The Latest: Trump and Harris are set to debate in Philadelphia
Kamala Harris And Donald Trump prepare to take the stage for Tuesday night’s debate in Philadelphia, where they will battle to influence the majority Elections 2024 voters on the biggest stage in American politics.
The event, at 9 p.m. Eastern, will offer Americans their most detailed look at a campaign that has changed dramatically since the last debate in June. President Joe Biden has quickly curved of the race after his disastrous performanceTrump survived an attempted murder and bothedges their running companions chose.
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With early voting fast approaching, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rhetoric has become increasingly menacing, with a pledge to prosecute anyone who “cheats” in the election, in the same manner he believes they did in 2020, when he wrongly claimed He won and attacked those who stuck to their accurate vote counts.
He also told a gathering of police officers last Friday to “be on the lookout for voter fraud,” an attempt to involve the police that would be legally questionable.
Trump has maintained, without providing evidence, that he lost the 2020 election solely because of fraud by Democrats, election officials and other unnamed forces.
On Saturday, Trump promised that this year, those who cheat “will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law” if he wins in November. He said he meant everyone from election officials to lawyers, political staffers and donors.
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The debate between vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump will have no audience, live microphones when candidates do not speak, or written notes, according to rules ABC News, the hosting network, shared with both campaigns last month.
The parameters for Tuesday night’s debate are essentially the same as those for the June debate between Trump and President Joe Bidena disastrous performance by the incumbent Democrat that led to his withdrawal from the campaign.
It’s the only debate that has been definitively scheduled and could be the only time voters see Harris and Trump face off before the general election in November.
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