{"id":2339509,"date":"2024-09-10T23:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T03:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biggest-zingers-from-first-trump-harris-presidential-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T23:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T03:57:57","slug":"biggest-zingers-from-first-trump-harris-presidential-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biggest-zingers-from-first-trump-harris-presidential-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest zingers from first Trump-Harris presidential debate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiggest-zingers-from-first-trump-harris-presidential-debate-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339509&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the first debate of\u2062 the 2024\u2063 presidential election cycle, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a contentious exchange featuring notable jabs and accusations. Trump accused Harris of shifting her political views\u2064 and referred to\u200b her as a &#8220;Marxist,&#8221;\u200d implying that she was adopting his viewpoints to win favor. In contrast, Harris challenged Trump&#8217;s foreign policy reputation, \u200dclaiming world leaders ridicule him, and \u200cargued he lacks the temperament required for the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The debate also highlighted Trump&#8217;s attempts to undermine Harris&#8217;s plans, mockingly comparing them to a simplistic children&#8217;s story, &#8220;Run, \u200bSpot, \u200bRun.&#8221; Additionally, Harris deflected a question from \u200cthe moderator to critique Trump&#8217;s rally performances, suggesting \u2062that attendees leave out\u2062 of\u2064 &#8220;exhaustion and boredom&#8221; and\u200d accused him of neglecting the\u200b needs of the American \u2062people during his speeches.<\/p>\n<p>Trump countered by referencing Harris\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-accepts-rules-for-abc-trump-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris accepts rules for ABC Trump debate- Washington Examiner\">past debate moments<\/a>, emphasizing her interruptions, and claimed a need for urgency in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-co-chair-not-happy-over-his-border-comments\/\" title=\"Biden campaign co-chair displeased with border remarks\">addressing border issues<\/a>, which he attributed to the Biden administration&#8217;s incompetence. Harris attempted to distinguish herself from Biden and Trump, \u2064promising a new form\u200d of leadership rooted in optimism. The \u2062debate showcased a\u200c dynamic filled with personal attacks, policy critiques, and efforts from both candidates to assert their positions ahead \u200cof the election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biggest zingers from first Trump-Harris presidential debate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1757170\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Kamala Harris<\/a> faced off for the first time in the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The debate featured a much different dynamic than viewers saw between President Joe Biden and Trump in June.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the biggest zingers of the night:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump: &lsquo;I&rsquo;m gonna send her a MAGA hat&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Trump seized on allegations of Harris flip-flopping on her stances from 2020, saying that she was increasingly adopting his stances.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everything that she believed three years ago and four years ago is out the window. She&rsquo;s going to my philosophy now. In fact, I was going to send her a MAGA hat,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;She&rsquo;s gone to my philosophy. But if she ever got elected, she&rsquo;d change it, and it will be the end of our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s a Marxist. Everybody knows she&rsquo;s a Marxist. Her father is a Marxist, professor in economics, and he taught her well,&rdquo; he claimed.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harris: &lsquo;They&rsquo;re laughing at you&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Harris attempted to attack Trump&rsquo;s foreign policy record by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3150069\/harris-foreign-leaders-laughing-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>questioning his prestige on the international stage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have traveled the world as vice president of the United States, and world leaders are laughing at Donald Trump,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I have talked with military leaders, some of whom worked with you, and they say you&rsquo;re a disgrace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris used the alleged remarks as evidence that Trump isn&rsquo;t fit to be president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And when you then talk in this way in a presidential debate and deny what over and over again are court cases you have lost because you did, in fact, lose that election,&rdquo; she continued, referencing 2020. &ldquo;It leads one to believe that perhaps we do not have, in the candidate to my right, the temperament or the ability to not be confused about the fact that&rsquo;s deeply troubling, and the American people deserve better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump: &lsquo;Run, Spot, Run&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Responding to Harris&rsquo;s allegation that prominent economists had denounced Trump&rsquo;s economic plan, he invoked an interesting comparison to attack her supposed lack of a plan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just to finish off, she doesn&rsquo;t have a plan. She copied Biden&rsquo;s plan, and it&rsquo;s, like, four sentences, like, &lsquo;Run, Spot, Run,&#8217;&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Four sentences that are just, oh, we&rsquo;ll try and lower taxes. She doesn&rsquo;t have a plan. Her plan, she doesn&rsquo;t have a plan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harris: &lsquo;Exhaustion and boredom&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Harris went openly off-script, disregarding the moderator&rsquo;s question to deliver a statement hitting at a major source of Trump&rsquo;s pride: his rallies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I&rsquo;m going to actually do something really unusual, and I&rsquo;m going to invite you to attend one of Donald Trump&rsquo;s rallies because it&rsquo;s a really interesting thing to watch,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;You will see, during the course of his rallies, he talks about fictional characters like Hannibal Lecter. He will talk about how windmills cause cancer. And what you will also notice is that people start leaving his rallies early out of exhaustion and boredom. And I will tell you, the one thing you will not hear him talk about is you. You will not hear him talk about your needs and your needs and your desires.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump showed offense at the remarks, saying that he has had the biggest rallies ever.