CNN later reported that the Ellipse was at capacity and some guests were directed to an overflow area on the National Mall, per a Harris campaign official.
Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Ellipse just south of the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 29.
The Harris campaign said that more than 75,000 people gathered to... Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Ellipse just south of the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 29.
According to the House Select Committee tasked with investigating January 6, around 53,000 people attended Trump's speech before the attack.
Harris' previous crowd size record was set on Friday at her rally in Houston, which included an appearance from Beyoncé.
Trump frequently touts his own rally sizes, although as Newsweek has reported, the former president often exaggerates his crowd numbers.
Harris said during her Ellipse speech that Trump "has spent a decade trying to keep the American people divided and afraid of each other.". »