The first televised debate between U.S. Republican presidential candidate Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (the previous one was with Biden) started at 9 a.m. today. The two sides discussed politics, economy, immigration policy, international situation and abortion. There have been many attacks and defenses on the issue. Although cryptocurrency policy was not mentioned, there are still many points to watch in the debate:
Supplement: ABC TV is a media that is slightly pro-Democratic, so it is normal for Trump to be criticized by the host during the process.
economy
The theme of the first stage of the debate was the economy. Harris said that she was born in the middle class. She emphasized that she would reduce taxes and reduce the living burden of the middle class and small businesses and create an "opportunity economy." She also criticized Trump for only benefiting the rich and replacing big companies. Tax cuts and a "Trump sales tax" targeted at the middle class.
She blasted Trump for placing a burden on small and medium-sized businesses by imposing sweeping tariffs on foreign imports, especially those from China.
Trump defended his trade policy, pointing out that Biden had not retained his tariff policy after taking office after criticism, and said that his new tariff policy "is what makes America great."
Trump claimed that he had created many jobs and said he had handled the COVID-19 epidemic well. Trump once again said that the United States has been exploited by China and other countries in trade for many years, amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars, and he will not allow Americans to be exploited by others. Take advantage.
immigration policy
The second part is the biggest highlight. It debates immigration and border issues. Faced with the large number of illegal immigrants in the United States, Trump has expressed a tough attitude and cannot allow these people to become American citizens smoothly. He gave an example of Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Local pet cats and dogs are captured and eaten as food to attack the government's border policy.
The exaggerated remarks were also reminded by the ABC TV host, saying that the relevant statements were too subjective and may not be true and asked Trump to respond. Trump said that he had heard people say that this situation occurred locally. Trump said that the immigration policy of the Harris administration Allowing millions of criminals into the United States leads to increased crime rates.
Harris responded that it should not be assumed that these immigrants are criminal preparers, and Trump himself is a criminal under prosecution. She mentioned that he has been involved in many lawsuits and was involved in many illegal cases during his tenure as president. Trump responded that justice was being weaponized against him, denying any wrongdoing.
Before the end of this stage, the ABC TV host also added that data provided by the FBI showed that the crime rate actually dropped after immigration was opened.
abortion ban
The moderator turned to one of the issues most concerning to voters: abortion rights, asking Trump to take a stand because of his inconsistent messaging in the past. Trump first said that many states in the United States allow abortions for pregnant women up to 9 months pregnant, and then said that many babies were "executed." He then said that he would leave the issue to the states to decide, and said that he believed that cases of sexual assault and incest could be exception.
Harris said Trump was full of lies and responded that three of the Supreme Court justices who overturned abortion rights nationwide two years ago were appointed by Trump. Harris said that many states have passed "Trump's abortion ban without exceptions for sexual assault and incest."
There is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby at birth.
Finally, Harris asked Trump whether he would rule out a nationwide ban on abortion, but Trump had no response.
The Ukrainian-Russian War and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
When the host asked how to respond to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Trump said that if he were president, Putin would not invade Ukraine, and reiterated that Harris "hates Israel":
If Harris is elected president, Israel will disappear.
Harris said she would defend Israel, especially from attacks by Iran. At the same time, she emphasized that an agreement must be reached now to end the war, focusing on rebuilding Gaza and the survival rights of the Palestinians. She supported a two-state solution, but said Trump would not.
When Trump was asked if he wanted Ukraine to win the war against Russia, he said only: "I want the war to stop." And when the host asked Trump whether a victory for Ukraine would be in the interest of the United States, Trump replied, "End of the war." War is in the interests of the United States.
This passage was interpreted by the pro-Democratic media as Trump refusing to express his hope that Ukraine would win, and Trump's "insistence on ending the war" was also considered to be just rhetoric, but he did not say the specific method, only saying that he is better at negotiating and talking. And accused Biden of not negotiating with Putin.
Harris finally added that Trump was a flatterer of Putin, saying that if Trump were elected president, Putin "would be sitting in Kiev (the capital of Ukraine) now." She said that Putin "is a person who will treat Trump as a president." The dictator who ate his lunch.”
After the debate, many pro-Democratic media believed that the debate would be beneficial to Harris and did not rule out arranging the next debate. Harris's deputy Wentz was scheduled to debate Trump, but it is not yet known whether this schedule will be available.
After the debate, on the prediction market Polymarket, the support between Trump and Harris remained at 49:49, which can be said to be evenly matched.
