Nearly all of the one hour and forty-five minutes of their first and maybe only debate on Tuesday night Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump, and Trump accepted every bit of it.
The vice president had studied assiduously for their argument and sprinkled almost every response with a remark meant to infuriate the former president. Military chiefs called Trump a "disgrace," and international leaders were laughing at him, she informed him. She dubbed Trump "weak" and "wrong." According to her, 81 million voters—the total number of those supporting President Joe Biden in 2020—fired Trump..
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She remarked, " Clearly, he's having a really tough time processing that.”
Trump lacked control most of the time. He emphasized loudly and often that many lies were indeed accurate. The previous president kept lying about extensive electoral fraud in 2020. Lying about Democrats favoring abortions after newborns are born – which is murder, outlawed worldwide – he parroted a conspiracy idea about immigrants eating pets.
Reminiscent of the "American carnage" he had cautioned of upon his inauguration in 2017, he presented a bleak picture of the United States.
Tuesday night Trump stated, "We have a nation that is dying."
Harris got another help when the debate concluded: pop culture phenomenon Taylor Swift, a musician, uploaded on Instagram stating she was supporting the Democratic ticket. She signed her post "Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady," referencing contentious remarks made by Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Trump's running mate, that have offended many women.
a crucial point when Harris corrects Trump on the scale of his rally attendance
Harris arrived on stage with a certain goal: throw Trump off his game.
By any yardstick, it was a spectacular success. The vice president bit when she brought up Trump's criminal record and exceptional legal problems. He bit harder when she called him out for destroying a bipartisan immigration measure. And almost choked on the bait when Harris claimed Trump's rallies were dull.
The former president went on at length about the entertainment value of his rallies, claims the Biden administration was legally targeting him and, in a long, strange spell, insisted – against all available evidence, that migrants were eating Americans' pets, instead of engaging on the issues raised by the moderators, including some that Trump considers some of his political strengths.
After Harris attacked Trump for tanking the immigration bill, he said, "They're eating the dogs, the people that came in, they're eating the cats, they're eating the pets of the people that live there."
Harris seemed perplexed, but she hardly returned to the assertions, evidently happy to let Trump ramble off.
Trump was particularly offended by the vice president's aside on his campaign activities. Once Muir tried to steer the conversation into immigration—again, one of Trump's favorite subjects—the former president insisted on not allowing it to go.
"First, let me reply as to the rallies," Trump remarked, disparaging Harris's supporters before moving back to his own. "People do not leave my rallies; we have the most amazing rallies in political history."
The first hour of the discussion then concluded much how it started, with Trump off on a long, narrowcast tangent over the 2020 election, which he said, wrongly once more, was stolen from him.
Trump engages in conspiracy theory trafficking.
Trump continued to propagate the conspiracy theory du jour during the debate, notwithstanding signals from even his running partner.
The former president mentioned the baseless conspiracy theory alleging that Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, are consuming dogs and cats belonging to others.
The former president raised the baseless conspiracy claim that immigrants from Haiti living in Springfield, Ohio, are consuming dogs and cats from households. At one time he remarked, "In Springfield, they're eating the dogs. They are dining on the kitties. They are devouring the pets of residents.
Trump doubled back, stating "the people on television" were saying when ABC News anchor David Muir pointed out city authorities disputed any proof showing immigrants in Springfield were indeed eating dogs. Press questioned Trump merely answered, "We'll find out."
When the argument shifted to crime, Trump asserted that, unlike elsewhere, crime was rising in the United States. Muir also noted that FBI statistics show that crime has actually dropped during the past few years.
Once more, Trump catered to another conspiracy theory holding that the FBI is blatantly dishonest and releasing "defrauding statements." He maintained, "It was a fraud."
Later in the discussion, Trump asserted that Democrats are attempting to entice illegal immigrants to cast ballots and said that US elections are "a mess."
