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Harris, Trump deploy celebrity power in must-win states

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk jumps on stage as he arrives to speak at a town hall event hosted by America PAC in support of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on October 18, 2024. Musk is holding several events in the key swing-state of Pennsylvania in support of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. [AFP]

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will roll out starkly contrasting celebrity back-up this weekend in Pennsylvania and Michigan -- among the most prized of the battleground states set to decide the tightest of US presidential races.

Pop star Lizzo will throw multi-Grammy award winning glitter behind the vice president's campaign in Detroit, while the world's richest man Elon Musk is to stump for Trump in Pennsylvania.

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