Highlights of the "fiery" debate between the two US presidential candidates

VTV.vn - The Trump - Harris debate is considered to be heated and will likely greatly influence voters' decisions in the presidential election scheduled to take place on November 5.

On the morning of September 11, Vietnam time, the two candidates for the US presidency, former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris, held their first live debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The two candidates debated many topics of interest to the American public. The economy was one of the key topics in the debate when both candidates highlighted their achievements and strongly attacked the other's problems. US Vice President Kamala Harris said: "Remember what Donald Trump has given us. Donald Trump has left us with the worst job market since the Great Depression. Trump has also caused the most serious health crisis in a century." Former US President Donald Trump justified: "We have a bad economy due to inflation problems. It is very rare that we have to experience such inflation, perhaps the worst in history."

Mr. Trump and Ms. Harris in a live debate held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the evening of September 10 (Photo: AFP)

The two candidates also debated topics that the American public is particularly interested in, such as immigration and abortion. In particular, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris opposed restricting women's right to abortion, while Republican candidate Donald Trump criticized border policies that he said were too lax. US Vice President Kamala Harris said: "I've talked to women all over our country. Pregnant women are terrified of the prospect of medical centers refusing to provide abortion services and they will suffer the consequences. Victims of sexual abuse at the age of 12, 13 will be forced to have children against their will. They don't want that to happen." Former US President Donald Trump said: "We have millions of people coming into this country, including people from prisons and mental hospitals. Those people come into our country and take away our people's jobs." The debate is considered to be heated and will likely have a major impact on voters' decisions in the presidential election scheduled to take place in November. Experts say that each minute of this 90-minute debate could impact thousands, tens of thousands of votes, enough to create a very close election. For this live debate, American voters are nervous and eager because this is the first time Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump have met face to face. Voters consider this debate to be a key point in the election campaigns of both candidates, with the potential to shape and influence the outcome of the election. Several polls before the debate, which may be the only one between the two, all showed that about 30% of voters who are currently undecided about who to vote for will make a clearer decision after this debate.

The public watches the debate on television (Photo: AFP)

The pressure on both candidates is high as both in the opinion polls show that there is not much difference and this debate could be an opportunity for each candidate to gain or lose points with voters. This is Donald Trump's 7th presidential candidate debate, compared to Kamala Harris's first. Harris is not known to many American voters, but she used to be a prosecutor, worked in the court for many years, and is not easily defeated. In the 90-minute debate, in general, Trump spent more time and still kept his way of attacking his opponent, sometimes overwhelming the moderator, but Harris also showed through the debate that she is a brave person, calmly answering questions clearly and easily understood. For example, when the moderator asked if her views changed when her position changed, she said that her views may change but her values ​​do not change. Or when Mr. Trump said that she was just a Harris clone of President Biden, causing prices to rise, she calmly replied that she was not Biden but had her own plan to develop the country and represented a new generation of American leaders.

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