The most notable — and quotable — exchanges from the Harris-Trump debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first meeting between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump featured some sharp comments and memorable moments.
Here are some of the most notable — and quotable — exchanges from Tuesday night’s debate:
“You’re not running against Joe Biden. You’re running against me.”
— Harris, after Trump repeatedly criticized President Biden and his administration.
“She refused to be there because she was at a sorority party of hers.”
— Trump, referring to Harris missing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. Harris was in Indianapolis speaking to the national gathering of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, a historically Black sorority of which she is not a member.
“It’s a really interesting thing to watch. You will see, during the course of his rallies, he talks about fictional characters like Hannibal Lecter. He will talk about windmills cause cancer. And what you will also notice is that people start leaving his rallies early out of exhaustion and boredom.”
— Harris, who said she was taking the “unusual step” of inviting people to attend a Trump rally.
“They’re eating the dogs.”
— Trump, repeating a false claim his campaign has promoted that Haitian immigrants are eating pets. Trump stood by the false claims despite ABC News’ David Muir noting that city officials found no evidence of the claim.
“Talk about extreme.”
— Harris, responding to Trump’s false claim about dogs.
“I read where she was not Black… and then I read that she was Black, and that’s OK. Either one was OK with me. That’s up to her.”
— Trump, who has questioned Harris’ racial identity. He then repeatedly said that he “does not care” how she identifies. Harris, who is Black and Indian American, called it a