well the nation watched as vice president KLA Harris and former president Donald Trump met for the first time ever on a debate stage in Philadelphia ABC News hosted and moderated the candidates pitch to voters as ABC's Christian Cordo reports it included some of this election's most critical moments it started with a handshake KLA Harris let have a good debate see have fun a brief moment of diplomacy between vice president kamla Harris and former president Donald Trump before the gloves came off tonight you're going to hear from the same old tired Playbook a bunch of Lies
Grievances and name calling she's a Marxist everybody knows she's a Marxist the economic pitch to voters led the debate Harris leading into her middle class Roots my plan is to give a $50,000 tax deduction to Startup small businesses knowing they are part of the backbone of America's economy Trump doubling down on his tariff plan which economists say would be attacks on Americans and inflation on Harris when I had it I had tariffs and yet I had no inflation we have inflation like very few people have ever seen before on abortion Trump wouldn't commit to vetoing
a National Abortion ban instead repeating this false claim but her vice presidential pick says abortion in the ninth month is absolutely fine Harris then going on the attack Trump abortion bans that make no exception even for rape and incest a survivor of a crime of violation to their body does not have the right to make a decision about what happens to their body next that is immoral Trump repeatedly brought the wide- ranging conversation back to immigration she was the bordar she doesn't want to be called the bordar because she's embarrassed by the bord Harris dismissed
most of those attacks instead focusing on provoking the unhinged side of the former president it's time to turn the page and if that was a bridge too far for you well there is a place in our campaign for you to stand for country country to stand for our democracy to stand for rule of law and to end the chaos in the post-debate spin room Trump made a rare appearance as his surrogates scrambled to defend his performance Harris taking a Victory lap after the debate but saying she's still the underdog the Harris campaign was quick to
offer another debate in October Trump has not yet committed to that in Philadelphia Christian Cordo abc30 Action News after leaving the stage last night former president Donald Trump made a surprise appearance in the spin room with reporters and touted himself as the winner meanwhile vice president kamla Harris picked up a celebrity endorsement minutes after last night's faceof in Philadelphia Taylor Swift posted on Instagram saying quote I will be casting my vote for kamla Harris and Tim Waltz in the 2024 presidential election Harris supporters at the debate were a mix of surrogates and Partyline crossovers including
those who served as Trump's communication director and Cali californ Governor Gavin Nome analysts from both sides found plenty to criticize from the debate she had no answers on immigration she had no answers when she was asked about defunding the police she laid traps and he chased every rabbit down every hole this is the difference between someone who's well prepared and someone who's unprepared whoever did debate prep for Donald Trump should be fired many analysts are expressing doubt that this debate was enough to significantly move the needle in this very tight presidential race people around the
valley were watching and reacting including abc30 political analysts from both sides they said they're hoping to learn more about Harris's policy and plans during the debate both took note of Harris's call for a two-state solution and ceasefire in the Israel Gaza conflict I think it was a pretty strong uh middle of the road um foreign policy position for her to take you know the two-state solution I mean I'm that was bold honest honestly bold for her to even though it it's a right thing for her to say that I was a little bothered by her
uh Miss Harris and her two-state solution that is not a preferred Solution by the people that I know and respect when it comes to talking about the situation in Israel Trump on the other hand did not say what he would do about the conflict instead claiming Harris and Democrats hate Israel and that the conflict would not have happened under his leadership Harris immediately called for a second debate Trump has not committed hey Central California stay up to date with all the latest news and weather don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe to abc30
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