Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy as they met for the first time Tuesday for perhaps their only debate before November맥스카지노s presidential election.
Here's a look at the night's biggest moments.
Closing arguments
Harris and Trump veered in different directions in their closing arguments.
The vice president promised that she was focused on the future while Trump was stuck in the past. She emphasized that she has plans to help the middle class.
Trump criticized Harris for not implementing her plans while she맥스카지노s in office.
맥스카지노Why hasn맥스카지노t she done it?맥스카지노 he said repeatedly.
Harris says she is a gun owner
As she tried to refute Trump맥스카지노s accusation that she wants to take away owners맥스카지노 guns, Harris revealed that she is a gun owner, too.
맥스카지노Tim Walz and I are both gun owners. We맥스카지노re not taking anybody맥스카지노s guns away,맥스카지노 she said.
Harris first revealed the news in 2019: 맥스카지노I am a gun owner, and I own a gun for probably the reason a lot of people do 맥스카지노 for personal safety,맥스카지노 Harris told reporters in Iowa. 맥스카지노I was a career prosecutor.맥스카지노
The Affordable Care Act has gotten more popular in polling
One challenge for Trump맥스카지노s attacks on the ACA: It맥스카지노s gotten a lot more popular since it was passed in 2010.
A found earlier this year that 62% of U.S. adults have a favorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act, up from 46% in 2010.
More broadly, recent gives Harris more of an advantage on the issue of health care. Americans trust her over Trump to better handle health care, 46% to 31%. About 2 in 10 say they trust neither (13%) or both equally (9%).
Trump맥스카지노s mystery healthcare plan
For years, Trump has been promising a better healthcare plan than the Affordable Care Act. Asked again during the debate, Trump was unable to explain what he would do on healthcare.
맥스카지노I have concepts of a plan,맥스카지노 he said. 맥스카지노I맥스카지노m not president right now.맥스카지노
He said he would reveal the plan 맥스카지노in the not-so-distant future,맥스카지노 something he맥스카지노s promised before.
Trump again questions Harris맥스카지노 race but says he doesn맥스카지노t care about it
Trump again questioned Harris맥스카지노 racial identity but then repeatedly said that he 맥스카지노does not care맥스카지노 how she identifies.
맥스카지노I read where she was not Black, ... and then I read that she was Black,맥스카지노 Trump said. 맥스카지노I couldn맥스카지노t care less. Whatever she wants to be is okay with me.맥스카지노
Harris called it a 맥스카지노tragedy맥스카지노 that Trump, she argued, 맥스카지노has consistently, over the course of his career, attempted to use race to divide the American people.맥스카지노
When they go low...
Harris has done something a lot of advisers wanted her to do tonight: She has identified herself as someone who uplifts and Trump as someone who weighs down.
She criticized Trump for 맥스카지노belittling맥스카지노 and 맥스카지노name-calling맥스카지노 and said she will instead bring a 맥스카지노sense of optimism맥스카지노 as president.
At the same time, Harris hasn맥스카지노t shied away from hitting Trump with direct, cutting attacks, both on his actions as president and on his false claims about her record.
Harris notes that Trump called for executing the now-exonerated 맥스카지노Central Park Five맥스카지노
Harris said Trump has a long history of racial division, going back to when his family맥스카지노s company was investigated for refusing to rent to Black people decades ago.
She also mentioned that he called for the death penalty for the 맥스카지노Central Park Five,맥스카지노 who were falsely accused of rape, and spread false 맥스카지노birther맥스카지노 theories about President Barack Obama.
맥스카지노I think the American people want better than that, want better than this,맥스카지노 Harris said
New York City Council Member Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated group of men known as the Central Park Five, will be speaking to journalists after the debate ends.
Trump has to be careful with his personal attacks on Harris
Trump has to be careful with his personal attacks on HarrisTrump has a fine line to walk on personal attacks on Harris tonight. A found that about two-thirds of voters say Trump has been 맥스카지노too personally critical맥스카지노 of Harris.
Slightly fewer than half (45%) of voters say Harris has been too personally critical of Trump. Trump맥스카지노s supporters are more likely to say he맥스카지노s too critical of Harris (41% of Trump맥스카지노s supporters say this) than Harris맥스카지노 supporters are to say she맥스카지노s too critical of Trump (12% of Harris supporters say this).
