Mehsa Mozhdehi: The confrontation between Trump and Kamala Harris on Wednesday morning is considered a turning point in the 2024 US elections. It is not yet clear whether the debate, which ABC held, will be the last debate of the election or if the two Democrats and Republicans will have the opportunity to face each other again. Estimates tell about the victory of Kamala Harris from the point of view of the viewers. However, in the United States it is almost impossible to predict the final outcome. One of the most popular singers in the world, Taylor Swift, supported Harris after Wednesday's debate, which made many people talk more openly about his victory in last night's debate and the attention of the voters.
Although Kamala Harris did not appear very bright in her recent interview with CNN as a representative of the Democrats in the elections, but the way she faced Trump has excited the Americans. Analysts believe that Harris has beaten Trump to an acceptable extent in this debate. Donald Trump, who had previously been able to shine in the debate with Biden due to the weaknesses of the American president, thought that working with Kamala Harris might be as easy as Biden.
In Khabar Online, we have a conversation with Esfandiar Khodai, an expert on international issues, about the Wednesday morning debate between Kamala Harris and Trump:
We have seen the debate between Trump and Kamala Harris. How do you evaluate the atmosphere of the Wednesday morning debate?
Polls indicate more success for Ms. Harris. One of the reasons is that he had not participated in these debates before and most of the attention was on him. Trump's words have been repeated before and are not new. Harris is younger and has not participated in election debates before. Usually, Ms. Harris's speeches in the media were very short, but she spoke longer in the debate and had the opportunity to evaluate her opinions and show that she can participate in such confrontations. Trump thought it would be better if he didn't bring any papers with him because he thought Harris wouldn't be able to shine well. This was Harris's first experience against Trump with a controversial and unpredictable personality, but he managed it well. In general, the atmosphere of the debate was in favor of Harris. But to say that the work is over, no, it is not.
Which parts of this confrontation were noticed by the Americans?
For Trump, the topic of interest was not the issue of immigrants. Because the United States is involved in this issue and the Republicans are trying to bold it. Among Harris' words, what he said about Trump himself stood out. By announcing that Trump did not accept the law and did not deal with defeat after the 2020 election, Harris confronted him. In the discussion of Ukraine, Harris had good comments that the presenter helped him a little. Trump did not say that he would like Ukraine to win the war with Russia. While the public opinion of the West thinks about the victory of Ukraine. Thus, Trump's comment ended in favor of Harris.
Part of the debate on Wednesday morning was related to Iran issue. What claims did the two representatives of the American parties make against Iran for the 2024 elections?
Trump claims that the Biden administration gave 300 billion dollars to Iran. But this number is by no means correct, and the Biden administration did not release the six billion dollars that were supposed to reach Iran from South Korea, and its fate is unknown. But the pressure on Iran was less during the Biden era and Iran was able to sell some oil and despite the banking sanctions, it also received some money and was able to turn the country around, and Trump is angry about this. Regarding the debate between Iran and Hamas, Trump accused the rival of not visiting the Israeli Prime Minister in Congress. Harris raised the issue of two states and said that we defend the existence of Israel, but we are in favor of two states. But Trump wanted to continue the status quo.
At what point do you know the peak of the recent debate? Which of Trump's or Harris's speeches has been able to attract the opinion of the Democratic or Republican voters or even have an impact on the wavering votes?
Trump raised the point that if I were the president of the United States, the discussion of Russia's attack on Ukraine and Hamas's attack on Israel would not have happened in the occupied territories. It seems that this is the peak of Trump's speech. In the foreign policy discussion, it is difficult to prove this statement, but it is taken into consideration to claim it. Regarding Kamala Harris, the peak of the conversation, in my opinion, was her discussion about Trump's personality. Pointing out that Trump does not accept the law and has a problem with accepting defeat was very good talk. As for Ukraine, it was the peak for Kamala Harris. He questioned Trump for being more on the side of Russia. He also told Trump in another part that you have good relations with dictators like the dictator of North Korea and Putin and they would like you to vote. But I've traveled the world as vice president, and I know that world leaders worry about your vote and mock you. I think that was the high point of what Kamala Harris said on Wednesday morning's debate.
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