Confident Trump: “I don’t need Jay Z” as battle for White House enters final weekend

As the US presidential election campaign enters its final weekend, Donald Trump says he does not need celebrities like Jay Z to appeal to voters.

The Republican candidate says his “old-fashioned” approach is all he needs to pack out arenas and insists that supporters are drawn to his message.

In dismissing the likes of Jay Z he is directly contrasting his approach with the more glitzy star-studded rallies favored by Democrat rival Hillary Clinton.

With election day just three days away, both candidates are making a final push for the White House in key battleground states.

Celebrity

Clinton has favored the celebrity factor with megastar couple Jay Z and Beyonce supporting the democratic candidate at an event in Cleveland, Ohio.

Beyonce said: “I want my daughter to grow up seeing a woman lead our country” while Jay Z dismissed The Donald as “divisive” adding that: “He cannot be my president.”

Speaking to adoring supporters who packed into an arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Trump was quick to contrast his campaigning style with that of Clinton.

He told the crowd: “I didn’t have to bring J-Lo or Jay Z – the only way she gets anybody. I’m here all by myself.”

Trump was not quite all by himself though as he silenced the crowd when he brought onstage the parents of teenager Riley Rone, 19, who was tragically killed in a Memorial Day motorcycle accident.

Honor

Rone’s mother Barbara Rone said: “I want you to please, please, please vote for Mr. Donald Trump in my son’s honor.”

The Trump campaign team feel that endorsements like that will strike the right chord with voters and give him the edge on Tuesday.

Upbeat Trump said: “We’re leading in Ohio, we’re leading in Iowa, we’re leading in North Carolina, we’re leading in New Hampshire, we’re leading in Florida.”

Both candidates are ramping up the gas in these final days with a packed schedule of engagements designed to both win over new voters and persuade their existing supporters to get out and vote.

LeBron James

Clinton has more big names lined up to support her with both President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden campaigning for her this weekend.

Then on Sunday NBA star LeBron James – regarded as the world’s best basketball player – is due to stand side-by-side with Clinton in Cleveland.

Trump would argue that he has substance over celebrity but neither candidate can afford to take it easy at this crucial time in what has been a long and bitter campaign.

They both must do all they can to bring their supporters out to vote and while their campaign styles are vastly different their ultimate goal is exactly the same.

This has been one of the most controversial American elections of all time and the world is waiting to see how the electorate will vote in just three days time.

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