The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew an estimated 67.1 million viewers across 17 television networks, according to Nielsen data.
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If song selections were a subtweet, Vice President Kamala Harris said a lot with “The Man” on Tuesday. Following her presidential debate with former President Donald Trump in Philadelphia, Harris made an appearance at a post-debate party to address supporters.
Harris’s aides are confident she won Tuesday’s showdown but are looking for more ways to reach swing voters. Trump aides discuss whether a second debate would help or hurt.
The TV audience for the Harris-Trump matchup was roughly comparable to the second Trump-Clinton debate in 2016.
In three major polls released the day after the debate, an average of 57 percent of respondents say Kamala Harris won.
Social media posts baselessly claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris wore earrings equipped with audio devices in order to cheat during her debate with former President Donald Trump. Similar unfounded claims circulated before or after debates in 2016 and 2020 with Trump's past political opponents.
Chris Christie says he isn't voting for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election but isn't endorsing Kamala Harris either.
Former President Donald Trump has begun to shut down the possibility of a second match against Vice President Kamala Harris after debating her Tuesday night.
Large donors to former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign expressed concern after his performance. The Democrats raised big money in the hours after the debate.
Social media users, including conspiracy theorist and far-right activist Laura Loomer, claimed that Harris's earrings were Nova H1 audio earphones, which are styled to look like pearl earrings. Loomer's post received more than 1.3 million views by Wednesday morning.