Vice president of the United States and running mate to incumbent President and Republican Party Candidate, Donald Trump, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, running mate to former Vice President,Joe Biden of the Democratic Party ,were on Thursday morning, engaged in a heated debate that dwelt on various issues relating to the American nation.
The issues presented by the debate anchor, Susan Page focused primarily on Health, Economy , Security, Climate change Foreign Policy and the Election.
On Health, Pence said President Trump suspended all travel from China a situation that CNN fact check debunked saying there were exemptions Harris on our part said Biden plans on the administration of vaccine, making sure that it is available and free for all to save the country.
When asked if she would take the vaccine, She said that she would take if it was endorsed by Scientists and not on the recommendation of Trump under whose watch over 210,000 Americans lost their lives
Answering questions on the economy, the issue of the trade war with China was contentious.While Pence said the Trump’s administration’s stand- off with China was beneficial as it led to creation of thousands of manufacturing Jobs, Harris argued that it was the opposite as she claimed that not only over 300 ,000 manufacturing jobs were lost but the trade dispute with China also raised the unemployment rate of America as well as led to loss of Americans lives and affected the standing of America as world leaders respect Chinese President Xi more than the President Trump.
According to her, a Biden Presidency would fix the problem of unemployment by creating millions of jobs and lift the economy likened to the great depression out of the woods as he did under Obama.
On Climate change, Pence said the Trump’s administration’s relies on Science on innovations bordering on cleaner environment on air,water and land. Harris said the Trump’s administration never priotised Science as their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic showed
She said climate change poses existential threats as the situation in California revealed.adding that Biden as president will control it and grow jobs in the area of clean and renewable energy.
On foreign policy and definition of American leadership,, Pence said the Trump’s administration had formed alliance with the Asian- Pacific block while Harris said the United States is Isolated in the global scene because Trump” betrayed friendsof Americans and embraced world dictators,”She claimed that the Trump’s administration’s approach to foreign policy makes America unsafe and that Biden will restore the lost respect and safety of America
Answering questions about racial injustice in relation to the Beona Taylor’s killing,, Harris decried the killing and said that a Biden Presidency would fight for the values that Americans hold so dear as she noted that there was the need for urgent reform of the criminal justice system.Pence expressed regret over the brutal killing of Floyd .He however said there was no excuse for the rioting and looting that followed afterwards.
On the election,both were optimistic of winning. While Harris was confident of the coalition of Democrats,Republicans and retired military personnel to launch Biden to victory, Pence said his faith in winning the election was unshaken.
Harris was declared winner of the debate by watchers of the debate having scored 59 percent against Pence’s 38 percent.
