6 Key Moments From The Debate Between Kamala Harris And Donald Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off Tuesday night for their first — and possibly only — presidential debate before the November election.

The showdown in Philadelphia was fiery, with both candidates attempting to appeal to voters in a close race.

Here are six significant moments from the event:

Harris had Trump shake her hand during their first-ever meeting.

The ABC News presidential debate Tuesday was the first time Harris and Trump had ever met in person or appeared in the same room together. Though Trump has largely eschewed a handshake or greeting in past debates, Harris quickly walked up to him, stuck her hand out and introduced herself.

Trump has repeatedly mispronounced her name on the campaign trail — and has taken to insulting her as Kamabla.

Harris effectively baited the former president on crowd sizes and his 2020 election loss.

Despite a relatively tempered start, Harris quickly got under Trump’s skin after saying his supporters often get bored at his rallies and even leave early “out of exhaustion.”

The quip prompted a fierce retort from the former president, who claimed — as he often does — that he has the “biggest” and “most incredible rallies in the history of politics.”

“People don’t leave my rallies,” he said. “People don’t go to her rallies. There’s no reason to go. The people that do go, she’s busing them in and paying them to be there and showing them in a different light.”

During another fiery moment, Harris said Trump was “fired by 81 million people” during the last election and said world leaders were laughing at him. Trump went on to tout his cozy relationships with strongman leaders like Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong