Harris puts Trump in the case – and he immediately runs into it

Philadelphia. Showdown for the White House. Donald Trump against Kamala Harris – the world is watching this TV duel. All the news about the debate in the live blog.

Now it comes down to it: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet for the first and probably last time in a TV duel directly at each other. The debate can give a new twist to the head-to-head race for the White House. The 90-minute debate will be hosted by Sender ABC in Philadelphia and begins at 9 p.m. (local time, Wednesday, 3 a.m. CEST). The moderators are David Muir and Linsey Davis. We will report live.

TV duel in live blog: Trump in rage – ex-president hardly follows rules anymore

3.35 am: Trump seems completely out of character and starts talking about illegal immigrants and alleged crimes again. This gives Harris the perfect opportunity to point out Trump’s numerous trials and his conviction in the hush money trial. Here the Democrats’ plan is working perfectly: the prosecutor against the criminals. Trump has now ignored the rules countless times and just started talking without being asked a question.

Harris puts Trump in the case – and he immediately runs into it

3.28 am: Ouch. Harris provoked Trump with statements about his campaign events. The Republican is notoriously dependent on the size of his audience. Trump’s supporters would leave his events out of boredom.

Trump falls right into the trap and doesn’t even wait for a question. Instead, he claims that no one goes to Harris’ events and that the Democrat’s team pays people to attend her speeches. The Republican then moves on to conspiracy theories that his vice president JD Vance had previously spread, contrary to all facts. Namely, that migrants kidnap and eat dogs and cats. Moderator David Muir corrected the ex-president that there is no evidence for this. Harris is visibly amused, while Trump talks himself into a rage.

Harris annoyed by Trump – “Come on”

3.25 am: Trump repeated his lies that Harris wants to allow abortions in the 7th, 8th or 9th month of pregnancy. Harris replies annoyed: “Come on.” And later adds: “That’s not true.” The scene is reminiscent of Biden’s duel with Trump in 2020, when the Democrat rebuked Trump: “Will you silence man ….”

Trump violated rule again – Harris scores points in abortion dispute

3.18 am: Moderator Linsey Davis corrected Trump after his remarks. “There is no state in the United States where it is legal to kill a baby after birth.” Then Harris starts. The Democrat has her strongest scene yet. She vividly describes the dramatic consequences of the abolition of the nationwide right to abortion and promises as president to ensure that women regain the right to decide about their bodies. Trump then ignored the rules for the second time and started ranting without being asked a question.

Trump spread wild abortion lies

3.16 am: The next topic: abortion policy. Trump starts with lies about the Democrats. They would even want to take babies out after birth if necessary. Harris shook her head.

Harris uses different tactics than Biden

3.12 am: Most of the time, the two candidates are seen in split screen. What Harris does differently than Biden: She keeps looking over at Trump when he speaks and shakes her head disapprovingly. Biden often appeared apathetic and powerless in split screen during the duel.

Trump ignored muted microphone

3.10 am: “Donald Trump has no plan for you,” Kamala Harris says, addressing the voters directly. “He just wants tax breaks for the richest people.” Trump is only interested in taking care of himself and not the voters, says Harris. Although his microphone is muted, Trump starts talking and brags about where he went to college. The moderators do not intervene.

Harris attacks Trump – who rails directly against migrants

3.04 am: Harris begins by answering the first question. Harris is still a little nervous; this is her first TV debate as a presidential candidate, and Trump’s seventh. The first topic: the economy. Harris explains what she planned to do as president, how she wants to relieve the burden on the middle class, and directly attacks Trump, saying his plans are dangerous for the economy. Although the topic is the economy, Trump’s first answer was about migration.

Harris surprised Trump with a handshake

3.00 am: It starts. The moderators once again explain the rules of the debate. Then the opponents enter the stage. What is striking is that Kamala Harris goes up to Trump and shakes his hand. Trump seems surprised, but then shakes his hand and wishes her “have fun”. Joe Biden and Donald Trump did not shake hands before their duel.

Harris walks toward Trump with her hand outstretched.
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Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff wishes his wife good luck

2.50 am: On X, formerly Twitter, Kamala Harris’ husband once again supports his wife. “Kamala, I can’t wait to see you in action tonight,” wrote Doug Emhoff before the duel.

Kamala Harris brings former Trump spokeswoman on board

2.16 am: No presidential debate is complete without a debate afterwards. In the so-called “spin room”, after the closing statements, dozens of party celebrities from both camps come to the journalists to try to gain the upper hand on the question of “Who won, who is the big loser?” Tulsi Gabbard, former Democratic presidential candidate and now converted to the Republicans, as well as JD Vance (vice-candidate) and Vivek Ramaswamy (Trump’s former rival for the candidacy) feel responsible for the Trump spin. Kamala Harris has made a special catch in Anthony Scaramucci. The New York financial investor was Trump’s communications director in the White House for almost two weeks and is now a bitter opponent. Scaramucci had already made up his mind before the debate: “Trump will lose. He just can’t pull himself together.

The scene of the debate could not be more historic

1.58 am: The venue for the debate in the heart of Philadelphia – the “National Constitution Center” – could not have been better chosen. The building, located between the information center and the museum at the end of a beautiful park, is all about America’s founding act. In 1776, people like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and other envoys from the then 13 colonies discussed the Declaration of Independence from England in the nearby “Independence Hall”. The Constitution was created there in 1787. Donald Trump, as the 45th President, also swore an oath of office on the “Constitution” in January 2017. This did not stop him from thwarting the peaceful transfer of power to Joe Biden in 2021. Two years ago he even demanded that the Constitution be overturned. The reason: his victory in 2020 had been stolen from him.

Trump threatens financial crash before debate

1.24 am: Donald Trump will once again use his party in Congress as a means of exerting pressure. Before the TV debate, he declared on his communication portal “Truth Social” that the “Grand Old Party” in the House of Representatives should use its majority to boycott the upcoming decision on a new budget law and not to “Switch off” to risk. Unless the Democrats give “absolute assurances” about the integrity of the upcoming election in November. Trump accused his political opponent of trying to “fill” the voter register with illegal immigrants in order to ensure Kamala Harris’ victory. There is no evidence for Trump’s claim. Immigrants without US citizenship are not allowed to participate in presidential elections.

Consultant draws strange comparison

0.32 am: Kamala Harris arrived on Monday Philadelphia Trump was only expected in the East Coast metropolis a few hours before the debate began. In recent days, the Democrat had trained with her team in Pittsburgh, while the 78-year-old Republican was reportedly not particularly prepared for the debate.

Also interesting

Trump advisor Jason Miller Said it was “impossible” to prepare for a debate with Trump. He put his boss on a par with one of the greatest athletes in US history: “Imagine a boxer who wants to prepare for a fight against Muhammad Ali.”

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Harris In a radio interview, Trump said he had “no lower limit” when it came to his level. She was aware that he would also twist the truth and use lies in the TV debate. “We should be prepared for the fact that he will probably tell a lot of untruths,” she said.

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Rules are clearly defined

0.30 am: In the run-up to the duel there was still some controversy about the exact Regulate. Kamala Harris’ team wanted to ensure that the microphones of the candidate whose turn it was would not be muted. The ulterior motive was that Trump should lose control and talk himself into trouble. But the rule that already applied during the duel between Trump and Joe Biden remained. The microphones are muted.

Election campaign spectacle: TV duel between Harris and Trump

The duel starts immediately without opening statements, but it will Closing statements Give, for which the candidates each have two minutes. The candidates also have two minutes to answer, and two minutes are then given for a reply. The opponents each stand behind a podium and are given only a pen, a notepad and a bottle of water.

There will be no spectators in the room; there are two commercial breaks Planned, during which campaign staff are not allowed to speak to the candidates.

The Trump-Biden duel was watched by 51.3 million viewers in the USA, and significantly more viewers are expected for the spectacle on Tuesday evening. The venue, Philadelphia, is in the state of Pennsylvania, which is one of the so-called swing states and is of central importance for the Democrats to win the election on November 5.

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