'Worst fear': Trump, US Capitol riot loom over Harris rally

People climb a fence after gathering on the National Mall to listen to US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris as she spoke on The Ellipse, just south of the White House, in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2024. [AFP]

Craig Bauer fought back tears Tuesday in the quarter-mile-long line to enter Kamala Harris's "closing argument" rally in Washington, overcome by the moment and a location linked to one of the most tumultuous days in US political history.

The gathering is happening on the spot where Donald Trump gave a fiery speech on January 6, 2021, to his supporters, who then marched to the Capitol building and rioted in an attempt to undo President Joe Biden's election win.