Harris slams Trump over economy, abortion and immigration in heated debate

The former US president was on the defensive as moderators fact-checked his statements during the two presidential hopefuls' debate in Philadelphia.

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00:00Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed in their first and perhaps only debate before

00:07the presidential election.

00:09During the 90-minute battle between nominees from the Democratic and Republican parties,

00:14the two candidates showcased their starkly different visions for the U.S. on topics like

00:19democracy, national security and American foreign policy.

00:24Look at what's going on in the Middle East.

00:26This would have never happened.

00:28I will get that settled and fast, and I'll get the war with Ukraine and Russia ended.

00:34If I'm president-elect, I'll get it done before even becoming president.

00:40Harris' performance seemed to be the opposite of President Joe Biden's in June, with sharp,

00:45focused answers, while Biden at times appeared incoherent.

00:51Israel has a right to defend itself.

00:53We would.

00:55And how it does so matters, because it is also true, far too many innocent Palestinians

01:02have been killed, children, mothers.

01:05What we know is that this war must end.

01:10It must end immediately.

01:12And the way it will end is we need a ceasefire deal, and we need the hostages out.

01:19The debate took place less than two months from election day, and hours before the first

01:23early ballots will begin to be mailed in parts of the country.