Did Kamala Harris Win the Presidential Debate?

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris faced off in a contentious presidential debate Tuesday night in what many are saying was a victory for Harris.

• Politico headlined “Harris Won the Debate—and It Wasn’t Close.”
• The New York Times wrote, “In Debate With Trump, Harris’s Expressions Were a Weapon.”
• The Washington Post: “Harris Crisply Attacks Trump in Debate; He Retorts With Fiery Rhetoric.”
• Reuters stated, “Harris Puts Trump on Defensive in Combative Debate.”

According to the reports, Harris’s performance and prosecutorial personality shone as a beacon of hope for the Democrats, in contrast to Joe Biden’s disastrous debate with Trump back in June.

Americans better off? To begin the debate, abc News moderator David Muir asked Harris since she has been serving as vice president, “When it comes to the economy, do you believe Americans are better off than they were four years ago?”

Harris did not answer the question; she instead stated her plan to build “an opportunity economy.”

Fact-checkers: During the debate President Trump was repeatedly interrupted and fact-checked at least five times by moderators, while Harris was not fact-checked.

‘My best debate’: Nevertheless, President Trump said it was his “best debate ever.” He added that “the moderators were very unfair,” but said, “I actually thought they were just average.”

It was obviously 3-on-1, but I think we did great.
—Donald Trump

Highlights:

• President Trump said he took a bullet for all the attacks Democrats throw at him.

• President Trump called Harris out for her anti-Israel agenda.

• Harris said she and her running mate, Tim Walz, are both gun owners.

• Trump said the Biden-Harris administration “destroyed the fabric of our country” by allowing thousands of illegal migrants in.

Closing statements: In her closing statement, Harris said Trump’s vision for the country focuses on the past. She said America needs “a new way forward.”

In his closing statement, Trump asked why Harris, who has already been in power for 3½ years, has not done what she has pledged.

Warring his way back: When President Trump announced he was running for the 2024 presidential election, Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry said President Trump would have to war his way back into office. Bible prophecy says Trump is coming back.

Learn more: Read Mr. Flurry’s January 2023 article “Ready for War.”