Headline Roundup • September 10th, 2024
How the Media Recapped the Trump-Harris Debate
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The first, and possibly only, debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris just wrapped up in Pennsylvania. How did sources on the left and right recap the debate?
Left: CNN (Lean Left bias) portrayed Harris as driving the debate, writing that her offer of a handshake "set the tone" and that Trump "nearly choked" on her attempts to "bait" him. MSNBC (Left) echoed this, noting that Trump's "advisors were reportedly worried about" Harris goading him into bad answers.
Right: Fox News (Right) published a recap straightforwardly quoting both candidates in a back-and-forth about crime rates. New York Post (Lean Right) highlighted Trump's "I'm speaking" jab at Harris and characterized Biden's replacement on the Democratic ticket as a "palace coup."
Center: The Hill (Center) highlighted moments including Trump's "concept of a plan" for replacing ObamaCare, his avoidance of committing to vetoing a national abortion ban, and his mention of "two unfounded conspiracy theories" about migrants. Reuters (Center) said Harris put Trump "on the defensive" and pointed to Trump's declining win probability on a prediction market.
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Former President Donald Trump and VP Kamala Harris traded blows on the issue of crime in the United States in the first presidential debate, with Harris defending accusations that migrant crime has increased under her watch by citing Trump's legal issues.
"Yeah, it is much higher because of them," Trump said during the debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania discussing crime committed by illegal immigrants in the U.S., some of which entered the country under Biden's watch.
Former President Donald Trump’s volume slowly but surely ratcheted up over the first hour of the debate on Tuesday. He started off relatively calm, but as Vice President Kamala Harris needled him on his rallies, his standing in the world, and his legal troubles, he eventually blew up.
There was no sign of him calming down as the debate hit the home stretch and, as a result, his answers began falling apart, drifting into the same disjointed, incoherent ranting that Harris invited people to watch at his rallies.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris put Republican Donald Trump on the defensive at a combative presidential debate on Tuesday with a stream of attacks on abortion limits, his fitness for office and his myriad legal woes, as both candidates sought a campaign-altering moment in their closely fought election.
In a boost to the Harris campaign, pop megastar Taylor Swift told her 283 million followers on Instagram in a post immediately following the debate that she would back Harris and her running mate Tim Walz in the Nov. 5 election....
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