Over time
Both candidates have gone over their allotted time several times during their answers and responses, with Trump ignoring the time clock far more than Harris.
At one point as the debate approached a commercial break around the one-hour mark and as Trump continued to talk about Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, moderator Linsey Davis cut off Trump with, 맥스카지노President Trump, thank you. We have a lot of issues to get to.맥스카지노
No audience means no waiting for them to quiet down
Anyone who맥스카지노s watched a lot of presidential debates knows that a chunk of time is spent quieting down the crowd in between answers.
But no audience being present means that Harris and Trump are likely getting in more speaking time to the questions posed by the ABC News moderators - and reacting to their opponent맥스카지노s responses.
As was the case with Trump맥스카지노s June debate with Biden, rules dictate that there is no live audience present for his debate with Harris.
Trump questions value of NATO
Trump has repeatedly questioned the value of NATO, a Western military alliance of largely European countries and the U.S. and Canada that is committed to one another맥스카지노s defense. Trump complains that many of its 32 members are not meeting their financial commitments to the alliance, claiming that they owe 맥스카지노dues맥스카지노 to the bloc.
On the campaign trail in February, Trump said that not only would he not protect those countries from Russian forces who have invaded Ukraine, he would encourage Russians 맥스카지노to do whatever the hell they want.맥스카지노
NATO members do not pay 맥스카지노dues맥스카지노 to the alliance. They have committed to spending at least 2% of their gross domestic product on their own defense budgets. this year, according to estimated figures the alliance released this month.
About Trump맥스카지노s claims of a possible peace deal between Russia and Ukraine
Trump claiming that he could broker a peace deal on behalf of the United States between Russia and Ukraine before he takes office would create a number of problematic issues. Not least of which is that the U.S. has throughout history operated under the doctrine that there is only one president at a time and that foreign policy decisions are reserved for the current occupant of the White House.
A second issue could be that any Trump effort to negotiate an agreement between Putin and Zelenskyy would likely run afoul of a rarely prosecuted 19th-century law known as the Logan Act, which bars private citizens from conducting foreign policy.
Trump tactic: Always question the numbers
Trump has at several points questioned official government measures to make his arguments.
On the economy, he accused the Biden administration of misrepresenting job creation numbers. He accused the FBI of manipulating crime statistics 맥스카지노 and stood by his false claim even when fact-checked by ABC맥스카지노s David Muir. He맥스카지노s repeated his false claims that the 2020 election was rigged against him.
He also argued death tolls in Ukraine are 맥스카지노fake numbers.맥스카지노
Who should win the war in Ukraine?
After a commercial break ended, Trump was asked whether he wanted Ukraine to win the war against Russia.
Trump responded by saying 맥스카지노I want the war to stop,맥스카지노 declining to take sides between Russia and Ukraine.
The answer will likely reverberate in the days to come, especially for a candidate that is viewed as solicitous of Vladimir Putin.
Asked again, Trump said there needs to be a deal to end the war.
Israel-Hamas war comes up
Harris says Israel 맥스카지노has the right to defend itself,맥스카지노 adding 맥스카지노we would맥스카지노 if the United States were attacked.
The vice president went on to advocate for a 맥스카지노two-state solution.맥스카지노
As he has frequently during the campaign, Trump said the war would have never happened were he president, saying several times that Harris 맥스카지노hates Israel.맥스카지노
Saying that accusation wasn맥스카지노t true, Harris said that he is 맥스카지노trying again to divide and distract맥스카지노 from the reality thatTrump is "wrong on national security.맥스카지노
Trump falsely claims evidence shows he won in 2020
Donald Trump is repeating his that he beat President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, saying 맥스카지노there맥스카지노s so much proof. All you have to do is look at it.맥스카지노
The election . The authorities who have reviewed the election 맥스카지노 including Trump맥스카지노s own attorney general 맥스카지노 have concluded the election was fair
Trump said he was speaking sarcastically when he acknowledged recently that he did indeed lose the 2020 election.
맥스카지노I said that?맥스카지노 Trump says when presented with his comment from a recent interview with Lex Friedman that he had lost 맥스카지노by a whisker.맥스카지노 He said the same thing at a Moms for Liberty event without a hint that he was joking.
