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How Harris and Trump reacted to each other during the debate, in GIFs

  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -5% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : After Harris brought up his rallies, claiming people leave his events early, Trump moved his right hand back and forth as he delivered an animated response, which included the assertion that he has "the biggest rallies, the most incredible rallies in the history of politics.
72% : It was the first time Harris and Trump had met in person.
68% : She then laughed and shook her head before frowning at Trump as she listened.
63% : Harris, who is known for using facial expressions during debates, displayed more animated body language and reactions than Trump.
59% : Trump met her behind his lectern and shook her hand.
47% : She laughed and smiled -- sometimes in seeming disbelief while Trump spoke -- and took notes on what he said.
41% : Trump, meanwhile, kept his gaze fixed ahead, looking toward the moderators with a straight face or frown.
39% : Trump looked straight aheadTrump largely kept his gaze focused on the moderators.
39% : Because with me, they can write books, with nobody else can they," Trump said.
39% : Trump pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows, giving a partial shake of his head.
38% : She shook her head when Trump made false claims, put her hand on her chin as she listened to him, and sometimes squinted or frowned at him.
32% : When Trump called her father, retired Stanford University economics professor Donald Harris, "a Marxist professor," Harris raised her eyebrows, then put her hand to her chin and frowned.
28% : She was referring to a December Fox News interview in which Trump said he wouldn't be a dictator "except on Day One."
26% : When Trump repeated the false and dehumanizing claim that immigrants in Ohio are "eating the pets of the people that live there," Harris said, "Oh, come on."
22% : Harris laughedTrump repeatedly made false or exaggerated claims during the debate, and Harris sometimes laughed in response.
19% : Trump gesturedTrump relied on a stiff posture and hand gestures, as he often does.
18% : "Harris used her eyesHarris blinked, squinted and frowned at Trump.
18% : Later, Harris responded with an amused expression of disbelief as Trump falsely claimed that she had previously indicated she "was not Black."
11% : Harris frequently turned toward her opponent and looked at him as he spoke, while Trump did not look at Harris when she talked.
10% : Trump responded by alleging that Harris and President Joe Biden are considered "weak and incompetent" by world leaders.
4% : Responding to Harris saying that Republicans have endorsed her over Trump, the former president said he had fired people in his administration who did a bad job and mentioned Mark T. Esper, his former defense secretary, who has said he won't vote for Trump.
4% : Trump raised his eyebrowsTrump blew air out of his mouth, raised his eyebrows and shook his head when Harris called him "weak and wrong" on national security.

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