Trump-Harris debate updates: Candidates go on attack in zinger-filled showdown

Fact Check: Needs context

It’s true that Harris once called to ban fracking altogether, but she has since said she changed her policy view. During a CNN town hall on climate change in 2019 when she was still a Senator, Harris said, "There's no question I'm in favor of banning fracking." Fracking is short for “hydraulic fracturing,” and it’s a technique used in the extraction of oil and natural gas from underground rock formations.

Harris also said she backed California's efforts to stop the practice in her home state when she was the state's attorney general. However, she eventually changed her view on fracking when she became Biden's running mate in 2020. During an October 2020 segment on ABC's The View, Harris said neither she nor Biden would ban fracking. Harris reiterated that she would not ban fracking during the ABC News Presidential Debate.

When asked if he regretted his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump contended that he ordered the crowd to leave "peacefully and patriotically," and defended the protesters.

"This group of people treated so badly," he said.

When asked again if he regretted his actions, Trump answered, "I had nothing to do with that other than they asked me to make a speech. I showed up for a speech."

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Trump dodges question about Jan. 6, claims he had nothing to do with it

When asked if he regretted his actions on Jan. 6, Trump contended that he ordered the crowd to leave "peacefully and patriotically," and defended the protesters.

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While Trump was trying to claim Harris supports defunding the police, she could be seen saying his statement was "not true" despite her microphone being muted.

But Trump clearly heard her.

"I'm talking now. If you don't mind. Please. Does that sound familiar?" he said.

The comment was a call back to Harris' viral chiding of Mike Pence during their vice presidential debate in 2020 for his interruptions while she was answering a question.

"Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking,” she pushed back at the time.

Harris was asked about her policy position changes on issues such as fracking, key in Pennsylvania -- which she said during her last campaign for president she wanted to ban, but now won't.

Harris said that as vice president she has not banned fracking, and that her position is that we "have got to invest in diverse sources of energy."

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Harris asked to address policy changes

Harris was asked to her policy position changes on issues like fracking, key in Pennsylvania -- which she said during her last campaign for president she wanted to ban but now won't.

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"We have had the largest increase in domestic oil production in history because of an approach that recognizes that we cannot over rely on foreign oil," she said.