Trump takes Harris' bait in heated presidential debate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Trump took the bait, going on to boast that he has the "biggest" and "most incredible" rallies in response to a question about his role in killing a bipartisan bill to strengthen border security.
51% : "We are looking at different plans," Trump said.
45% : "Meanwhile, Trump used the debate to play his greatest hits, offering doom and gloom messaging about immigration, crime, and the "radical left."
34% : When asked about health care, he openly admitted he didn't have a plan, other than wanting to replace Obamacare.
33% : Harris seemed to anticipate this approach and laid into Trump for recycling talking points he's leaned on for years.
31% : "Whether Harris won over any new voters remains to be seen, but her campaign is clearly feeling energized by the vice president's performance and has already signaled a desire to participate in a second debate with Trump.
23% : She explained how military leaders had described Trump to her as a "disgrace."
22% : "Throughout the debate, Trump struggled to stay on topic and rarely answered questions directly.
20% : Trump repeatedly came off as unprepared.
17% : Trump also veered into the bizarre and conspiratorial, pushing baseless assertions about immigrants eating pets.
15% : Harris also got Trump to veer away from talking about immigration, an issue that's been the former president's bread and butter since his 2016 campaign, by suggesting that people leave his rallies early out of boredom.
10% : "Trump was fired by 81 million people," Harris said in reference to 2020.
9% : "You believe in things that the American people don't believe in," Trump said to Harris in his closing remarks, decrying her as "the worst vice president in the history of our country.
8% : Harris successfully put Trump on the defensive throughout much of the debate, ripping into him on issues ranging from abortion and his criminal record to Jan. 6 and his refusal to accept the 2020 election results.
1% : And when Trump attacked the Biden administration's record, Harris fired back, saying, "You're not running against Joe Biden.

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