A week after the debate, Trump is still claiming he won. But the polls tell a different story.
Donald Trump is still claiming he won last week’s debate against Kamala Harris, despite polls giving Harris the lead.
“Finally everyone is agreeing that I won the Debate with Kamala. It was like a delayed reaction but, as one Political Pundit said, “Trump is still the G.O.A.T.”” the former president wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday night.
Trump’s declaration comes after he and Harris took to the stage in Philadelphia last Tuesday, September 10, for their first debate together of the election cycle.
The former president was fact-checked a number of times during the debate for repeating false claims that the 2020 election was rigged and promoting a conspiracy theory about migrants in Ohio abducting and eating pets.
Both candidates claimed victory after the debate, but CNN’s flash poll revealed 63 percent of viewers thought Harris won the debate, compared to 37 percent who said the same about Trump. A week later, polling still shows that Harris won the debate, and that Harris is ahead of Trump nationally.
An Angus Reid Global poll conducted between September 13 and 16 shows that 56 percent of those who watched or followed the debate say that Harris held the advantage in the contest, while one-quarter (25 percent) believe Trump won.
