Main point:
First question on the economy.
- Harris effectively sidestepped the first question posed by the moderators, stressing that she is the only contender on stage who was raised in a middle-class home. She is promoting the “opportunity economy,” an initiative to assist Americans in starting small enterprises and purchasing homes.
- Trump refuted Harris’ assertion that he intends to enact a national sales tax. Rather, he declared that he would increase import taxes from outside nations. Inflation is the main cause of our bad economy; it literally tears nations apart. It is separating nations,” stated Trump.
- After that, the Republican went back to criticizing immigration and blaming newcomers for what he described as the nation’s “economic problems.”
- Trump has no economic plan, according to Harris. She denounced Trump once more for wanting to lower taxes for businesses and the rich while enacting more tariffs.
“Donald Trump doesn’t really have a plan for you because he’s more interested in protecting himself than taking care of you,” Harris said.
- Trump has said he has nothing to do with “Project 2025.” The former president has distanced himself from the right-wing policy put forward by the conservative Heritage Foundation.
- Trump claims the tariffs he imposed as president worked because the Biden administration kept them in place.
