Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency

He seeks unchecked power, she says in Washington at her biggest rally

Democrat Kamala Harris warned tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington at her biggest rally that her Republican opponent Donald Trump was seeking unchecked power as their race for the White House entered its final week.

Ms Harris spoke on the evening of Oct 29 at an outdoor rally estimated by her campaign to number more than 75,000 people at the spot near the White House where, on Jan 6, 2021, Trump addressed his supporters before they attacked the US Capitol.

"We know who Donald Trump is," she said.

She said the then President sent an "armed mob" to the US Capitol to try to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election.

"This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and out for unchecked power," Ms Harris said during what her campaign called her closing argument before a tightly contested Nov 5 presidential election.

More than 53 million Americans have already voted in the election, according to Election Hub at the University of Florida, in a battle that will decide who runs the world's richest and most powerful country for four years.

Ms Harris was flanked by American flags on stage and surrounded by blue and white banners that said "FREEDOM" with a well-lit White House behind her.

The crowd included older people and college students, people from overseas, from New York and from nearby Virginia. Many women came in groups with other female friends.

"It's important that we do not go back to the horrible past policies under president Trump," said Mr Saul Schwartz, a former federal worker from Alexandria, Virginia.