PHILADELPHIA — Kamala Harris put Donald Trump on the defensive in a fiery televised debate Tuesday, getting under her rival's skin as they battled for a breakthrough in an agonizingly close US presidential election.
In a performance that earned her the endorsement of pop superstar Taylor Swift, the Democrat baited the 'extreme' Republican into angry responses on issues ranging from abortion to democracy and foreign policy.
A WIN FOR KAMALA Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump responds to Democratic presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris during a presidential debate hosted by ABC News at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10, 2024. The 90 minute event is the only planned debate between the two candidates in the 2024 presidential election. CNN reported shortly after the debate that a poll of registered voters who watched Tuesday’s event agreed that Harris outperformed Trump 63 percent to 37 percent. EPA