Trump has spent years refusing to accept his loss, even though there is no evidence of the fraud that he insists took place.
맥스카지노That was said sarcastically,맥스카지노 he says. 맥스카지노I don맥스카지노t acknowledge that at all.맥스카지노
Court records rebut Trump claims on 2020 protests and police reform
Trump suggested that protesters who committed crimes during the 2020 racial injustice protests were not prosecuted.
맥스카지노When are those people that burned down Minneapolis going to be prosecuted?맥스카지노 Trump asked.
A 2021 of documents in more than 300 federal cases stemming from the protests sparked by George Floyd맥스카지노s death found that more than 120 defendants across the U.S. pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial of federal crimes including rioting, arson and conspiracy.
More than 70 defendants who had been sentenced by August 2021 had received an average of about 27 months behind bars. At least 10 received prison terms of five years or more.
Harris pivots from Jan. 6 to make an ask for votes
With Trump continuing to deny any responsibility for the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the Capitol, Harris used the discussion to ask explicitly for a potentially decisive part of the electorate: Republicans disgusted by those mobs and Trump맥스카지노s role.
Harris looked directly at the camera to say 맥스카지노there is a place in our campaign for you.맥스카지노
She asked for support from voters who 맥스카지노stand for rule of law맥스카지노 and want to 맥스카지노end the chaos.맥스카지노
She never said 맥스카지노Republicans맥스카지노 but it was clear that was who she was addressing. Those kinds of voters were already important to Biden맥스카지노s razor-thin victories in Arizona and Georgia four years ago. They could prove decisive in some battleground states again.
맥스카지노I showed up for a speech맥스카지노
Trump again minimized his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, which began when a mob of supporters inspired by his false claims that the election had been stolen stormed the building and engaged in violent clashes with law enforcement.
He said he had 맥스카지노nothing to do with that other than that they asked me to make a speech.맥스카지노
Though it is true that he encouraged his supporters to proceed peacefully to the Capitol, he also beckoned them to come to Washington to protest the election results and to 맥스카지노fight like hell.맥스카지노
The future or the past?
Harris throughout the debate has pushed language focused on the future, telling viewing audiences, 맥스카지노let맥스카지노s turn the page on this맥스카지노 and 맥스카지노let맥스카지노s chart a course to the future.맥스카지노
But Trump won맥스카지노t let her forget that she맥스카지노s already in office as vice president.
He suggested she leave the debate, go to the Capitol, and work with Biden to pass a law to close down the border.
Muted mics not stopping Harris and Trump from interrupting each other
In the leadup to the debate, Harris맥스카지노 and Trump맥스카지노s camps battled over whether the candidates맥스카지노 mics should be muted when they weren맥스카지노t speaking.
But both Trump and Harris could be heard speaking over each other at least a few times in the first half of the debate.
When Harris said Biden didn맥스카지노t have a plan for middle-class Americans, Trump could be heard punching back: 맥스카지노That맥스카지노s just a soundbite. They gave her that to say.맥스카지노
A few minutes later as Trump grumbled that the U.S. barely makes semiconductor chips, Harris clapped back, 맥스카지노That맥스카지노s not true.맥스카지노
At another point, Trump tried to hush Harris as she tried to interject with a steely, 맥스카지노I맥스카지노m talking now.맥스카지노
Trump not moderating his rhetoric about Harris
Just as he does at his rallies, Trump is using over-the-top caricatures of Harris. In the debate맥스카지노s opening segment, he맥스카지노s said 맥스카지노everyone knows she맥스카지노s a Marxist맥스카지노 and that the Biden administration has 맥스카지노destroyed our country with policy that is insane맥스카지노 because 맥스카지노they have to hate our country.맥스카지노
Throughout the name-calling and hyperbole, Harris alternated among smiling, shaking her head and looking perplexed.
Trump맥스카지노s audiences at rallies love his broadsides on Harris. It맥스카지노s not clear he gains any advantage from such hyperbole when the audience is the broader electorate맥스카지노- and it offers Harris an opportunity to shatter the caricature.
