President Joe Biden’s comments in which he appeared to call Donald Trump’s supporters “trash.”

Meanwhile, Trump jumped into the passenger seat of a white garbage truck with his name on it to draw attention to Biden’s comments.

More than 50 million Americans have already voted so far, according to the University of Florida Election Lab. This includes approximately 29.3 million in-person votes and approximately 26 million mail-in ballots.

What are the latest updates from the polls?

The latest polls from The Economist/YouGov and TIPP Insights, released on Wednesday, show Harris with a slight lead of just one percentage point, with 44 percent of voters backing her, compared to 43 percent for Trump.

In a separate poll from The Washington Post and George Mason University, also released Wednesday, voters expressed concern about Trump’s possible reaction if he loses, recalling the 2020 election, when his loss sparked the riots in the Capitol on January 6.

Of more than 5,000 registered voters in key battleground states, 57 percent said they were “very” or “somewhat” concerned that Trump’s supporters could turn violent if he loses. In contrast, only 31 percent believed Harris’ supporters would respond in a similar manner.

Additionally, according to FiveThirtyEight’s National Poll Tracker, Harris remains in the national lead by about 1.4 points as of Wednesday. However, this lead is within the margin of error, indicating that the race remains highly competitive.

In swing states – critical states that could determine the election outcome – the race is even more exciting. The main battleground states are Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada.

According to FiveThirtyEight’s daily poll tracker, Harris’ slim lead in Michigan has grown from a 0.2-point margin to 1 point. She also has a small lead in Nevada. In Wisconsin, her lead has increased to 0.8 points.

On the other hand, Donald Trump has a small advantage in Pennsylvania, rising slightly from 0.2 points to 0.4 points. His lead in North Carolina has decreased from 1.3 points to 1.1 points.

Trump has gained ground in Arizona, where he currently has a 2.2-point lead over Harris, and in Georgia, where he has a 1.8-point lead.

In six of the seven swing states, the candidates are within two points of each other, which is within the polls’ margins of error, putting each state in contention just days before the election. Although Trump leads Arizona by 2.1 points, this difference is still very close to the three percentage point margin of error.

What was Kamala Harris doing on Wednesday?

Harris held rallies in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and North Carolina.

She emphasized unity and commonality. “I’m not trying to score political points,” the vice president said. “I want to make progress.”

In addition, the White House rushed to explain President Biden’s “garbage” blunder.

The controversy began on Tuesday when Biden joined a campaign call organized by the Spanish advocacy group Voto Latino. During the call, Biden criticized a comedian’s comment at Sunday’s Madison Square Garden rally in which Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of trash.”

“The only trash I see floating around there are his supporters. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and un-American,” Biden said. “It is completely at odds with everything we have done and been.”

Before Harris boarded Air Force Two for her flight to Raleigh, she told reporters she disagreed with “any criticism of people based on their vote choice.”

“I will represent all Americans, including those who don’t vote for me,” she added.

As Harris rallied Wednesday, she was confronted by pro-Palestinian protesters at all three of her events.

“We all want the war in Gaza to end and the hostages to get out, and I will do everything in my power to make it heard and known,” Harris said in Wisconsin. “And everyone has the right to be heard, but right now I’m speaking.”

Harris’ supporters erupted over her comment, a reference to what she told then-Vice President Mike Pence during their 2020 debate. The response largely drowned out protesters.

What was Donald Trump up to on Wednesday?

Trump walked down the steps of the Boeing 757 he was traveling on and climbed into the passenger seat of a white garbage truck that also bore his name.

“What do you think of my garbage truck?” Trump said, wearing an orange and yellow safety vest over his white shirt and red tie. “This is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden.”

Trump and other Republicans faced a backlash after Tony Hinchcliffe’s reference to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of trash.”

The former president has distanced himself from the comedian but has not denounced his comments. He also said he didn’t have to apologize to Puerto Ricans.

“I don’t know anything about the comedian,” Trump said. ‘I don’t know who he is. I’ve never seen him. I heard he made a statement, but it was a statement he made. He’s a comedian, what can I tell you? I don’t know anything about him.” A spokesman for Trump said the joke does not reflect his views, but the former president himself did not comment on it.

“I love Puerto Rico, and Puerto Rico loves me,” Trump said from the garbage truck.

He ended the brief appearance by telling reporters, “I hope you enjoyed this garbage truck.” Thank you very much.”

“(The truck scene) has become quite a viral moment among Trump supporters,” Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou-Castro reported.

But “voters here say they are simply disgusted by the rhetoric this campaign has devolved into … and they are letting their votes be counted,” she added.

“In places like here in Milwaukee, Harris does have the advantage. But Trump is likely to find his supporters in rural areas of the state.”

What’s next for the Harris and Trump campaigns?

Harris will stop in two swing states

The Democrat will leave tomorrow for the western US, where she will make campaign stops in two swing states. Harris will hold events in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona.

Mexican bands Mana and Los Tigres del Norte will perform at Harris’ rallies in Las Vegas and Phoenix, respectively, ostensibly to boost Latino support.

Singer Jennifer Lopez will also reportedly perform at Harris’ Las Vegas rally. On Sunday, the artist shared Harris’ plan on her Instagram Story to build Puerto Rico’s economy and energy network, amid a backlash to Hinchliffe’s comments.

In the final days of her campaign, Harris has largely relied on celebrities and artists, headlining events alongside notable figures such as Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce and Maggie Rogers. The Thursday event takes place just days before early voting ends in Nevada on November 1.

According to a report from Rolling Stone magazine, Mexican music has played a major role in mobilizing Latino voters in swing states. On Thursday, La Original Banda El Limon released a corrido dedicated to Harris, titled “Señora Presidenta.”

Trump goes to Nevada and New Mexico

Trump will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Henderson, Nevada; and Glendale, Arizona, where he will speak with Tucker Carlson at the Desert Island Arena.

Nevada and Arizona are two of the seven battleground states that will decide this election.

A recent survey published Tuesday by CNN shows that voters in these two crucial battleground states in the Southwest don’t know who is the better choice.

Both states have early voting, with the poll showing that 55 percent of likely voters in Arizona and 42 percent in Nevada have already cast their ballots. In both states, more registered Republicans have voted than registered Democrats so far.