(Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off on Tuesday night in their first and only scheduled presidential debate ahead of the November 5 election.
Here are some notable quotes from the debate:
ECONOMY
- Trump: “We’ve had a terrible economy because of inflation, which is essentially a country buster.”
- Trump: “People can’t afford basic items like cereal, bacon, or eggs. The economy has been utterly destroyed.”
- Harris: “I believe in the ambition, aspirations, and dreams of the American people, which is why I have a plan to create what I call an opportunity economy.”
- Harris: “My opponent’s plan is to continue his previous approach, which includes tax cuts for billionaires and large corporations.”
ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT
- Harris: “It must end immediately. We need a ceasefire deal and the hostages released.”
- Trump: “She hates Israel. If she becomes president, I believe Israel won’t exist in two years.”
- Harris: “That’s absolutely not true. I’ve supported Israel and the Israeli people throughout my career.”
WORLD LEADERS
- Harris: “World leaders are laughing at Donald Trump.”
- Trump: “Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the most respected and feared person is Donald Trump. We had no issues when I was president.”
UKRAINE
- Trump: “I want the war to stop. I want to save lives.”
- Harris: “If Donald Trump were president, Putin would be in Kyiv right now.”
JABS
- Trump: “Wait a minute, I’m talking now, if you don’t mind, please. Does that sound familiar?”—a nod to Harris’ “I’m speaking” from the 2020 debate.
- Harris: “It’s important to remind the former president that he’s running against me, not Joe Biden.”
- Trump: “She talks about all the things she’s going to do. Why hasn’t she done them? She’s been in office for three and a half years.”
ABORTION
- Harris: “When Congress passes a bill to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade, I will proudly sign it into law.”
- Trump: “I support exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. States are now voting on this issue, and it’s up to the people, not the federal government.”
IMMIGRATION
- Harris: “He’ll talk about immigration a lot tonight, even if it’s not the topic at hand.”
- Trump: “Our country is failing because of illegal immigration.”
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
- Trump: “I probably took a bullet to the head for the things they say about me.”
TRUTHFULNESS
- Harris: “You’re going to hear a bunch of lies. That’s not surprising.”
- Trump: “There she goes again. It’s a lie,”—in response to Harris’s claim about a potential national abortion ban.
JOE BIDEN
- Trump: “Remember, she is Biden. She’s trying to distance herself from him.”
- Harris: “I am not Joe Biden, and certainly not Donald Trump. I offer a new generation of leadership for our country.”
GUNS
- Trump: “She has a plan to confiscate everyone’s guns.”
- Harris: “Tim Walz and I are both gun owners. We’re not taking anyone’s guns away.”
JAN. 6, 2021, CAPITOL ATTACK
- Trump: “I had nothing to do with that, other than being asked to make a speech.”
- Harris: “I was at the Capitol that day. The president of the United States incited a violent mob to attack and desecrate our nation’s capital.”
COVID-19
- Harris: “Donald Trump thanked President Xi for his handling of COVID, which is unacceptable.”
(Reporting by Costas Pitas, Tim Reid, and Kanishka Singh; Editing by Caitlin Webber, Daniel Wallis, and Deepa Babington)
Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters.
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