By Staff Reporter Xavier Almanza
Courtesy of CNN
Former President Donald Trump (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris (right) face off in presidential debate.
Every four years, the citizens of America vote for a new president to take control for the next four years. Around two months before the election there is a Presidential Debate between the two election Candidates. On Sept. 10, this year’s Presidential Debate occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the two running candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The presidential debate is there to help people decide who to vote for.
The debate started with Vice President Harris being questioned by American broadcaster Linsey Davis for changing policy positions when controlling a country. Davis starts with questioning her policy change about fracking, to which Harris responded by explaining that she will not ban fracking and she made this statement very clear in 2020 when running for vice president.
“I was the tie-breaking vote on the Inflation Reduction Act which opened new leases for fracking,” Harris said.
Harris pointed out that former President Trump was gifted $400 million, and that he filed for bankruptcy six times.
Trump responded that he was never given $400 million but received only a fraction of that. He claimed Harris has been against fracking for 12 years. He then stated that if she won the election, fracking in Pennsylvania would end. Lastly, he claimed that his oil business was doing great on its own until Harris and President Joe Biden shut down the oil business causing the prices for oil to skyrocket. Next, Trump was asked if he regretted what he caused on Jan. 6, 2021, referring to the riot at the US Capitol Building. Trump claimed he wanted it to be peaceful and patriotic.
Each candidate talked about changing their policies, which for voters is a good thing considering that both candidates want good for the country. However, they may only be changing their ways specifically to look for people to like them.
“They might be only changing their traditional ways for votes because the goal is to win at all costs,” American government teacher Brit Johnson said.
The presidential debate got hectic because many false claims were thrown at each other. As Election Day nears, the candidates’ claims from the debate are being taken into careful consideration by the American people.
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