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More trash talk on both sides of the presidential race today, literally, at a campaign

rally in North Carolina former President Trump called America a quote garbage

country and pure Stephen Fowler as more.

Republicans say Biden called Trump's supporters garbage on a video call with Boto Latino Tuesday night.

Biden says he was referring to the comedian who insulted Puerto Rico at a Trump rally Sunday, but Trump used the gaff to continue his attacks on

Democratic policies. You know what the truth is they've treated our whole country

like garbage whether they meant to or not because they're grossly incompetent people and they've

destroyed our country.

Trump regularly uses inflammatory language in reference to illegal immigration, calling the

U.S. a garbage can can a quote occupied country and

vowing to end what he calls an invasion of migrants Stephen Fowler NPR News

Rocky Mount North Carolina. Vice President Kamala Harris will spend election night at her alma mater, Howard University.

That's according to a source familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.

While Harris's home is on the West Coast, he's apparently decided to stay on the East Coast as initial

results come in. Harris graduated from Howard in 1986 with a BA in political science and

economics. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority which was founded at Howard.

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