Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced off on Tuesday for the first (and perhaps only) presidential debate between them. The debate was the first time the two had ever met, and neither wasted any time in getting stuck into the 90-minute slugfest.
Harris’ minimal debate experience was noted early on, with the Vice President focusing on rehearsed talking points in what.
The Kamala-Trump debate is now over, and the mainstream media is rushing to declare her the winner. But Americans aren’t buying it.
Kamala carried herself as a typical politician, sticking to rehearsed talking points and failing to address the core issues facing the country.… pic.twitter.com/A2wQW57uZ2
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 11, 2024
ABC’s second topic of discussion was abortion – an issue which resonates strongly among liberal women. Although an advantageous issue for Harris, her comment that “the freedom to make decisions about one’s own body should not be made by the government” raised eyebrows given vaccine mandates under the Biden-Harris administration.
On the topic of abortion, Kamala declared, “The freedom to make decisions about one's own body should not be made by the government.”
But whoopsie. Kamala forgot that her administration denied that same freedom to Americans when Biden’s vaccine mandates essentially forced 100… pic.twitter.com/xzSjpK4s3F
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 11, 2024
The debate itself featured controversial on-the-fly fact-checking by ABC’s moderators. However, while eager to dispute the claim regarding the consumption of pets in Springfield, OH, David Muir and Linsey Davis were silent following Harris’ attempts to connect the former president to Project 2025 and other issues.
Then, the moderators jumped into the debate to defend Kamala Harris.
Megyn Kelly lamented, “The absolute gall of ABC to keep ‘fact-checking’ ONLY Trump while letting her lie in every answer is infuriating.”
This exchange captures the tone of the entire night, as David… pic.twitter.com/kFBqtmCxwI
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 11, 2024
There was also no fact-checking on the Vice President’s claims over Trump’s “bloodbath” comments, which the liberal media deliberately took out of context.
Kamala went as low as to push the “bloodbath” and “very fine people” hoax that were debunked by even the mainstream media.
Trump’s “bloodbath” comments were in reference to the auto industry, while Kamala failed to deliver the full context of Trump’s “very fine people” comments… pic.twitter.com/OIsc3PgYWj
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 11, 2024
Despite claiming her values “haven’t changed,” Harris struggled to answer questions where she had reversed policy decisions such as scrapping private healthcare.
In a surprise moment, ABC's Linsey Davis challenged Kamala on her socialist ideas to do away with private insurance.
"In 2017, you supported Bernie Sanders' proposal to do away with private insurance and create a government-run healthcare system."
Like fracking, Kamala pushed… pic.twitter.com/BWTxYsZl04
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 11, 2024
Trump’s strongest moments came in the second half when he disputed the Democrat’s “threat to democracy” claim by pointing out that she herself had not been selected by the party’s voters.
While Democrats push the idea that Trump is a “threat to Democracy,” he flipped the script on them, mentioning the fact that the Democrats staged a palace coup against Biden before coronating Kamala as the nominee. pic.twitter.com/PNcToqN7b2
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 11, 2024
The deposition of Joe Biden was a recurring theme in the latter stages, with the former president arguing that his ex-rival was thrown “out of a campaign like a dog.”
Speaking of Joe Biden, Trump asked on stage before millions of people, “Where is our President?”
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 11, 2024
“We have a president that doesn't know he's alive,” he declared as he mentioned the Democrats “threw him out of a campaign like a dog.” pic.twitter.com/SdWkfGrlVW
Another weakness for the Vice President was her lack of action despite being in office for nearly four years.
Trump continued to go on offense regarding the crisis at the border, which has resulted in millions of illegal aliens pouring into the country.
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 11, 2024
Trump challenged Kamala to leave the debate immediately and convince President Biden to sign an executive order to close the border,… pic.twitter.com/bEJnmhyblH
Harris’ pledges to fix the country and bring “a new way forward” concluded her contribution to the debate.
Kamala’s closing statements fell flat as she made the pitch to the American people that voting for her is voting for “a new way forward.”
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 11, 2024
Except there’s one harsh reality: she's literally been in power for 3.5 years. pic.twitter.com/DLsJQZrkXJ
Nevertheless, Trump capitalized and asked, “Why hasn’t she done it?” in reference to her policy pledges and tenure in office.
In the final moments, Trump delivered a crushing blow to Kamala Harris, mentioning that she continues to promise “wonderful things” but hasn’t done anything while in power to fix it.
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 11, 2024
He harped on the Biden-Harris administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that… pic.twitter.com/cA6W2FKtEQ