Harris mentions Trump's felony conviction in response to his claims on crime rates
Harris responded to Trump맥스카지노s claims about crime rates by reminding the former president that he is a convicted criminal with several other pending criminal cases.
맥스카지노I think this is so rich coming from someone who has been prosecuted for national security crimes, economic crimes, election interference, has been found liable for sexual assault,맥스카지노 Harris said. 맥스카지노And his next big court appearance is in November at his own criminal sentencing.맥스카지노
Trump blamed Harris and President Joe Biden for his legal plight, referring to the cases against him as 맥스카지노weaponization맥스카지노 of the criminal justice system.
Trump was convicted in May of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to porn actor Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election. His sentencing was delayed last week from Sept. 18 to Nov. 26.
맥스카지노It맥스카지노s weaponization and they used it, and it맥스카지노s never happened in this country. They used it to try and win an election. They맥스카지노re fake cases,맥스카지노 Trump said, adding that he맥스카지노s confident that his New York conviction will be reversed on appeal.
Harris mentions Trump's felony conviction in response to his claims on crime rates
Harris responded to Trump맥스카지노s claims about crime rates by reminding the former president that he is a convicted criminal with several other pending criminal cases.
맥스카지노I think this is so rich coming from someone who has been prosecuted for national security crimes, economic crimes, election interference, has been found liable for sexual assault,맥스카지노 Harris said. 맥스카지노And his next big court appearance is in November at his own criminal sentencing.맥스카지노
Trump blamed Harris and President Joe Biden for his legal plight, referring to the cases against him as 맥스카지노weaponization맥스카지노 of the criminal justice system.
Trump was convicted in May of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to porn actor Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election. His sentencing was delayed last week from Sept. 18 to Nov. 26.
맥스카지노It맥스카지노s weaponization and they used it, and it맥스카지노s never happened in this country. They used it to try and win an election. They맥스카지노re fake cases,맥스카지노 Trump said, adding that he맥스카지노s confident that his New York conviction will be reversed on appeal.
Trump made multiple false and misleading statement on the cases against him
Trump made multiple false or misleading statements related to the criminal cases against him, including saying he had scored a 맥스카지노complete and total victory맥스카지노 in the prosecution charging him with illegally hoarding classified documents.
It맥스카지노s true that a Trump-appointed judge dismissed the case, but not because she concluded that he was innocent 맥스카지노 rather, the ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said that the prosecutor who brought the case, special counsel Jack Smith, was unlawfully appointed.
That decision has been appealed and could well be overturned in the weeks ahead, which would revive the prosecution and put it back in court.
Trump also claimed that Biden was found to be 맥스카지노essentially guilty맥스카지노 in an investigation into his retention of classified documents. But that맥스카지노s not true: the prosecutor in that investigation said that though there was some evidence that Biden had willfully retained the records, it was insufficient to bring a criminal case
Trump맥스카지노s legal peril finally comes up
It took more than a half-hour, but Harris found a way, without moderators맥스카지노 help, to bring up Trump맥스카지노s legal troubles: his felony convictions, pending indictments and civil liability for sexual assault.
It has spawned a long back-and-forth on who believes more in the rule of law and who is weaponizing the justice system.
At a minimum, it is a notable moment in presidential debate history to have a former and possible future president defend his felony conviction by promising that he will 맥스카지노win on appeal.맥스카지노
Trump endorses false rumor about immigrants eating pets
Donald Trump is promoting a false rumor that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and eating pets, using the baseless story as evidence of crimes being committed by immigrants.
맥스카지노They맥스카지노re eating the dogs, the people that came in. They맥스카지노re eating the cats,맥스카지노 Trump said.
There맥스카지노s that맥스카지노s occurring. Authorities in Ohio have said there are no credible or detailed reports to support Trump맥스카지노s claim.
FBI data shows violent crime is down, despite Trump claims
Trump claimed that 맥스카지노crime is through the roof맥스카지노 under the Biden administration.
In fact, FBI data has shown a downward trend in violent crime since the spike during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Violent crime was down 6% in the last three months of 2023 compared with the same period the year before, according to FBI data released in March. Murders were down 13%.
New FBI statistics released in June show the overall violent crime rate declined 15% in the first three months of 2024 compared to the same period last year. One expert has cautioned, however, that those 2024 figures are preliminary and may overstate the actual reduction in crime.
