On September 12, former US President Donald Trump announced that he would not participate in another televised debate with his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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| Mr. Trump and Ms. Harris have an interesting live debate on September 10, but this may be the only debate between the two opponents in the 2024 US election season. (Source: AFP, Getty Images) |
On his social network Truth Social , the Republican presidential candidate wrote: “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!”, after having debated with US President Joe Biden in late June and his September 10 confrontation with Ms. Harris.
“The polls clearly showed that I won the debate with Kamala Harris, the radical left Democratic candidate, and then she immediately called for a second debate,” Mr. Trump said.
But according to CNN and YouGov polls immediately after the debate, Ms. Harris's support was overwhelming while Mr. Trump's Republican Party struggled to control the damage caused by his angry, erratic moves on stage.
After the recent debate in Philadelphia, analysts said that Mr. Trump was defeated by Ms. Harris when her Democratic opponent repeatedly put him in a passive, confused position and told lies.
During the debate, both US presidential candidates attracted the attention of millions of television viewers with a series of issues related to domestic and foreign policies, including hot issues such as abortion rights, the economy , the Ukraine conflict and Israel-Hamas...
Ahead of the debate, polls showed that Ms. Harris had significantly narrowed the gap with Mr. Trump, even taking the lead over the Republican candidate in 4/7 important battleground states including Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
This was the basis for the US Vice President to enter the live debate with a confident demeanor, when she proactively shook hands with Mr. Trump first and repeatedly made sharp arguments to attack her opponent's policy views on abortion rights, aggressive tariff and trade policies...
The US Vice President criticized Mr. Trump for his foreign policy failures, a weak economy and record trade deficits when he held the position of the 45th President of the United States.
For his part, unlike his explosive demeanor in previous presidential debates, candidate Donald Trump somewhat maintained his composure throughout the confrontation with Ms. Harris, but also demonstrated his ability to respond flexibly.
He blamed President Joe Biden’s administration for unprecedented inflation, criticized his stance on abortion and immigration policies as harmful to the United States. One of the “hot spots” of the debate was foreign policy.
The two candidates expressed almost completely opposite views regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Middle East peace or the situation in the Gaza Strip...
According to observers and press opinion in the US, this is an exciting debate between the two presidential candidates and could become a turning point in the sprint stage of this year's race to the White House.
Immediately after the debate ended, the Democratic Party's campaign and Kamala Harris personally received good news when famous singer Taylor Swift, who has millions of fans in the US, announced her support for Harris to become the next president.
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