Presidential Debate TV Review: Kamala Harris Baits Raging Donald Trump Into His Worst Self In Face-Off

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From Kamala Harris‘ move over to Donald Trump‘s side of presidential debate stage to introduce herself and offer a handshake right at the top, the vice president proved to be a very different sort of Democrat than her opponent had faced before. “It is very well known that Donald Trump is weak and wrong on national security and foreign policy,” she exclaimed in what might be a pivotal exchange in a faceoff that saw the former president unable to sidestep his own worst tendencies again and again.

Coming into tonight’s ABC News-hosted event in Philadelphia as the underdog, Harris repeatedly used the word “weak” to describe the mainly scowling Trump, leaving with a grimace on his face and non sequiturs coming out of his mouth.

Unlike Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden, the loaded-for-bear vice president knew exactly where to aim and what the reaction would be.

By the end of the 90-minute debate and its closing statements, Trump looked haunted and, frankly, old. Unlike the 81-year-old Biden, Harris in primetime hit back at the 78-year-old Trump over and over as he tried to bluster, BS and bully his way through the audience-free debate. “You’re not running against Joe Biden, you’re running against me,” Harris stated, blunting Trump’s attack lines with his own language and barely containing her contempt.