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Harris campaign wants a second debate
Harris’s campaign has almost immediately called for a second debate against Trump.
“Under the bright lights, the American people got to see the choice they will face this fall at the ballot box: between moving forward with Kamala Harris, or going backwards with Trump,” Jen O’Malley Dillon, the head of Harris’s campaign, said in a statement.
“That’s what they saw tonight and what they should see at a second debate in October. Vice President Harris is ready for a second debate. Is Donald Trump?”
Speaking to reporters after the debate, Trump said Harris only wanted a rematch because she “lost” the first debate.
By contrast, some political analysts argued that Harris’s strong showing tonight that may make her want to rethink giving Trump a chance to strike back.
Pop superstar Taylor Swift endorses Harris after debate
In a post on Instagram, Swift said she was motivated to officially endorse Harris after AI-generated images falsely showed her and her fans endorsing Trump last month.
Trump later posted those images to his Truth Social account.
“It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth,” Swift wrote.
“I’m voting for [Harris] because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.”
The pop star signed the message, “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady” – an apparent rebuke to Republican vice presidential pick JD Vance who has made fun of “childless cat ladies” in the past.
She accompanied the post with a photo of herself and one of her cats, Benjamin Button.
Trump calls Harris ‘worst vice president’ in US history
The former president questions why Harris has not put her campaign plans into action while in power at the White House.
“She’s going to do all these wonderful things,” Trump said. “Why hasn’t she done it? She’s been there for three and a half years. They’ve had three and a half years to fix the border. They’ve had three and a half years to create jobs and all the things we talked about.”
He concluded the debate by calling Biden and Harris the worst president and vice president in the history of the country.
Harris delivers her closing statement
Harris ended the debate by framing the November 5 election as a choice between two visions: “one that is focused on the future, and the other that is focused on the past, in an attempt to take us backwards”.
She also said:
“The American people know we all have so much more in common than what separates us.”
She said she would create an “opportunity economy” to give “hard-working folks a break” and bring down the cost of living.
She would keep “sustaining America’s standing in the world and ensuring that we have the respect that we so rightly deserve”.
“I will be a president that will protect fundamental rights and freedoms, including the right of a woman to make decisions about her own body and not have her government tell her what to do.”
She framed herself as an advocate for all Americans, regardless of party: “As a prosecutor, I never asked a victim or a witness, ‘Are you a Republican or a Democrat?’ The only thing I ever asked them is, ‘Are you okay?'”
“That’s the kind of president we need right now: someone who cares about you and is not putting themselves first.”
Trump ‘has no plan’ for healthcare, Harris says
In another sidestep, Harris does not articulate a clear healthcare plan but said she would continue to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, a signature piece of legislation from former Democratic President Barack Obama.
Trump has sought to repeal the act, which provides subsidised health insurance to US citizens. He has since been less clear on how he would approach the issue.
“You have no plan,” Harris said.
Source: Aljazeera
