The first debates between US presidential candidates took place in the United States – Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.
Trump had a bad night. He fell into traps, did things he was asked not to do, a Fox News analyst said after the debate.
Brit Hume, a journalist for a Republican-friendly channel, acknowledged that Trump can hardly count the debate against Kamala Harris as an asset. According to Hume, the politician was often nervous, complaining and unable to keep calm. Harris, on the contrary, was focused and did not react to her opponent’s statements.
However, Trump himself called these debates the best in his entire political career. Trump’s team also expressed optimism about their candidate’s performance, even before the end of the broadcast, publishing the word “Victory” on social media.
According to American journalists, Trump’s fellow party members consider his performance a failure; Senator Lindsey Graham, for example, has already called for the firing of the team that prepared the Republican candidate for the debates.
What the candidates said about Russia’s war with Ukraine
Donald Trump:
I want this war to end. Millions of people are dying in Ukraine, it’s terrible.
I know Zelensky and Putin very well – they respect me and do not respect Biden.
I will stop this war before I become president.
The war between Ukraine and Russia could lead to World War III, we are very close.
He also again claimed that if he were president, Putin would not have invaded Ukraine.
When asked for clarification, Trump believes that Ukraine’s victory in the war is in the national interest of the United States. Trump replied: “It is in the national interest of the United States for the war to end.”
Kamala Harris:
Trump will surrender Ukraine within 24 hours if he is elected president.
If Trump were president, Putin would be sitting in Kyiv right now.
Ukraine has the right to defend itself and, thanks to the support of the United States and its allies, continues to resist Russian troops and fight back.
Thanks to our missiles and equipment, Ukraine still exists and defends itself.
Putin would be sitting in Kyiv and looking at the rest of Europe, starting with Poland, she said, noting “how quickly you would show up for favor and what you consider friendship with a dictator who, as we know, would eat you for lunch.
Kamala said that world leaders were laughing at Donald, and he added that he was respected by Russia, China and the DPRK.
Harris highlighted her plan to make housing more affordable and tax credits. Trump has proposed imposing a 10-20% tariff on almost everything imported into the U.S.
Trump repeated the debunked myth of Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio, and Harris laughed derisively.
The former president defended the abortion ban, and the vice president believes he should not tell a woman what to do with her body.
Source: Racurs
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