(NewsNation) — There will be a few days off for Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump, his running mate JD Vance and whomever Harris picks to join her ticket.
Harris will begin her second full week as the presumptive Democratic party presidential nominee with a campaign rally in Atlanta on Tuesday.
Harris attended a fundraiser Saturday in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, which raised $1.4 million, more than three times what the campaign expected. The campaign also announced that in Harris’ first week topping the Democratic ticket, donors contributed $200 million.
“A record-shattering haul” is how a Harris campaign letter described it.
Her campaign said Harris expects to choose a running mate by August 7. Many analysts believe the shortlist is down to three: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly.
Harris also won the endorsement of another big-name Democrat, former Vice President Al Gore. Before Harris, he was the last person to campaign for the White House as a sitting VP.
“With so much at stake in this year’s election – from strengthening democracy in the US and abroad, to expanding opportunity for the American people, to accelerating climate action – I’m proud to endorse Kamala Harris for President,” Gore wrote on his X account.
Trump begins the week out of public view following a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota on Saturday.
“I want to be nice,” Trump told rally-goers, referring to supporters’ frequent comments that the assassination attempt changed him.
“They all say, ‘I think he’s changed. I think he’s changed since two weeks ago. Something affected him.’ “No, I haven’t changed,” he continued. “Maybe I’ve gotten worse, actually. Because I get angry at the incompetence that I witness every single day.”
Trump’s remarks effectively abandoned Republican sentiments that followed the GOP presidential nominee escaping a would-be assassin’s bullet in suburban Pittsburgh.
On Wednesday, Trump will preside at a rally in the capital of Harrisburg – an indoor event in the New Holland Area, a rodeo venue that seats more than 7,000. Trump over the weekend vowed to return to Butler, but there is no indication when that may happen.
The Secret Service reportedly advised Trump to avoid any more outdoor venues after the assassination attempt, and the campaign reportedly had agreed. But Trump on Saturday posted on Truth Social that he will hold outdoor rallies and that the Secret Service agreed to “substantially step up their operation.” A Secret Service spokesperson declined to comment.
GOP Vice Presidential nominee Vance heads west for rallies Monday in Reno, Nevada and the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson. On Wednesday, Vance is scheduled to attend a rally at Arizona Christian University in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona.
After making a stop at a diner in Minnesota, Vance defended Trump’s Friday comments to the conservative Christian group Turning Point USA.
“In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not going to have to vote,” Trump told the gathering. Democrats pounced on Trump’s words, calling it more evidence that he plans to undermine democracy if he wins the race.
“This is a theme that the media has totally distorted where they’ve taken what he said repeatedly, again and again,” Vance said on Sunday. “And I think, frankly, they’ve lied about what he actually meant,” he added.
Vance also addressed past comments condemning Trump.
“I changed my mind because he did a good job, and that’s what you do when people do a good job and you’re wrong. I talked to President Trump a lot about it. I mean, he doesn’t care about what I said eight years ago, he cares about whether we together can govern the country successfully, and that’s what this election is all about,” he told reporters.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will travel to the island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts for a fundraiser that will include a chat with David Letterman. Emhoff will replace First Lady Jill Biden, who was originally going to attend the event before President Joe Biden withdrew from the race.
While no longer a candidate, Biden will travel to Austin, Texas Monday for an event at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. He will help commemorate the 60th anniversary of one of Johnson’s landmark achievements as president, the Civil Rights Act. The event was scheduled for earlier this month but postponed when Biden contracted COVID-19.