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Who took debait?

2024/9/11
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's first debate saw Harris taking an offensive stance, focusing on Trump's past actions and perceived chaos. While some analysts deemed her the winner, Trump largely refrained from personal attacks, focusing on a defensive strategy. Harris used some of Trump's own language against him, highlighting criticisms from former officials.
  • Harris focused on portraying Trump's presidency as chaotic and damaging.
  • Trump avoided personal attacks, focusing on a defensive approach.
  • Harris used Trump's own words against him, citing criticism from former officials.

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A conservative and a liberal wrangle over how the Harris-Trump debate should have gone.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Matt Collette, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

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