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Kamala Harris and Trump held final rallies ahead of Election Day

Kamala Harris and Trump held final rallies ahead of Election Day

The economy has become a top issue for the first time, Gen Z voters who spoke to NBC News at a Trump rally in Pittsburgh said this afternoon.

Ryan Jones, 21, said he supports Trump’s proposal to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime.

“Personally, I’m a big proponent of cutting taxes, and in high school I worked a job earning money through tips. So it would have helped me save a lot more for college, and I think it would have helped me a lot more in the long run,” he said.

Jones, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, says his friends are divided on who to vote for: Many of his classmates are not voting for Trump, but friends from his hometown in Butler County support him.

Kaeli Bennett, 18, dreams of becoming a homeowner and says housing has been more affordable under the Trump administration.

“In the future I want to have my own house. And when he was president, prices were much lower, especially for home buyers. And this is a huge problem for me. I want to have my own home. I want to be able to start a family at an affordable price,” she said.

Matthew Lonergan, 19, said the difference in the economy under Trump and Biden is “night and day.”

Biden and Harris “have really done nothing but hurt the country, and Trump has done nothing but help the country,” he said.

Another reason Lonergan is voting for Trump is because he believes Trump is more committed to his Catholic faith. “As a Catholic, Jesus Christ is my lord and savior. Donald Trump supports Jesus, and that fits right in,” he said.

The Trump rally in Pittsburgh took place across the street from Duquesne University, a Catholic college.

Jenna Pindrock, 20, a Catholic and self-described pro-life woman, said she has Catholic friends who were initially against it but were then rebuffed by Harris when she told anti-abortion protesters “wrong rally.”