Kamala stays on offense, Trump went to personal attacks, ABC much tougher on former president
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump began talking about their respective talking points, and she threw the first punch. Asked by hosts David Muir and Lindsay Davis during the ABC debate if the country was better off than four years ago, the vice president said he was “raised a middle-class kid,” that he wants to build […]
52 days: Kamala Harris has yet to do formal press conference since emerging as Democratic nominee
Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and now the official candidate, has gone 52 days without holding a formal press conference. She and former President Trump spoke on Tuesday during ABC News' presidential debate. After weeks of stonewalling, and under pressure to do a substantive interview, Harris finally ended her interview drought […]
Kamala Harris Falsely Claims Trump Wrote ‘Love Letters’ to Kim Jong-un
CLAIM: Kamala Harris claimed Donald Trump exchanged “love letters” with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Verdict: False. Harris clearly intended the insult as an exaggeration, not a serious accusation that Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are engaged in a long-distance same-sex relationship. With that understanding, her insinuation that Trump's letter to Kim Jong […]
Kamala Harris Claims ‘Not One’ U.S. Troop in Any War Zone
The claim: Vice President Kamala Harris argued during a debate with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday that for the first time this century, there are currently no active-duty troops in any combat zones around the world. Verdict: False. Active-duty U.S. military personnel currently serving in Iraq and Syria have come under frequent attack from […]
ABC News Fact-checked Trump 7 Times; Never Fact-checked Kamala Once
ABC News hosts Lindsey Davis and David Muir intervened at least seven times during Tuesday night's presidential debate to “fact check” former President Donald Trump, but never did so for Vice President Kamala Harris. Many of their fact checks were inaccurate or incomplete. Here are seven of the most glaring examples (taken from ABC News): […]
Trump Frenzies As Kamala, Moderators Throw Chum In The Water
Former President Donald Trump spoke passionately during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, while ABC's hosts fact-checked only one side of the stage. Trump and Harris faced off for the first time in their political careers on the ABC News debate stage, which lasted 90 minutes with no audience, muted microphones and few moderators. […]
Kamala Harris Claims Putin ‘Would Be Sitting in Kyiv’ if Trump Were President
The claim: Vice President Kamala Harris argued during Tuesday's debate that if former President Donald Trump had served as commander in chief for the past four years, Russian President Vladimir Putin “would be sitting in Kiev and looking out at the rest of Europe.” Verdict: False. Russia under Putin invaded neighboring countries under the administrations […]
Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s best and worst debate moments
Vice President Harris had a strong night on Tuesday in Philadelphia in a dramatic battle with former President Trump. During the debate, moderated by ABC News, Ms Harris appeared calm and focused and repeatedly outshone Mr Trump, who at times seemed to fret and sulk, often forcing him onto the defensive. ABC hosts David Muir […]
Kamala Harris Dodges Whether or Not She Supports Late-Term Abortions
During Tuesday night's presidential debate, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris avoided a question about whether she supports aborting a fetus in the final months of pregnancy, when the fetus can often survive outside the womb. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris discussed abortion in addition to a variety of other important issues during […]
‘Disgraceful’: ABC News Roasted For Repeatedly Fact-Checking Trump While Letting Kamala Slide
Viewers called out ABC News debate hosts Lindsey Davis and David Muir on Tuesday for showing bias against former President Donald Trump during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris and Trump faced off in the first, and so far only, scheduled debate as the race remains close, and viewers on “X” criticized the […]