Trump blasts Biden administration over the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan
The main government watchdog and most independent assessments agree Trump and Biden share the biggest share of the blame for the disastrous end to America맥스카지노s longest war, which saw the Taliban sweep across all of Afghanistan before the last U.S. troops even flew out of the Kabul airport.
The main U.S. government watchdog for the war points to Trump맥스카지노s 2020 deal with the Taliban to withdraw all U.S. forces and military contractors as 맥스카지노the single most important factor맥스카지노 in the August 2021 collapse of U.S.-allied Afghan security forces and the Taliban takeover.
Harris touts support from former Trump officials
Analysts expect the vote margins to be tight in this fall맥스카지노s general election, and Harris is touting her endorsements from Republicans, including former Trump administration officials.
맥스카지노I think the choice is clear in this election,맥스카지노 she said.
Trump responded, 맥스카지노I fired most of those people,맥스카지노 adding, as he has frequently of the Biden-Harris administration, 맥스카지노They never fire anybody.맥스카지노
At Tuesday맥스카지노s debate, two former Trump administration officials are appearing as Harris맥스카지노 guests.
Trump notes Biden and Harris' failure to deliver student loan forgiveness
Trump slammed President Biden and Harris for failing to deliver on student loan forgiveness, one of Biden맥스카지노s campaign promises.
Some borrowers have gotten relief but parts of the plan have been hampered by Republican opposition and lawsuits. Earlier this month, that would have allowed one of the student loan forgiveness plans to be implemented.
Harris맥스카지노 tactic on hard questions: Compare herself to Trump
The vice president has used that same tactic on perhaps the two toughest topics: inflation and the economy under Biden, and the migrant flow across the U.S.-Mexico.
Both times, she opened her answer by saying 맥스카지노I맥스카지노m the only person on this stage who ...맥스카지노 맥스카지노 a clear way to pivot the question to a comparison between her and Trump.
For the economy, it was to note her middle-class upbringing. She then used that as a bridge to talk about policy.
On the border and immigration, she talked about prosecuting transnational gangs, a reference to her tenure as California attorney general.
Trump says he 맥스카지노won맥스카지노t have to맥스카지노 veto a national abortion ban
He didn맥스카지노t agree with GOP foe Nikki Haley on a lot of things during the primary season, but it sounds like Trump does likely agree with his former United Nations ambassador on the ultimately future of a national abortion ban.
Asked if he would veto a national abortion ban, Trump said 맥스카지노I won맥스카지노t have to맥스카지노 because 맥스카지노they could never get this approved맥스카지노 in Congress.
When she was vying against Trump for the Republican nomination, Haley to signing a national abortion ban if elected president but said passing one would be unlikely without more Republicans in Congress.
Trump speaks on IVF
Trump repeated his support for IVF access during Tuesday맥스카지노s debate, calling himself 맥스카지노a leader on IVF.맥스카지노
This comes about two weeks after he announced plans, without additional details, to require health insurance companies or the federal government to pay for the common fertility treatment.
The announcement shows the former president맥스카지노s realization that reproductive rights may be a significant vulnerability for Republicans. But it also is with the actions of much of his own party as many Republicans have been left grappling with the innate tension between support for the procedure and for laws passed by their own party that grant legal personhood not only to fetuses but to any embryos that are destroyed in the IVF process.
Efforts by the GOP to appear united on IVF have been undercut by state lawmakers, Republican-dominated courts and anti-abortion leaders within the party맥스카지노s ranks.
Trump says he brought abortion 맥스카지노back to states맥스카지노
Trump leaned on his catchall response to questions on abortion rights, saying the issue should be left up to the states.
In states allowing the citizen initiative and where abortion access has been on the ballot, voters have resoundingly affirmed the right to abortion. But voters don맥스카지노t have a direct say in about half the states. In states that will have abortion on the ballot this year, anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies are using a wide array of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives.
Trump has repeatedly shifted his position on abortion while boasting about appointing the three Supreme Court justices who helped overturn the constitutional right to abortion, unleashing a wave of restrictions on the procedure across Republican-led states.
