Obama calls Trump 'wannabe king' at Harris event

Jill Stein, the Green Party’s presidential candidate, told ABC News Live "Voters should vote for themselves,” in response to Vice President Kamala Harris’ team running an attack advertisement against her. The ad, which started airing in the last week in some swing states, claimed that "a vote for Stein is really a vote for Trump."

"Voters are being told over and over again that you don’t own your vote, that politicians own your vote," the candidate who ran for the White House in 2012 and 2016, said in an interview on Tuesday.

"We do not have a lesser evil candidate, we have two greater evils," Stein added, about Americans casting a vote for either former President Donald Trump or Harris.

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A large part of Stein's campaign has focused on slamming Harris for the Biden administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.

In the 2016 election, the serial candidate received almost 1.5 million votes, enough votes in the swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to exceed Trump’s margins of victory.

Stein said that if she wasn’t on the ballot, a "vast majority of those voters would not have come out to vote."

-ABC News’ Shannon Caturano

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard announced Tuesday she is officially joining the Republican Party.

Gabbard made the announcement during an appearance on stage at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Gabbard has been stumping for Trump on the trail and recently advised him ahead of his Sept. 10 debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Her announcement Tuesday marks a further political shift after her run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020.

"I'm proud to stand here with you today, President Trump, and announce that I'm joining the Republican Party," Gabbard said, calling the Republican Party the “party of equality” and “common sense” even as Trump repeatedly used insults to make personal attacks against his opponents during his own remarks.

"I am joining the party of the people … and the party that is led by a president who has the courage and strength to fight for peace," Gabbard said.

"I'm looking forward to casting my vote for President Trump, because you are our best and only hope in this election to lead our country toward a future where every one of us can live in a truly free, peaceful and prosperous nation," Gabbard continued, stressing that "every single vote will count."

Eminem took the stage at a Harris rally in Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday where he introduced former President Barack Obama.

"I'm here tonight for a couple of important reasons," Eminem said before sharing how much the city means to him. "Going into this election, the spotlight is on us more than ever," he said of the swing state.

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Eminem introduces Obama at campaign rally in DetroitRapper Eminem took the stage in his home state of Michigan to introduce former President Barack Obama at a campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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The Grammy-winning artist encouraged the crowd to "get out and vote."

Eminem went on to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she supports a future where "freedoms will be protected and upheld" before introducing Obama to the stage.

At an energetic but not completely packed joint campaign rally to mark early voting in the swing state of Wisconsin on Tuesday, former President Obama and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made their pitch for the Democratic ticket while blasting former Trump’s behavior and character with just two weeks until Election Day.

The rally was held in Madison’s Alliant Energy Center, which is able to hold more than 10,000 people. The event space was not completely filled -- only about two-thirds of the seats and floor space was taken.

Walz took aim at Trump and questioned his ally billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, who Walz claimed was "the real running mate."

"So look, Elon's on that stage, jumping around, skipping like a dip*** on these things," Walz said to laughs.

“Seriously, where is Senator Vance, after he got asked the simplest question in the world at the debate, did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election? And after two weeks, he finally said, 'No, he didn't.' That's where he's been spending his time,” Walz said.

Obama then came on stage and embraced Walz.

“Love that dude. Love that man. The kind of person who should be in politics,” Obama said.

At three points during Obama’s remarks at the Madison rally, which was billed as an event where the Democrats pushed early voting on the first day that in-person locations opened in Wisconsin, the former president utilized his old, famous saying: "Don’t boo, vote!"

The crowd started to chant "Vote!" at the end of Obama’s remarks.

“So whether this election is making you feel excited or scared or hopeful or frustrated or anything in between, do not sit back and hope for the best. Do not think this is a distraction or a joke. Get off your couch and do what? Vote," Obama said. "Put down your phones and do what? Vote. Vote for Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States. Vote for Tim Walz as the next vice president of the United States, vote for [incumbent Sen.] Tammy Baldwin and this whole incredible Wisconsin Democratic ticket."

-ABC News' Isabella Murray