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Trump-Harris debate live updates: Candidates spar over Project 2025, economy
Harris and Trump will meet each other for the first time tonight.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are meeting for the first time on Tuesday for the ABC News presidential debate.
It is the only debate the two have scheduled and comes at a critical point as polls show a neck-and-neck race with just eight weeks until Election Day.
The two will face off on key issues and work to appeal to voters across the country. The debate is airing on ABC and streaming on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.
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Trump says he did 'phenomenal' job with pandemic
Trump complained that people haven't given him enough credit for the "great job" his administration did in response to the pandemic.
"We did a phenomenal job with the pandemic," he said, touching on providing ventilators and other supplies.
Harris subtly tries to get under Trump's skin
Harris is clearly trying to get under Trump's skin, albeit subtly.
She is mentioning Project 2025, whose popularity his campaign is frustrated by, and mentioned criticism of his economic plan by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania -- Trump's alma mater, which he frequently cites as evidence of his business bona fides.
And most significantly, Harris panned his record as a "mess."
"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," she said.
Harris argues Trump will use 'same old playbook' tonight
After a first question on the economy elicited a back-and-forth from Harris and Trump, with Trump veering the conversation toward immigration and attacking the Biden administration's record, Harris took a moment to try to rebut Trump's comments.
"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.
Trump again denies involvement in Project 2025
Harris criticized Trump for involvement in Project 2025, a 922-page playbook of controversial policy proposals intended to guide the next conservative administration.
Trump denied again that he knows about Project 2025, despite being authored by at least two dozen members of his administration and allies.
"Everyone knows I'm an open book," he said.