NPR poll finds 7 in 10 Americans plan to watch debate
Nearly three-quarters of US voters reportedly say they will watch tonight’s debate Latest polls Reported by NPR, PBS News and Marist.
The debate between Trump and Biden in early June drew 51.3 million viewers, down from the record 73.1 million viewers who tuned in to their first debate in September 2020. debate politician.
——Es Yildirim
Ohio police deny Vance’s claim that Haitian immigrants eat people’s pets
Republican vice presidential candidate U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks to reporters in front of the border wall with Mexico on September 6, 2024 in San Diego, California.
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Springfield, Ohio police deny Vance’s claims in X post People in this city have had their “pets kidnapped and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country.”
“There are currently no credible reports or specific accounts of individuals within the immigrant community harming, injuring, or abusing pets,” the Springfield Police Department said in a statement. Police also denied that immigrants in the city have been squatting, rioting, or mistreating pets. Throwing trash or disrupting traffic.
The Vance campaign also issued a statement of its own, saying the Ohio senator had received a “volume of calls and emails” about the influx of Haitian immigrants into the city.
The campaign did not mention anything about pets being stolen and eaten.
——Josephine Rozelle
These are the rules for tonight’s showdown
According to ABC News rules, as was the case at the June presidential debate between Trump and Biden, microphones will be muted when the candidates are not speaking tonight.
The debate will last 90 minutes, with two commercial breaks during which Trump and Harris will not be able to interact with their staff. There is no live audience.
Nominees will have two minutes to answer each question, two minutes for rebuttals and one minute for follow-up, clarification or response.
Trump won the coin toss and chose the final decision. Harris chose to appear on the right side of the viewer’s screen tonight. None of them will deliver opening statements.
——Josephine Rozelle
Trump attacks accuser Jessica Leeds: He’s a ‘sexual predator’
Jessica Leeds publicly responded to comments made about her by Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump at a press conference outside Trump Tower in New York City, the United States, on September 9, 2024.
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Jessica Leeds, who previously testified that Trump sexually assaulted her on a plane in the late 1970s, called Trump a “sexual predator” who didn’t understand the “psychological toll” this method had on the victimized women. harm”.
“We can’t have this man back in the White House,” Leeds, 82, said at a news conference outside Trump Tower in Manhattan on Monday afternoon.
Leeds’ comments came days after Trump blasted her for her testimony last year in a sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against author E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of Pu raped her in a New York department store in the 1990s.
Trump called Liz’s accusation that he sexually harassed her on a plane “a complete fabrication” and said she “wouldn’t have been chosen.”
“He assaulted me 50 years ago and continues to assault me today,” Leeds said Monday.
Asked whether she would sue Trump over his comments about her and deny her accusations, Leeds said: “We are considering a number of options as a result of his latest comments, but have not made a decision at this time.”
Carroll has sued Trump twice and received more than $88 million in damages for defamation and sexual abuse.
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Commerce Department’s Raimondo says Trump’s tariff plan ‘scares’ private sector
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, a Harris ally, said the debate could turn into a fight over Trump’s proposed tariffs.
“If I were a businessman and I heard about a 20% tariff on all imports, and I saw (Trump) behaving so erratically and unpredictably, I think that’s scary,” Raimondo told CNBC. . scream box.
“Every businessperson should have predictability,” she added. Trump has recommended Imposing tariffs of 10% to 20% on imported products from U.S. trading partners.
Harris’ team has explain She will “adopt targeted strategic tariffs to support American workers, strengthen our economy, and hold our adversaries accountable.”
——Brian Schwartz
How to watch the presidential debates
The debate will be hosted by ABC News in partnership with local affiliate WPVI-TV/6ABC.
The debate will air live on ABC starting at 9 p.m. ET, and the broadcaster will also air the debate on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. It will also be available on the ABC app and website at abc.com.
Other major broadcasters will simultaneously broadcast the debate, including NBC, CNN, CBS and Fox News.
— Ace Yildirim
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