Vice President Kamala Harris dodged questioning about President Joe Biden‘s poor debate performance against former President Donald Trump on Thursday evening, instead trying to pivot to contrasting the two candidate’s policy stances.

“First of all, what we saw tonight is the president making a very clear contrast with Donald Trump on all of the issues that matter to the American people,” Harris told CNN host Anderson Cooper in a video interview. “Yes, there was a slow start but it was a strong finish.”