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By Jenni Fink
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Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly stopped her campaign speech at a rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night, to call for a medic to help someone in the crowd.
Harris is in Milwaukee for a rally at the Fiserv Forum, where the Republican National Convention was held just weeks earlier. Harris' rally came shortly after delegates at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) officially voted to nominate her as the party's candidate for president.
During the Milwaukee rally, Harris criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in former President Donald Trump's immunity case and outlined her promise to fight for the ideals of the country. While attributing that fight to how Americans will fulfill the "promise of America," Harris seemed to spot someone to her left that needed help.
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"We need a medical assistant here," Harris suddenly said. "Let's make a path if y'all don't mind."
Harris commended rally attendees for "looking out" for one another but reiterated that the crowd needed to make a path for the medical personnel to get to the person who needed help.
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A few minutes later, Harris seemed to ask if the person was OK and gave a thumbs-up sign. "We're going to be OK," Harris added, before continuing her speech.
"This is who we are, this is what we're about, looking out for each other," she said. "We care about each other. It's about truly understanding what 'love thy neighbor' means."
Harris used the moment to contrast her campaign with Trump's, saying it's the "big difference" between the two of them. She then concluded her remarks with a reminder that she and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, her running mate, were from working-class families.
"I worked at a McDonald's," Harris said. "But only in America is it possible for them together to make it all the way to the White House. Only in America."
While it seemed a little odd that Harris would leave the DNC to host a rally, the campaign rally will serve as a way for Harris to showcase the energy surrounding her campaign. The arena, which can hold about 18,000 people at its maximum capacity, appeared close to full. The Harris campaign said she had more than 15,000 attendees, according to NBC News reporter Yamiche Alcindor.
At the same time, thousands more were gathered about 90 minutes away for the DNC in Chicago. Harris has seemed to energize Democrats and help mitigate fears Democrats had that President Joe Biden was a drag on the party that not only put winning the White House but Congress at risk. However, Trump's team has chalked it up to a "honeymoon" phase with the new Democratic nominee and tried to downplay her lead in polls.
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