CLAIM: ‘As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is an active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, the first time this century. ‘JD Vance dodges question about Trump’s stance on national abortion- The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump turned into a heated matchup that lasted more than 90 minutes.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Trump criticized Harris throughout the debate on topics such as Afghanistan and immigration issues, drawing comparisons between the vice president and President Joe Biden.
With Election Day just eight weeks away, the debate came at a critical point as polls show a neck-and-neck race between the candidates.
“America got to see tonight the leader I’ve been proud to work alongside for three and a half years. Wasn’t even close,” he said.
Biden was in New York City during the debate and will be attending the 9/11 memorial services at Ground Zero later in the day.
A majority of debate watchers think Harris won the debate against Trump, according to a poll taken by CNN and SSRS after the debate.
The poll has a margin of error of +/- 5.3% points.
CNN said that before the debate, respondents were split 50%-50% on who would win.
In June, their instant poll found that among debate watchers, 33% thought Biden won and 67% thought Trump won.
-ABC News’ Oren Oppenheim
Meanwhile, Trump tried to tie Harris to President Joe Biden as often as he could. “She is Biden,” he said as he criticized their economic record.
Harris’ gender was not broached during the debate, though her race was. Trump doubled down on false claims about her racial identity, though he said he “couldn’t care less.”
Here are some of their sharp jabs:
Trump: “Wait a minute, I’m talking now, if you don’t mind, please. Does that sound familiar?”
Harris: “Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people.”
Harris: “He talks about fictional characters like Hannibal Lecter.”
