Kamala Harris and Donald Trump began with their talking points, and she threw the first punches.
Asked at the ABC debate by moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis whether the country was better off than four years ago, the VP said she was “raised as a middle-class kid,” wants to raise up those voters, she wants to tackle the housing shortage, and has a “passion” for small business. Trump’s plan, she said, was to cut taxes for his billionaire friends and big corporations.
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The former president started on the high road, talking about the tariffs he imposed on China.
But he soon resorted to personal attacks. “Everything she believed four years ago, she’s a Marxist.”
And: “She hates Israel.” If she wins, “Israel will not exist in two years.”
Trump also said of Joe Biden, without substantiation, “He hates her. He can’t …