Trump dismisses 'fake' polls, Biden says time to end the 'chaos'

FAYETTEVILLE - President Donald Trump entered his final day of campaigning for reelection Monday by dismissing polls that show him headed for a humiliating loss, while Democrat Joe Biden urged Americans to draw a line under the "chaos" of the last four years.

"I watch these fake polls," Trump, 74, told a crowd in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on the eve of Election Day. "We're going to win anyway."

The Republican's gripe at pollsters -- combined with angry swipes at everybody from journalists, social media CEOs, his defeated 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton and Democratic opponents in Congress -- reflected the bitter mood as he faces the possibility of being removed from the White House after one term.

When he wasn't complaining about his "crooked" opponents, Trump focused back on his months-long attempts to paint Biden as "sleepy" and "corrupt," leading the crowd to chant: "Lock him up!"

And Trump sought to recapture the spirit of his shock win four years ago by casting himself as the rebel against an "arrogant, corrupt, ruthless" establishment.

"You elected an outsider as president who is finally putting America first," he told the crowd. "Get out and vote, that's all I ask."

But Biden, who has built his campaign on casting Trump as a reckless failure during the coronavirus pandemic, scents victory.

Opinion polls give him small but steady advantages in all the swing states that tip close elections and even threatening Republican strongholds like Georgia and Texas.

"It's time for Donald Trump to pack his bags and go home," Biden, 77, told supporters in Cleveland, Ohio.

"We're done with the chaos! We're done with the tweets, the anger, the hate, the failure, the irresponsibility," said Biden.

AFP