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A civilized tone, few interruptions and even compliments: the “vice presidents debate” between Mike pence Y Kamala harris Wednesday offered a stark contrast to the violent verbal confrontation between President Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden last week.
The Republican Vice President and the Democratic Senator broke off in their exchanges, but they also thanked each other, treated each other kindly, and listened to each other.
“I want to congratulate her, as I did on the phone, on the historic nature of her nomination”Pence told Harris, the first black candidate for the vice presidency of one of the great American parties.
Harris, who was born in California to a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, nodded and responded with “Thank you.”
Later, Harris again thanked Pence after he highlighted the trajectory of the Democratic candidates. “I respect the fact that Joe Biden spent 47 years in public life. I also respect their public service “said Trump’s right-hand man.
Several more times the former California prosecutor, famous for her inquisitive style, said “Thank you, Mr. Vice President.”
The televised duel in Salt Lake City, Utah, the first and only scheduled between the vice presidential candidates before the November 3 election, was strikingly different from the chaotic September 29 meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, between Trump and Biden, very later questioned by the public.
A strong warning from moderator Susan Page established an expectation of basic courtesy between Pence and Harris.
“We want a debate that is lively. But Americans also deserve a discussion that is civilized. These are tumultuous times, but we can and will have a respectful exchange, ”Page said.
The meeting between Pence and Harris took on special significance as Trump, 74, recovers from his COVID-19 infection, and Biden, 77, could become the oldest president in US history.
Protagonist of Moscow
Meanwhile, a fly that landed on the gray hair of Donald Trump’s right hand captured all eyes and was the delight of Internet users on Twitter this Wednesday.
The fly – which remained on the head of the vice president for more than two minutes – monopolized the comments on Twitter and allowed Trump’s political opponents to recreate, from the Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, to the Republicans opposed to the president of the platform Lincoln Project.
Before ending the debate, the insect already had an account on Twitter, it was a highly commented label on the social network in the United States and appeared in some humorous user polls that asked who won the debate, Mike Pence, Kamala Harris or the fly .
Pence remained undaunted and continued to defend the Trump administration’s policy on law enforcement, at a time in the debate over police brutality against minorities in the United States.
In the midst of political tension less than a month before the November 3 elections, the uncomfortable insect allowed a moment of détente.
Biden took advantage of the social media frenzy to sell a $ 10 fly swatter and raise funds for his campaign with the slogan “swat the flies and lies.”
Even among Republicans, the unforeseen event was amusing, and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul joked: “Illegal espionage is really out of control.”
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