Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are the protagonists of the last debate ahead of the United States elections which will be held on November 5, in which citizens will decide whether the Democrats continue their political project or whether the US elects Trump for a second term.
As soon as she entered the debate, the Democratic candidate approached her rival, the Republican candidate, to shake hands. This was not the case during the debate with the previous candidate, Joe Biden. During the 90 minutes, they only had a pen, a piece of paper and a bottle of water. They had no notes prepared, no electronic devices, and no contact with their advisors.
The two candidates in the presidential race for the White House entered and stood at their respective lecterns, separated by about six feet. During the process, Harris wanted to make it clear that she “no era Biden“.
It was a tense debate. It was hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia and could be the only electoral debate before the elections, although Trump already debated another ‘face to face’ with Joe Biden. It was a heated debate full of personal attacks. A highly anticipated debate where each party says that its candidate has won, although the first clear conclusion is that Kamala Harris grows and Trump holds on.
The debate begins and when talking about the economy, Harris makes these statements: “Donald Trump has no plan for you -she says, looking at the camera and appealing directly to the viewers- because he is more interested in defending himself.” The former Republican president’s face was serious and he responded that she did not have any plan of her own, but that she had copied Biden’s plan.
The New York tycoon exploded, stating falsehoods about immigration, the 2020 elections and abortion, while Harris remained calm, responded with expressive facial gestures to her opponent’s words and managed to evade questions about her weaknesses in front of voters.
“Donald Trump should not be telling any woman what to do with her body,” Harris said when the topic of abortion came up, using migration as a ‘wild card’: “They are destroying our country (…) This will end in the third world war”.
They have come out to meet Trump’s needs debunking hoaxesOne of them was when Trump claimed that migrants eat dogs and cats. He exploded by echoing a ‘fake’ about Haitian migrants “causing chaos” in Ohio and kidnapping pets: “They are eating the dogs, they are eating the cats and the pets,” he said, provoking laughter from his rival.
But he was not the only one. He also said that Democrats are in favor of the “execution” of newborns. And he was contradicted when he claimed that crime rates were increasing.
The former president’s defensive attitude caused “frustration” among some of his closest allies, according to leaks to US media, since his advisers had prepared him not to fall into Harris’ “traps” to upset him.
Personal attacks: Kamala gestures at a static Trump
Los personal attacks The tone of the debate was also set by both sides. Both Trump and Harris engaged in this strategy and They accused each other of being a “danger” for American democracy.
The vice president said she has spoken with military leaders who call Trump “a disgrace,” He accused him of wanting to be a “dictator” and mocked the themes of her rallies. On the other hand, the Republican accused Harris of being a “radical” with a Marxist ideology, of “not having a plan” for the country and of wanting to lead the United States to ruin.
The vice president took advantage of the debate – and the split screen – to use her non-verbal language while Trump spoke: she raised her eyebrows in disbelief, He cast mocking glances and even laughed at the former president. The Republican, for his part, kept his gaze fixed on the camera, his shoulders static and almost never looked at Harris.
Migration, abortion, wars…
Donald Trump tried to focus the debate on migration management, and Harris evaded questions on the subject and limited herself to giving her support to a bill that seeks to make permanent the asylum restrictions that her government has imposed at the border.
Abortion was another issue that sparked a clash between the candidates, with Harris promising to protect abortion with a federal law and Trump saying he believes in exceptions to abortion restrictions in cases of rape, incest and danger to the mother’s life.
The war in Ukraine, the war in Gaza and the 2020 elections were also issues that pitted the candidates against each other in the debate, where both presented themselves as the most sensible option for the country.
Who won the debate? According to the ABC poll, the network that organized the debate, the votes are almost tied: 47 for Kamala, 45 for Trump. CNN highlights that Kamala has set the tone.
As a note, the artist Taylor Swift She has made it clear on her social media that she will vote for Kamala Harris in the elections, a singer with a lot of influence in the country.
“Like many of you, I watched tonight’s debate (…) As a voter, I make sure to watch and read as much as I can about the policies and plans they propose for this country. I recently learned that it was posted on Donald Trump’s website that I was falsely supporting his presidential candidacy. It really raised my fears about AI and the dangers of spreading misinformation (…) I will be voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election because they fight for the rights and causes that I believe need a warrior to defend them…”, writes the artist on her Instagram account.
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