AMNA NAWAZ: Turning now to
the presidential campaign, voters have just two months to make their
choice between Vice President Harris and former President Trump. And in less than a
week, the two will meet on the debate stage. Laura Barron-Lopez has the latest. LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: The Harris/Walz campaign is pushing through the Keystone State this
week. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris on
the tarmac in Pittsburgh this afternoon, where she will stay until next week's
presidential debate in Philadelphia. Harris' running mate, Minnesota Governor
Tim Walz, barnstormed through Lancaster and Pittsburgh Wednesday, before arriving
in Erie, Pennsylvania this afternoon. TIM WALZ, (D) Vice Presidential Nominee: Look,
it's not hyperbole. This election will go right through Erie, Pennsylvania. That is what is going
to happen. We know this is a bellwether country. We know the work you're doing here will make a
difference. And we know this will be a tight race. LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Meanwhile,
former President Donald Trump was in his hometown to speak to
the Economic Club of New York. DONALD TRUMP, Former President of the United States (R) and Current U.S. Presidential Candidate: We have to take care of our own nation and our industries first. LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: He boasted about his
administration's economic policies and, without evidence, blamed undocumented migrants
for taking jobs from Black and Hispanic Americans. DONALD TRUMP: African Americans and
Hispanic American jobs are under massive threat from the invasion taking
place at our border. They're taking the jobs of Hispanic Americans, African
Americans, and nobody talks about it. LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: In a FOX News town hall last
night, Trump compared himself to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been criticized
for authoritarian and antidemocratic policies. DONALD TRUMP: That was the question they asked
Viktor Orban, really a very -- considered a very strong -- they said he's a strongman.
Sometimes, you need a strongman. LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Multiple former Trump
officials and some fellow Republicans have warned Trump will model a second presidency
after other strongman leaders like Orban, Russian President Vladimir
Putin, or China's Xi Jinping. FMR. REP. LIZ CHENEY (R-WY): ... has
said he will ignore the rulings of the courts. He won't leave office. He's
a risk that we simply can't take. LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: At a Duke
University event last night, former Congresswoman Liz Cheney
said the threat of another Trump administration means Republican voters
can't sit out or vote third party. FMR. REP. LIZ CHENEY: Because of
the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I
will be voting for Kamala Harris in this election. (CHEERING)
(APPLAUSE) LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Cheney joins other Republicans
who have gone against their party's candidate, including her fellow January 6 House committee
member former Representative Adam Kinzinger. Harris will soon have a chance to face Trump
herself in the upcoming presidential debate. KAMALA HARRIS, Vice President of the United States
(D) and U.S. Presidential Candidate: If you have got something to say... (CHEERING)
(APPLAUSE) KAMALA HARRIS: ... say it to my face. LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Both have
agreed to the ground rules, including muted mics when it's
not a candidate's turn to speak. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Laura Barron-Lopez.