Donald Trump attacks Kamala Harris over policy U-turns in presidential debate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Trump invoked his support among authoritarian leaders in response.
57% : "He spends all his time on the beach," Trump said of the US president.
50% : At several points, he appeared to respond angrily to provocation by Ms Harris over the size of crowds at his rallies and the result of the 2020 election, which Trump still claims that he won.
48% : EconomyWith action on the economy, a key priority for most voters, Trump and Ms Harris both argued they would do more to improve the cost of living pressures on struggling Americans.
48% : Asked how he would approach Moscow's invasion, Trump said: "I want to get the war settled," suggesting he would engage directly with both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.Pressed again on whether Ukraine should win the war, Trump replied it was in the country's "best interest to get this war finished and get it done, negotiate a deal ...
43% : However, in the final moments of the debate, Trump appeared to regain his footing.
38% : Trump, 78, highlighted his Democratic opponent's previous opposition to fracking, despite Ms Harris now ruling out a ban.
38% : Trump said: "If she won the election, fracking in Pennsylvania will end on day one".
37% : While the unemployment rate did reach a record high during the pandemic it had fallen back down by the time Trump left office.
29% : Speaking afterwards, Trump claimed the moderators were "very unfair" towards him, making the event a "three-on-one".
29% : Trump focused on his proposal to impose steep tariffs on foreign imports to protect American businesses from unfair competition.
29% : Ms Harris also questioned why Trump had thanked China's president Xi for Bejing's response to the Covid pandemic, pointing to a lack of transparency from the Asian nation over the origins of the virus.
29% : When one of the moderators noted that Mr Vance had said he would veto it, Trump said: "I didn't discuss it with JD, in all fairness."He added "I don't mind if he has a certain view," but said his running mate was not "speaking for me".
28% : Trump shot back: "We have the biggest rallies, the most incredible rallies in the history of politics," he said.2020 election resultTrump also refused, once again, to concede he had lost the 2020 election.
27% : Ms Harris also claimed Trump would "give up" Ukraine to Russia after he twice refused to say he wanted Ukraine to win the war.
24% : Ms Harris was received praised for her delivery - managing to stay calm in contrast to Trump - after Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance drove him from the race.
24% : Trump hit back, arguing Ms Harris "doesn't have a plan".
23% : However, at a different point, Trump said he would not sign a ban.
21% : Trump claimed his Democratic opponent would turn the US into "Venezuela on steroids" by allowing illegal immigrants unfettered entry across the border if she wins in November.
20% : However, Trump attacked Ms Harris as "a radical Left-liberal" on stage, accusing her of supporting progressive efforts to defund police departments in Minnesota following the death of George Floyd in the state in 2020.
20% : Trump was questioned over whether he would veto a national abortion ban and declined to answer.
19% : Trump said a wave of illegal immigration had left the US suffering from "migrant crime".
19% : Ms Harris claimed at one point that Trump left the US with the worst unemployment rate since the Great Depression, however, this is incorrect.
18% : Trump cast America's southern border as in crisis, claiming the record surge of illegal crossings into the US had reached "21 million people" a month.

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