Takeaways From Harris-Trump Presidential Debate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : While fielding questions on topics including the economy, foreign affairs, energy, abortion, immigration, climate change, and health care, Harris and Trump mostly restated their established positions.
38% : The heated exchange underlined how Harris and Trump see the stakes of this election as existential.
33% : Moderator Linsey Davis pressed Trump on his previous promises to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
32% : Davis asked Trump.
31% : "I'm not signing a ban, and there's no reason to sign a ban," Trump said.
27% : Trump focused his comments on tariffs, saying he would protect the American economy from unfair foreign competition.
27% : Trump defended the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 ruling that ended constitutional protection for abortion and sent the issue back to individual states.
24% : It took courage to do it," Trump said. Harris, who backs a federal right to abortion, said her opponent would sign "a national abortion ban" if it came to his desk while in office.
22% : In the debate's opening minutes, Trump and Harris went to battle on one of the issues that is top of mind for voters: the economy.
18% : Harris shot back by pointing out that Trump has promised to prosecute his enemies if he wins a second term.
17% : Trump did not answer the question and instead criticized the Biden administration and the president himself for relationships with other countries.
11% : Trump said the indictments he faces for conspiring to challenge the 2020 election results and for his mishandling of classified documents -- as well as his conviction for forging documents related to "hush money" payments to an adult star -- are all the result of a conspiracy cooked up by Harris and Biden.
9% : Trump and Harris accused each other of conspiring to "weaponize" the Justice Department in a bid to go after their enemies.
6% : Harris criticized Trump for calling climate change a hoax before alluding to high home insurance premiums in Florida due to hurricanes.

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