Trump and Harris clash in a high-stakes showdown | Planet America

Join Chas and John for a presidential debate special as Trump and Harris clash in a high-stakes showdown. So, who won? We ask political strategists Brett Doster and Steve Maviglio. Planet America 9:30pm AEST ABC TV
00:00 – Welcome to Planet America from John Barron and Chas Licciardello
00:23 – Kamala Harris meets Donald Trump for the first time for a high-stakes presidential debate.
00:59 – So, who won? A CNN poll says Harris won.
03:02 – Highlights of the Trump Harris presidential debate.
19:46 – Interview with Republican strategist Brett Doster
27:38 –Interview with Democratic Political Consultant Steve Maviglio
34:15 – John looks back at moments from past debates which changed the course of American history
37:54 – Goodnight from John Barron and Chas Licciardello

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[mufflejoy]

Having Trump look bad when being fact checked is not a journalistic problem - if he did not need to be fact checked it would not be an issue.

[kated]

She didn't manage to get him to have a melt-down??? Any human being, besides Trump, who had gone off the way he did (several times), would have been seen as having a melt-down... can we please stop putting a different bar for Trump than for everyone else?? I know we are used to him behaving abnormally, but we still should NOT normalize it.

[DashkinBeniquet]

I disagree with Chaz’s point about the yes/no healthcare plan question for Trump. It’s a simple question from a journalist and American citizen herself. That was not unfair in any way.

[TaiwanisMoving]

The 'fact checks' were as basic as could be. Literally 'newborns are not being executed' and 'immigrants are not eating people's pets.'

[billyeyes]

9 years to come up with a Health Care Plan and it's still in Concept mode....

[monicagreen]

Trump LOST the debate !!! Point blank, Period.

[paulryan]

She didn't get a debate ending moment? When he got fact checked on dog eating and he said "I saw it on TV!". There's a solid gold opportunity to show that your opponent can be manipulated by whatever he sees on tv or the internet by anyone on the planet (as long as they tell him he's great first). If that isn't a moment to leap on I don't know what is.

[lartdelavivre]

A CNN poll conducted shortly after the debate revealed that 63% of debate watchers believed Harris performed better than Trump, while only 37% favored Trump. Additionally, a YouGov poll showed a similar trend, with Harris winning 43% to 28% among registered voters. Even conservative outlets like Fox News acknowledged her strong performance.

[gingercat]

"Monday night, a washed up conspiracy theorist from New York gets thoroughly owned by a superior opponent from San Francisco!"

[SirQuantization]

I don’t blame the moderators at all. If Trump doesn’t want to get fact checked he shouldn’t be lying to begin with. And it’s not their fault he literally doesn’t have a plan 😂

[m-erko]

Trump wasn't ready for the handshake & he never recovered

[creativeproducer]

No-one mentioned Trump going to the Spin Room after. He really looked like a losing candidate. Desperately trying to sell something no-one was buying.

[stuartstuart]

Come on guys, she wiped the floor with Trump. No needs to "both sides" it.

[payroll]

Cats and dogs is melt down by anyone's measure.

[JonStark]

*It’s been over 9 years and Trump’s Healthcare Plan is STILL “2 weeks away”.🤦🏼‍♂️🤣*

[time]

He kinda did meltdown when he yelled at her, "She's Biden!!"... mini-meltdown 😅

[magster]

They HAVE REPAIRED THE ECONOMY. Now we need higher min wage, not simply handouts. And higher taxes on highest incomes.

[BobbyHickey]

Trump assumes everyone is as easy to manipulate as his supporters.
He looked like a fool.
How does that make those that support him look?

[EL_Duderino]

Saying Trump didn't melt down is just not true.

[Kokozaftran]

Charlottesville, Covid-19, and insurrection is a valid discussion!

Unbelievable that the hosts would discuss those as some whatever topic.

A LOT of people died on those events! 😡