{"id":5318932,"date":"2024-09-10T21:32:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T01:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5318932"},"modified":"2024-09-11T00:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T04:47:40","slug":"trump-harris-debate-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/trump-harris-debate-highlights-5318932\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Debate Updates: Highlights From Kamala Harris &#038; Donald Trump&#8217;s Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\">The highly anticipated presidential debate between Harris and Trump began on September 10. Read all the highlights from the event live, here.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">Democratic presidential candidate Vice President <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\"  ><strong>Kamala Harris<\/strong> <\/a>and Republican candidate <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/donald-trump\/\"  ><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> began their heated <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/what-time-is-the-harris-and-trump-presidential-debate-tonight-tuesday-5318626\/\"  >debate<\/a> on Tuesday, September 10. In the weeks leading up to the <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/how-to-watch-the-harris-trump-presidential-debate-tonight-tuesday-5318743\/\"  >highly anticipated event<\/a>, both candidates aggressively campaigned in swing states around the nation while they gear up for this year&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Below, <strong>Hollywood Life<\/strong> has rounded up the highlights from the Harris versus Trump debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYou\u2019re not running against Joe Biden. You\u2019re running against me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">\u2014 Kamala Harris to Donald Trump during the presidential debate <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o1hXarMXMC\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >pic.twitter.com\/o1hXarMXMC<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">&mdash; Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/1833692410779476242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Harris Initiates a Handshake With Trump<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">At the start of the presidential debate, Harris and Trump approached the stage and looked at each other. Following a brief moment, the vice president walked over to the former host of The Apprentice and introduced herself before shaking his hand. Both then took to their individual podiums.<\/p>\n<h2>Trump Calls Harris a &#8216;Marxist&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">Not even 15 minutes into the debate, Trump called Harris a &#8220;marxist&#8221; while ranting about her and President Joe Biden&#8217;s policies. The Republican even teased he&#8217;d &#8220;give her a MAGA hat,&#8221; referring to his 2016 campaign&#8217;s slogan, &#8220;Make America Great Again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Trump Says He Won&#8217;t Ban Abortions<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">After Harris slammed Trump over his choices in packing the Supreme Court, the Republican answered a moderator by clarifying that he would not incite a nationwide abortion ban. After the moderators pointed out that <strong>J.D. Vance<\/strong> said they&#8217;re in favor of a veto, Trump rejected this and admitted he hadn&#8217;t spoken to his running mate about it.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;They&#8217;re Eating the Dogs&#8217;<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIn Springfield, they\u2019re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they\u2019re eating the cats, they\u2019re eating the pets of the people that live there.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">&#8211; Donald Trump on immigration during the presidential debate <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0A6UEeAwtd\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >pic.twitter.com\/0A6UEeAwtd<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">&mdash; Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/1833681149081588116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-14\">Trump claimed that certain immigrants were &#8220;eating the dogs&#8221; and cats. Although moderator<strong> David Muir<\/strong> fact-checked Trump&#8217;s answer, the Republican doubled down on his point by insisting that some immigrants were eating animals.<\/p>\n<h2>Trump Insists He &#8216;Had Nothing&#8217; to Do With Insurrection<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-15\">After David asked him if he &#8220;regrets&#8221; the January 6, 2021, insurrection on the United States Capitol, Trump responded by saying he &#8220;had nothing&#8221; to do with the violence.<\/p>\n<h2>Harris Says Trump Was &#8216;Fired&#8217; by Voters<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-16\">At one point during their heated back and forth conversation, Harris used Trump&#8217;s former reality TV slogan \u2014 &#8220;you&#8217;re fired&#8221; \u2014 by joking that he was &#8220;fired by 81 million people.&#8221; She was referring to Trump losing the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<h2>Trump Calls Biden &#8216;Weak&#8217; and &#8216;Pathetic&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-17\">While discussing Harris&#8217; rise to the presidential ticket and Biden&#8217;s decision to step down from the race, Trump called the president &#8220;weak&#8221; and &#8220;pathetic.&#8221; The Republican candidate also claimed that the president &#8220;hates&#8221; Harris and implied that he didn&#8217;t want her to become the candidate to replace him as the Democratic candidate.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;You&#8217;re Not Running Against Joe Biden&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-18\">After Trump listed his complaints about Biden&#8217;s economy and policies, Harris noted, &#8220;You&#8217;re not running against Joe Biden; you&#8217;re running against me.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highly anticipated presidential debate between Harris and Trump began on September 10. 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