The Harris and Pence Debate in 6 Highlights | 2020 U.S. elections

• See phrases from the debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence
• SANDRA COHEN: In ‘dress rehearsal for the presidency’, Harris and Pence fall short

Harris harshly criticized the government’s action in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Pence said the American leader put the United States in first place from the start. That was the first and only debate in which the two candidates participate before November 3 elections.

look down Six highlights from the showdown between the candidates:

1. Racism and police violence
2. Nomination to the Supreme Court
3. Renewable energies and environment
4. Economic recovery
5. Vice presidency
6. Coronavirus pandemic

1. Coronavirus pandemic

“The American people have witnessed the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country,” said Senator Kamala Harris.

The Democratic Party candidate recalled the large number of Covid-19 in the United States. THE country concentrates more than 7.5 million confirmations of cases of the disease and at least 210 thousand deaths due to complications from the coronavirus.

In his defense, Pence said that from the beginning, Trump put America first. “He did what no other president did: travel prohibited from China, and Senator Biden said it was xenophobia. “According to Pence, it saved thousands of lives.

She redoubled the criticism when Pence was asked why government officials exposed themselves while participating in a event on the White House lawnin late September, in which many people may have been infected with the coronavirus, including President Trump.

The Democrat also said that Biden has a plan in case he is elected and takes office before the pandemic ends. According to her, her administration will focus on “expand contact monitoring and testing, in administering the vaccine and making sure it’s free for everyone. ”

Whether it’s Donald Trump, 74, or Joe Biden, 77, whoever wins the November 3 election will be the oldest president of the United States to date. In this way, many believe that there is a great chance that the vice to reach the highest command post in the country.

However, they both avoided answering directly when asked about the health of their career partners and if they had discussions about the possibility of taking office. They both just said that both Biden and Trump are “transparent”.

3. Economic recovery

In debating the state of the American economy, the two candidates discussed the tax cuts: Pence said Biden wants to stop tax cutsBut Harris says the measure would not apply to anyone making less than $ 400,000.

Second to Senator, to the economy health is based on the health of the worker and family, but Trump “measures the economy by the number of rich people.” The Democratic candidate questioned the tax situation of Trump, who allegedly did not pay taxes for ten years, according to the New York Times.

Mike Pence defended his running mate, saying, “The American people have a president who is an entrepreneur and job creator. And he paid tens of millions of dollars in taxes. ”

4. Renewable energy and the environment

According to Pence, Biden and Harris would return to the Paris Agreement, It would adopt the Green New Deal and prohibit the practice of fracking (a method of gas and oil extraction by which material is injected under pressure underground, causing fractures), which “it would end American families”.

In response, Harris stated that Joe Biden will not ban fracking and “this is a fact.” He also said that the Democrat intends to create jobs, and that millions of them will come from use of clean and renewable energy.

“Joe believes in science. Let’s proudly return to the Climate Agreement. This administration has already removed the words Science and Climate Change from its website, “Harris said.

5. Nomination for the Supreme Court

A Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett for a seat on the Supreme Court The United States was also a topic in Wednesday’s debate. The conservative judge was appointed by Trump to replace Ruth Ginsburg, who died last month of cancer.

Harris, defends the postponement of the appointment of the next judge until next year: “Let the American people decide who will occupy the White House and then we will decide who will occupy that lifetime seat on the Supreme Court.”

THE The Republican candidate supports the nomination and asked for a “fair hearing” Judge Barrett. Next week it will be heard by the United States Senate and Harris will attend the session. He mentioned the tough position given by Kamala Harris to another Trump-appointed judge, Brett Kavanaugh.

6. Racism and police violence

Near the end of the debate, the The senator from California showed irritation during a discussion on racial justice. Mike Pence deplored the Breonna Taylor case, but said he believed in the US judicial system.

“This idea that the United States is systematically racist and that there is an implicit bias in the application of the law, as Biden and Harris say, is a great insult to the men and women who work in that sector,” said Mike Pence.

That’s when Harris, a former federal prosecutor, she responded angrily, saying that she was the only one in that scenario who had legally accused a series of criminals of all kinds.

“I will not sit here listening to a sermon from the vice president on what it means to enforce the laws of our country. I am the only one on this stage who has personally prosecuted everything from child sexual assault to murder,” he said.

He then quoted President Trump as saying that in the debate against Joe Biden the The president failed to convict a white supremacist group and recalling the 2017 Charllotesville episode, when he said there were good people “on both sides” during an incident that also involved white supremacists.

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