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Harris praised after calling out Trump’s racism, embrace of hate and white violence at debate

Gleeful Democrats are praising Vice President Kamala Harris after Tuesday’s presidential debate as they and voters polled shortly afterward overwhelmingly said she bested former President Donald Trump. The Democratic presidential nominee took Trump to task on his racist history, embrace of white violence and hate, and “weak” record as president. “Donald Trump was being embarrassed in ways that nobody has ever embarrassed him before,” said Mandela Barnes, senior fellow at People For the American Way. Harris, who often looked directly […]

September 12, 2024

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Inside debate spin room, Trump talks to theGrio and is confronted by Exonerated Five member

In the spin room following the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in Philadelphia on Tuesday, theGrio caught up with high-profile Democratic and Republican officials about where they feel the election stands after the prime-time showdown. U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., a close friend of Harris and campaign surrogate, told theGrio that while it was clear Trump “lost” the debate, she was bothered by the fact that he did not call Harris by her name, instead opting to […]

September 12, 2024

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Yes, all eyes are on Kamala Harris, but will the media hold Trump accountable at tonight’s debate?

Tonight, all eyes will be on Kamala Harris. We’ve seen her as a vice president. We’ve seen her take the Democratic National Convention stage as a historic presidential nominee. And now, for the first time, she will be in the room with her opponent, Donald Trump, going head to head in their first presidential debate. At least as much as a candidate possibly can, with microphones muted after every response (sorry to fans of Kamala’s big prosecutor energy). But while […]

September 10, 2024

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Rep. Ro Khanna says if Harris does this at debate, ‘She’ll win and be the next president’

All eyes will be on Tuesday night’s first presidential debate (which theGrio is simulcasting) between Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, and former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee.While some viewers are anticipating a verbal slugfest between the presidential hopefuls, in a recent interview with theGrio, Harris campaign surrogate U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., advises Harris to keep her message positive and stay focused on the policy issues voters, particularly Black and brown voters, care about. Trump, he argued, […]

September 10, 2024

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TheGrio presents TV simulcast of ABC News Harris-Trump presidential debate

As the nation awaits Tuesday’s first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, viewers can watch the historic showdown on theGrio cable television network. TheGrio, owned by Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, will air a special television simulcast of ABC News’ highly anticipated “Race for the White House” presidential debate on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The event will take place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. It will be moderated by ABC’s World […]

September 10, 2024

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Harris faces delicate walk with Trump’s racism at presidential debate

Though Vice President Kamala Harris has faced incessant attacks from Donald Trump and Republicans on her race and gender since emerging as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, don’t expect her to lean too much into it during Tuesday night’s presidential debate. According to the New York Times, the Harris campaign has “ditched” what she sees as an “unsuccessful” strategy” to call out Trump’s racism and sexism. The outlet reported, “The vice president’s aides believe it’s a waste of time to […]

September 9, 2024

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Harris accepts rules for Sept. 10 debate with Trump on ABC, including microphone muting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted the rules set forth for next week’s debate with former President Donald Trump, although the Democratic nominee says the decision not to keep both candidates’ microphones live throughout the matchup will be to her disadvantage. The development, which came Wednesday by way of a letter from Harris’ campaign to host network ABC News, seemed to mark a conclusion to the debate over microphone muting, which had for a time threatened to derail the Sept. […]

September 5, 2024

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ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking

NEW YORK (AP) — Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren’t speaking, or written notes, according to rules that ABC News, the host network, shared this week with both campaigns. A copy of the rules was provided to the Associated Press on Thursday by a senior Trump campaign official on condition of anonymity ahead of the network’s announcement. The Harris campaign on Thursday insisted it […]

August 30, 2024 2

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Is Trump scared to debate a Black woman? Harris supporters think so.

As Donald Trump and his campaign cast doubt on and complain about the conditions of his upcoming presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, strategists tell theGrio the Republican nominee is simply scared to go up against Harris, an experienced Black woman politician and former prosecutor. “Donald Trump has 99 problems, but he doesn’t want debating Kamala Harris to be one,” said Antjuan Seawright, a longtime Democratic strategist. In a post on Truth Social Sunday night, Trump appeared to leave […]

August 26, 2024