Are desperate for vaccines to arrive. Medics have said those vaccines are essential to stem the rate of new infections here. A warm welcome to bbc news. The two candidates vying to become the next us president have finally met and finally debated. Donald Trump And Kamala harris were on stage in the Swing State of pennsylvania, for what turned out to be a fierce clash, with claims, many of them false, hurled in each direction. Topics included the economy, abortion and immigration. It was a Prime Time showDown, which often turned personal. And while pollsters look at data to see how the candidates performances have gone Down with voters, both campaigns are claiming they came out best. Moments after the debate, Donald Trump entered the Spin Room to telljournalists hed won the night. Our senior North America Correspondent Gary Odonoghue was watching the debate in philadelphia. The abc News President ial debate. Here now, David Muir and linsey davis. Good evening. Im David Muir, and thank y
That fiery clash between us former President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in their first televised debate. One of the claims made by the republican nominee is this falsehood he echoed about migrants in his attack on Carmen Harris over immigration. In springfield, theyre eating the dogs, the people that came in. They are eating the cats. Theyre eating. Theyre eating the pets of the people that live there. World leaders are laughing at Donald Trump. I have talked with military leaders, some of whom worked with you, and they say that youre a disgrace. Us pollster Frank Luntz said the debate was not Donald Trumps finest hour. Its not that harris won, its that Donald Trump lost, that on several occasions, he spoke in language and with ideas that people who were watching were just simply shocked. The idea that some communities are eating their dogs and cats because they have no food. The idea of whos controlling the media, the concept of the corruption that trump claimed, even going back t
To become the next us president have finally met and finally debated. Donald trump and Kamala Harris strode the stage in the Swing State of pennsylvania, for what turned out to be a fierce clash with claims, many of them false, hurled in each direction. Topics included the economy, abortion and immigration. It was a Prime Time showdown which often turned personal. We have been monitoring the Opinion Polls as the pollsters try to track how the two fared, but both candidates and the campaigns are claiming that they came out best. Moments after the debate, Donald Trump entered the Spin Room to telljournalists hed won the night. Our senior North America Correspondent Gary Odonoghue was watching the debate in philadelphia. The abc News President ial debate. Here now, David Muir and linsey davis. Good evening. Im David Muir, and thank you forjoining us for tonights abc News President ial debate. Not just the first debate for these two as president ial candidates, but the first time these two
And its been a fiery the majority of polls are suggesting that harris outperformed trump. Both teams have declared victory. The Harris Campaign is instantly called for a second debate. Us pollster Frank Luntz said the debate was not Donald Trumps finest hour. Its not that harris won, its that Donald Trump lost, that on several occasions, he spoke in language and with ideas that people who were watching were just simply shocked. The idea that some communities are eating their dogs and cats because they have no food. The idea of whos controlling the media, the concept of the corruption that trump claimed, even going back to the year 2000, 2020, and still pushing the idea that he was robbed of an election that he won. It was not a good night for him. He was off message. His strongest issue, inflation, he constantly was given the opportunity to speak about it, but he chose to talk about other issues. Frankly, i was shocked. Its been 2008, and Sarah Palin was the last national candidate who