A deeper dive into the candidates’ few responses to serious questions of war and peace
We did hear back and forth about Russian president Vladimir Putin’s reported pre-debate endorsement of Kamala Harris, saying her “laugh is so expressive and infectious.” Harris’s onstage presence confirmed Putin’s observation, as ABC’s split-screen cameras often caught Harris mocking her opponent, looking like she had breathed a dose of laughing gas before the debate.
We heard Donald Trump, whose frequent scowls made it seem like he was vying with Harris in the facial expression competition, claim that Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán believes he is the world’s most feared and respected man.
Fortunately for the American people, neither “Russians for Harris” nor “Magyars for Trump” has enough electoral clout to influence the outcome, even as early voting begins this week in several states.
We were thankfully spared conversation about childless cat ladies, but we did hear some live fact-checking on Trump’s claim that illegal migrants are stealing and eating people’s pets, and on which candidate bores more people more of the time at campaign rallies.
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