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US election campaign live: Donald Trump fumes at Barack Obama's scathing speech

Donald Trump was clearly watching overnight as his predecessor went on the attack, and the President did not like what he heard.

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Welcome to our live coverage of the US presidential election campaign.

We are exactly one week away from the votes being counted, and both sides are making their last-minute appeals to Americans.

For President Donald Trump, that means holding a bunch of political rallies in the battleground states, hoping to further enthuse his loyal base of voters.

For Joe Biden's campaign, it means wheeling out Barack Obama. The former president appeared at a drive-in rally in Florida today, where he issued a withering condemnation of Mr Trump's first term in office.

The President was clearly watching. As Mr Obama spoke, Mr Trump complained that Fox News was playing his remarks for its viewers, labelling it a "no crowd, fake speech".

According to reporters on the ground, there were about 270 vehicles at the rally. The Biden campaign has been holding relatively small events, in accordance with local health guidelines, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mr Trump's rallies, by contrast, draw thousands of attendees, who stand in close proximity to one another as the President speaks.

Read on for all the latest news from the campaign.

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