Trump reacts to ABC Information Presidential Debate efficiency, says whether or not he is open to a second with Harris
Former President Trump reacted to his efficiency on the ABC News Presidential Debate late Tuesday evening on "Hannity," saying he believes it was his "greatest debate ever."
"I believed it was actually good. We had three in opposition to one, however I anticipated it," he mentioned, referring to debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, who at instances fact-checked and pressed the previous president on his solutions.
Davis requested Trump a query about his stance on abortion, and he claimed some states enable abortion within the ninth month of a being pregnant.
"They even have, and you'll take a look at the governor of West Virginia [Virginia], the earlier governor… not the present governor, who's doing a wonderful job, however the governor earlier than, he mentioned, ‘The child will probably be born, and we'll resolve what to do with the infant,’ in different phrases, we’ll execute the infant. And that’s why I did that," Trump mentioned.
Davis interjected after he completed his remarks, saying, "There isn't any state on this nation the place it's authorized to kill a child after it’s born.
Fox Information host Sean Hannity requested Trump about reviews Harris’ marketing campaign desires a second debate in October, and whether or not he could be open to it. Fox Information has prolonged a proper invitation to each the Trump and Harris campaigns for a second debate subsequent month.
"She desires it as a result of being misplaced," Trump responded. "I do not know. I've got to consider it. However, should you receive the controversy, I suppose perhaps I should not do it. Why ought to I do one other debate? She instantly mentioned we want another debate. That is... you understand what occurs while you're a prizefighter, and also you lose? You instantly need a new combat."
"Would you be inclined to say sure?" Hannity requested.
"Possibly if it was on a good community, I might try this," Trump mentioned.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump shake fingers throughout the second presidential debate on the Pennsylvania Conference Heart in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Doug Mills/The New York Occasions/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs)
The 2024 GOP presidential candidate additionally hit Harris for her solutions to a number of the debate questions.
"I at all times say I have been getting ready all my life for these debates. You already know, you'll be able to't go in like she did; she goes right into a room, and she memorized lines more or much less," he informed Hannity.
Trump and Harris obtained optimistic and unfavourable reactions to their respective debate performances.
Fox Information chief political analyst Brit Hume mentioned the previous president "had a foul evening."
"We heard so many of the previous grievances that we’d lengthy thought that Trump had realized weren't winners politically," Hume mentioned after the controversy.
Former Democratic congressman and "The 5" co-host Harold Ford, Jr. acknowledged that Harris might have supplied extra specifics in her solutions and higher addressed the modifications in her coverage positions.
Ashley Carnahan is an author at Fox Information Digital.