Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris duked it out last night in their first presidential debate, with controversy surrounding the moderators taking center stage.
Trump’s main goal was to tie Harris to President Joe Biden’s unpopular policies and highlight her far-left positions. Harris’ goal was to clarify her policy positions, which have been vague since she became the Democratic nominee.
Harris left her policies rather open-ended. But while she might have not been successful at explaining her positions, she was effective in undermining Trump by distracting him with personal attacks.
Trump took the bait nearly every time and was left on the defensive throughout much of the night. But that wasn’t just because of Harris, as he also faced repeated fact checks from the moderators, while Harris received no fact checks or follow-up questions.