Nikhil Rajawat
Nearly all of the one hour and forty-five minutes of their first and maybe only debate on Tuesday night Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump, and Trump accepted every bit of it.
The vice president had studied assiduously for their argument and sprinkled almost every response with a remark meant to infuriate the former president. Military chiefs called Trump a "disgrace," and international leaders were laughing at him, she informed him. She dubbed Trump "weak" and "wrong." According to her, 81 million voters—the total number of those supporting President Joe Biden in 2020—fired Trump..
Read Also: What are some key facts about Kamala Harris's political career?
She remarked, " Clearly, he's having a really tough time processing that.”
Trump lacked control most of the time. He emphasized loudly and often that many lies were indeed accurate. The previous president kept lying about extensive electoral fraud in 2020. Lying about Democrats favoring abortions after newborns are born – which is murder, outlawed worldwide – he parroted a conspiracy idea about immigrants eating pets.
Reminiscent of the "American carnage" he had cautioned of upon his inauguration in 2017, he presented a bleak picture of the United States.
Tuesday night Trump stated, "We have a nation that is dying."
Harris got another help when the debate concluded: pop culture phenomenon Taylor Swift, a musician, uploaded on Instagram stating she was supporting the Democratic ticket. She signed her post "Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady," referencing contentious remarks made by Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Trump's running mate, that have offended many women.
a crucial point when Harris corrects Trump on the scale of his rally attendance
Harris arrived on stage with a certain goal: throw Trump off his game.
By any yardstick, it was a spectacular success. The vice president bit when she brought up Trump's criminal record and exceptional legal problems. He bit harder when she called him out for destroying a bipartisan immigration measure. And almost choked on the bait when Harris claimed Trump's rallies were dull.
The former president went on at length about the entertainment value of his rallies, claims the Biden administration was legally targeting him and, in a long, strange spell, insisted – against all available evidence, that migrants were eating Americans' pets, instead of engaging on the issues raised by the moderators, including some that Trump considers some of his political strengths.
After Harris attacked Trump for tanking the immigration bill, he said, "They're eating the dogs, the people that came in, they're eating the cats, they're eating the pets of the people that live there."
Harris seemed perplexed, but she hardly returned to the assertions, evidently happy to let Trump ramble off.
Trump was particularly offended by the vice president's aside on his campaign activities. Once Muir tried to steer the conversation into immigration—again, one of Trump's favorite subjects—the former president insisted on not allowing it to go.
"First, let me reply as to the rallies," Trump remarked, disparaging Harris's supporters before moving back to his own. "People do not leave my rallies; we have the most amazing rallies in political history."
The first hour of the discussion then concluded much how it started, with Trump off on a long, narrowcast tangent over the 2020 election, which he said, wrongly once more, was stolen from him.
Trump engages in conspiracy theory trafficking.
Trump continued to propagate the conspiracy theory du jour during the debate, notwithstanding signals from even his running partner.
The former president mentioned the baseless conspiracy theory alleging that Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, are consuming dogs and cats belonging to others.
The former president raised the baseless conspiracy claim that immigrants from Haiti living in Springfield, Ohio, are consuming dogs and cats from households. At one time he remarked, "In Springfield, they're eating the dogs. They are dining on the kitties. They are devouring the pets of residents.
Trump doubled back, stating "the people on television" were saying when ABC News anchor David Muir pointed out city authorities disputed any proof showing immigrants in Springfield were indeed eating dogs. Press questioned Trump merely answered, "We'll find out."
When the argument shifted to crime, Trump asserted that, unlike elsewhere, crime was rising in the United States. Muir also noted that FBI statistics show that crime has actually dropped during the past few years.
Once more, Trump catered to another conspiracy theory holding that the FBI is blatantly dishonest and releasing "defrauding statements." He maintained, "It was a fraud."
Later in the discussion, Trump asserted that Democrats are attempting to entice illegal immigrants to cast ballots and said that US elections are "a mess."