Donald Trump and Kamala Harris finally will meet to debate tonight
Have your popcorn ready? With all other things being equal, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are set to debate tonight. What Trump and Harris have argued on the campaign trail so far provides hints on what they are going to say during the debate. Neither side reportedly received the debate questions in advance. If this is actually the case, we may finally get a chance to see Harris take questions in a format outside of her comfort zone.
From Washington Examiner:
During a Monday phone call with reporters, the Trump campaign previewed the former president’s desire to go after Harris for being part of President Joe Biden’s administration, for example, for being “the last person in the room” before his deadly 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.
The campaign also foreshadowed criticism of her when she was San Francisco’s district attorney and California’s attorney general, as well as the policy positions she adopted during her 2020 bid, which she and her 2024 aides have rescinded.
“Harris can’t defend her own record, let alone defending the records of everybody else,” Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller said. “What has Kamala Harris stood for over the years, going all the way back to the beginning, with the point being is, these are dangerously liberal, liberal policy positions.”
Trump has levied several attacks against Harris since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, including labeling her as “incompetent,” “crazy,” a “stone-cold loser,” and “totally inept,” among other things. He has also increasingly referred to her as “Comrade Kamala Harris” as he seeks to portray her as a radical left-wing candidate.
Trump whisperers have encouraged him to stop criticizing Harris personally, from scrutinizing her intelligence to her laugh. But others, including former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, are imploring him to portray her policy flip-flops as a fundamental character flaw.
Additional Reading:
Lim, N. (2024, September 10). Trump expected to use Harris’s own record against her at debate. Washington Examiner. Link.
Category: 2024 Election, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris
