Obama urges black men to mobilise behind Harris

The former president also made his debut on the campaign trail on behalf of the Democratic nominee.

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In an unannounced stop at a Harris campaign field office in the swing state of Pennsylvania, he chided male voters "coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses" not to support a woman for president.

Obama later mocked Donald Trump for "crazy conspiracy theories, the two-hour speeches, word salad" as he debuted on the 2024 campaign trail.

Also on Thursday, the Republican nominee spoke in battleground Michigan, warning of "a mess" for the whole country if Harris is elected.

With only 25 days to go until election night in America, the presidential race is as tight as ever - and a winner will likely be determined by ballots in a handful of closely contested states in the mid-west and south-west.

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