Abortion is a central campaign issue in the 2024 presidential election as Trump seeks a more cautious stance on the issue, which has become a vulnerability for Republicans and has driven turnout for Democrats.
Trump repeats misinformation on abortions later in pregnancy
Trump parroted common misinformation narratives about abortions later in pregnancy during Tuesday맥스카지노s debate.
The former president has repeatedly made about states allowing abortions after birth. This is false. Infanticide is criminalized in every state, and no state has passed a law that allows killing a baby after birth.
Abortion rights advocates say terms like this and attempt to stigmatize abortions later in pregnancy. Abortions later in pregnancy are exceedingly rare. In 2020, less than 1% of abortions in the United States were performed at or after 21 weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Abortions later in pregnancy also are usually the result of serious complications, such as fetal anomalies, that put the life of the woman or fetus at risk, medical experts say. In most cases, these are also wanted pregnancies, experts say.
Americans give Harris an edge over Trump on abortion policy
As debate turns to issues of abortion, recent polling shows that this topic is a strong one for Harris.
About half of Americans (51%) say they trust Harris to do a better job of handling abortion policy than they do Trump (27%), according to an .
This is also an issue where Republicans give Trump relatively low marks, signaling some possible displeasure from his own party. Only about 6 in 10 Republicans trust Trump over Harris on these issues. About 15% trust Harris more, and about 1 in 10 trust both candidates equally.
Harris: I맥스카지노m for the middle class. Trump is for the rich guy.
Harris is leaning into her middle-class background and her plans to create an 맥스카지노opportunity economy맥스카지노 while lashing out at Trump as out-of-touch.
맥스카지노Donald Trump has no plan for you. And when you look at his economic plan, it맥스카지노s all about tax breaks for the richest people,맥스카지노 she says.
Trump for his part pushing back that Harris is an empty vessel when it comes to the economy. 맥스카지노She doesn맥스카지노t have a plan. She copied Biden맥스카지노s plan.맥스카지노
Harris on Trump맥스카지노s proposed tariffs
Harris claimed that 맥스카지노economists have said that that Trump맥스카지노s sales tax would actually result for middle class families in about $4,000 more a year.맥스카지노 She was referring to Trump맥스카지노s proposal to impose a tariff of 10% to 20% on all imports 맥스카지노 he has mentioned both figures 맥스카지노 and up to 60% on imports from China.
Most economists do expect it would raise prices on many goods. The Center for American Progress Action Fund, a progressive advocacy group, has calculated that the higher tariffs would cost households an extra $3,900 a year. However, Trump has said the tariff revenue could be used to cut other taxes, which would reduce the overall cost of the policy.맥스카지노
Harris forecasts 맥스카지노lies, grievances and name-calling맥스카지노 from Trump
Harris has been viewing Trump with a somewhat skeptical look on her face, and she says she맥스카지노s not expecting much truth from him during this debate.
Harris says she expects to hear 맥스카지노a bunch of lies, grievances and name-calling맥스카지노 from her GOP opponent during their 90-minute debate.
Trump again distances himself from Project 2025
Trump is again distancing himself from Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation project crafted by dozens of his former administration officials.
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Democrats have made the deeply conservative proposals a centerpiece of their attacks against Trump.
Harris focuses on middle class in first answer; Trump pivots to immigration
With the White House under pressure on the economy, Harris said she was 맥스카지노raised as a middle class kid맥스카지노 and would be focused on creating an 맥스카지노opportunity economy.맥스카지노
She also sharply criticized Trump for policies that she said would increase costs for Americans.
Trump rejected the description, and he said he would focus on tariffs on imports from foreign countries.
He also swiftly shifted focus to immigration, saying people were 맥스카지노pouring into the country.맥스카지노
First question of the debate is on the economy
Many voters say it맥스카지노s the top issue for them in this election, and the economy is the first question during the Harris-Trump debate.
Americans are slightly more likely to trust Trump over Harris when it comes to handling the economy, according to an .
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By one measure, Americans are not better or worse off than four years ago. Earlier Tuesday, the Census Bureau released an annual report that showed inflation-adjusted U.S. median household income in 2023 rose for the first time since 2019 to $80,610 맥스카지노 about the same as it was four years ago, in 2019.