Harris brings debate fight to Trump in a way Biden could not

Published September 10, 2024 11:20pm ET



From the courtroom to the debate hall, Vice President Kamala Harris the prosecutor tried to put former President Donald Trump on defense during their first and possibly only debate before November’s election, something President Joe Biden could not execute.

Harris prosecuted her case against Trump on Tuesday in Philadelphia in personal terms, provoking him to be a less presidential version of himself by alluding to his crowd sizes and how world leaders are laughing at him. At the same time, Harris did not emerge unscathed, appearing perturbed by Trump parroting her “I’m speaking” line from her 2020 vice presidential debate and later telling her to be quiet.

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