Donald Trump Vs Kamala Harris Debate: 'Trump Wants to Be Dictator on Day 1' | Harris' Top Quotes

New Delhi: Former United States President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage for the high-stakes  ABC News presidential debate on September 11. The highly-anticipated debate that began at 6.30am (IST) is being held at the National Constitution Centre in Philadelphia in Pennsylvania

In the first face-off among the presidential candidates, discussion on several topics including inflation and the economy, abortion rights and the southern border were held as they tried to win over the voters who could ultimately decide the elections. It is a crucial moment for both candidates with exactly eight weeks until Election Day. The Democratic presidential nominee and his Republican rival shook hands after they were introduced on stage, ending an eight-year streak of no handshakes on the presidential debate stage.

Here are the top quotes of Kamala Harris:

• Let's talk about what Donald Trump left us. Donald Trump left us the worst unemployment since the great depression. Donald Trump left us the worst public health epidemic in a century. Donald Trump left us the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War. And what we have done is clean up Donald Trump's mess.
• “My values have not changed and my values are about lifting people up and not name calling and pushing people down.” 
• "Trump should not be telling women what to do with their body."
• "We have in the former president is someone who would prefer to run on a problem instead of fixing a problem, " Harris said.
• "I'm going to do something really unusual, and I'm going to invite you to attend one of Donald Trump 's rallies, because it's a really interesting thing to watch. You will see during the course of his rallies he talks about fictional characters like Hannibal Lecter. He will talk about when windmills can cause cancer. And what you will also notice that people start leaving his rallies early out of exhaustion," she said.
• "Let's talk about what Donald Trump left us. Donald Trump left us the worst unemployment since the great depression. Donald Trump left us the worst public health epidemic in a century. Donald Trump left us the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War. And what we have done is clean up Donald Trump's mess," Harris said while attacking Trump. 
• "But I'm going to tell you all in this debate tonight, you're going to hear from the same old tired playbook, a bunch of lies, grievances and and name-calling," she said.
• "What we know is that this war must end," she said. "It must end immediately, and the way it will end is we need a cease-fire deal and we need the hostages. And so we will continue to work around the clock on that."
   

This is for the first time that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have met. Perhaps this is their only debate before November's presidential election. The matchup is offering Americans their most detailed look at a campaign that's dramatically changed since the last debate in June. Folowing subsequent event, President Joe Biden bowed out of the race t White House after his disastrous performance, Trump survived an assassination attempt and bothsides chose their running mates.