Harris campaign releases memo blasting Trump for ‘toxic positions’ he took during this week’s debate, saying he should respond to themIn a memo released this morning, Harris campaign spokesman Ian Sams said Donald Trump should be held accountable for his refusal to answer questions dealing with some of the thorniest issues the president faces at Tuesday’s debate.Sams cited direct questions to Trump from the moderators about whether he would veto a national abortion ban, or if he wanted Ukraine to win its war against Russia – both queries to which the former president did not directly respond. Trump also restated his debunked belief that he won the 2020 election, and said that he would seek to repeal the Affordable Care Act, despite only having “concepts” of a plan to replace it.Harris campaigns at 6.35pm ET in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the swing state that some believe will be the most important in deciding the outcome of this election.Tim Walz, Harris’s running mate, is campaigning in the two other Great Lake swing states, Michigan and Wisconsin.Joe Biden welcomes the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, to the White House at 4.30pm, for his first visit since taking office in July. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-09-13 13:22:07
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