Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump face off tonight in their one-and-only scheduled debate. And, police bodycam video of NFL star Tyreek Hill’s shows escalated traffic stop.
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Tonight is the first chance Americans have to see Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump face off, in the same place, at the same time. A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that 70% of respondents will be watching what could be the one-and-only scheduled debate between the presidential hopefuls. And 30% say it will help them decide who to vote for. This comes as polls show a very close contest between the candidates.
???? Compared to President Biden’s June debate, Harris is younger and less likely to struggle when Trump attacks her, NPR’s Franco Ordoñez tells Up First. And as a former prosecutor, she can also hold Trump accountable. She is looking to define herself to voters and continue her momentum, while Trump wants to end what his campaign sees as her extended honeymoon period. The former president is hoping to show she is the same as Biden and tie her to his most controversial policies while presenting himself as something different.
???? NPR’s Scott Horsley says Trump will likely try to paint Harris as responsible for a lot of the inflation that people are unhappy about. Harris will likely try to paint Trump as someone who cuts taxes for the wealthy, but doesn’t do much for the middle class. Sweeping tariffs have also been a centerpiece of Trump’s economic platform, which Harris might use to remind people that his first term tariffs invited a lot of retaliation and ended up hurting U.S.