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump: &lsquo;I&rsquo;m talking now&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>In a surprise move, Trump flipped one of Harris&rsquo;s most memorable moves from her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-30-reasons-kamala-harris-would-be-a-terrible-president\/\" title=\"Top 30 Reasons Kamala Harris Would Be A Terrible President\">2020 vice presidential debate<\/a> on him, chastizing her for interrupting him after she could be heard saying, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not true&rdquo; over a comment about defunding the police.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wait a minute, I&rsquo;m talking now. You don&rsquo;t mind, please. Sound familiar?&rdquo; Trump quipped. <\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s iconic moment in 2020 came during the vice presidential debate against former Vice President Mike Pence, in which she said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m speaking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harris: &lsquo;I am not Joe Biden, and I am certainly not Donald Trump&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>After Trump criticized the Biden administration, Harris sought to distance herself from Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clearly I am not Joe Biden, and I am certainly not Donald Trump,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;And what I do offer is a new generation of leadership for our country, one who believes in what is possible, one who brings a sense of optimism about what we can do instead of always disparaging the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump: &lsquo;Wake him up at 4 o&rsquo;clock in the afternoon&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Trump took aim at Biden and Harris, saying they must take immediate action to solve the border crisis, alleging ineptitude on the part of Biden in the process.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Go down to Washington, D.C., and let her sign a bill to close up the border because they have the right to do it. They don&rsquo;t need bills,&rdquo; Trump argued. &ldquo;They have the right to do, the president of the United States, you&rsquo;ll get them out of bed. You&rsquo;ll wake them up at 4 o&rsquo;clock in the afternoon. You say, &lsquo;Come on, come on down to the office. Let&rsquo;s sign a bill.&rsquo; If he signed that, the border is closed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harris: &lsquo;A dictator who would eat you for lunch&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Attacking Trump&rsquo;s record on Russia and Ukraine, Harris attempted to appeal to Polish Americans living in Pennsylvania by connecting him with Putin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Understand why the European allies and our NATO allies are so thankful that you are no longer president and that we understand the importance of the greatest military alliance the world has ever known, which is NATO, and what we have done to preserve the ability of Zelensky and the Ukrainians to fight for their independence,&rdquo; Harris said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Otherwise, Putin would be sitting in Kyiv with his eyes on the rest of Europe, starting with Poland,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;And why don&rsquo;t you tell the 800,000 Polish Americans right here in Pennsylvania how quickly you would give up for the sake of favor and what you think is a friendship with what is known to be a dictator who would eat you for lunch.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump countered by arguing that Putin would still be in Moscow if he were president because the war wouldn&rsquo;t have begun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1757170\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757170\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Highlights from the First Trump-Harris Presidential Debate**<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris clashed for the first time in the 2024 election cycle, showcasing a different dynamic compared to the June debate between President Joe Biden and Trump. Here are some of the standout moments from the evening:<\/p>\n<p>**Trump: &#8216;I\u2019m going to send her a MAGA hat&#8217;**<br \/>\nTrump capitalized on accusations that Harris had changed her positions since 2020, claiming she was increasingly aligning with his views. &#8220;Everything she believed three or four years ago is gone. She\u2019s adopting my philosophy now. In fact, I was thinking of sending her a MAGA hat,&#8221; he stated. He further labeled her as a Marxist, asserting that her father had influenced her beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>**Harris: &#8216;They\u2019re laughing at you&#8217;**<br \/>\nHarris aimed to undermine Trump&#8217;s foreign policy by suggesting he lacked respect on the global stage. &#8220;As vice president, I&#8217;ve traveled worldwide, and world leaders are laughing at Donald Trump,&#8221; she remarked. She cited conversations with military leaders who deemed him a disgrace and questioned his temperament for presidency.<\/p>\n<p>**Trump: &#8216;Run, Spot, Run&#8217;**<br \/>\nIn response to Harris&#8217;s claims about economists criticizing his economic plan, Trump mocked her by saying she lacked an original plan of her own: &#8220;She copied Biden\u2019s plan; it\u2019s just four sentences long\u2014like \u2018Run, Spot, Run.\u2019 She doesn\u2019t have a real plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>**Harris: &#8216;Exhaustion and boredom&#8217;**<br \/>\nGoing off-script during the debate, Harris invited viewers to attend one of Trump&#8217;s rallies as an observation exercise. &#8220;You\u2019ll see him talk about fictional characters like Hannibal Lecter or claim windmills cause cancer,&#8221; she said while noting that attendees often leave early due to boredom.<\/p>\n<p>**Trump: &#8216;I\u2019m talking now&#8217;**<br \/>\nIn an unexpected twist reminiscent of one of Harris&#8217;s previous debates where she asserted herself against interruptions, Trump called out Harris for interrupting him during their exchange about police funding.<\/p>\n<p>**Harris: &#8216;I am not Joe Biden nor Donald Trump&#8217;**<br \/>\nWhen criticized by Trump regarding Biden&#8217;s administration policies, Harris distanced herself from both men by stating that she represents a new generation of leadership focused on optimism rather than negativity towards Americans.<\/p>\n<p>**Trump: &#8216;Wake him up at 4 o\u2019clock in the afternoon&#8217;**<br \/>\nTargeting both Biden and Harris over border issues, Trump suggested they should take immediate action without needing formal legislation\u2014implying they were inactive due to laziness.<\/p>\n<p>**Harris: &#8216;A dictator who would eat you for lunch&#8217;**<br \/>\nAddressing Trump&#8217;s record concerning Russia and Ukraine while appealing to Polish Americans in Pennsylvania, Harris emphasized NATO&#8217;s importance under current leadership compared to what could have happened if Putin had been unchecked during Trump&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>These exchanges highlighted key points in their respective campaigns as they prepare for what lies ahead in this election cycle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2339510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris_Trump_Debate_PA_Election_2024_k1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4021,32095,3634,32076,33145],"class_list":["post-2339509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris","tag-presidential-debate","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner","tag-zingers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris_Trump_Debate_PA_Election_2024_k1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}