By Zabih Ullah Khattak (Pakistan)
America’s history is a replica of Presidential debates and it is one of the most credible jobs to face the presidential running candidates to each other because before the polling people get to their intentions and policies about the American nation. On Thursday night it was the second presidential debate as Joe Biden quit the race and Harris ascended to the seat of presidential candidacy. Here are some key takeaways that one can get from Thursday night’s debate.
The debate was furious as each of the candidates survived several questions but initially Kamala Harris looked exhausted and could not manage to energetically oppose the rival’s objections. Adding to that Kamala Harris was not even intending to respond to the opponent’s questions but rather she seemed like she was campaigning as several times she could directly address the American people that I would do this and that regardless of the fact that she could respond to the relevant question.
Here are some floating issues which are asked by ABC’s anchors, as they put the question of abortion, Trump accused Biden administration that they allow people to blemish child if you will even the child reach to nine month pregnancy which he called a horrible thing while in the response of that Kamala Harris said, we provide free will to the people and could not hinder their freedom because there are a lot of people who could not afford to have a child because they are earning at different places and pregnancy and giving birth to children may stop them to go to their job and earn.
Kamala Harris accused Trump a killer of democracy by backing her statement she put forward some of the evidences from the people’s who were part of the Trump administration while in response of that Trump said that I have never compromised on the potentiality of work and the people who are talking against me are all fired by me due to their ineptness.
Moreover, both of the candidates came with one of the most important issues that engulfed and deeply influenced the American presidential campaign. As the anchor ask Harris how would you get out of this mess and tackle the Israel-Palestine issue she had a candid response that I would fix this problem on the basis of two state-solution which is the international prosecution while in this front Donald Trump was hesitated and could not seem to have a clear chart to fix this problem as he was stumble and stopped during this issue’s discussion and to get out of this question he said Harris hates Israel and she could not meet Netanyahu etc which seemed irrelevant to the question’s answer. Although the anchor mentioned about the killing of thousands of civilians, Trump was not supposed to utter a single word to recuse Israel for this.
Furthermore, Trump was asked about Russia-Ukraine conflict as a populace mantra being uttering by Trump that I would fix it within 24-hour, once again spot lighted as Trump responded “ before I get to the Oval office I would fix it up as soon I win election’’ in response of which Kamala Harris accused him for compromising the independent of Ukraine handing over a part of land to Russia because attentively blamed him as friend of Xi of China, Kim of North Korea and Putin of Russia. While on the other hand Kamala Harris proudly said that we provide a whopping amount of money and advanced weapons that enhance the capability of Ukraine to face off Russian incursion at every front.
On the Afghanistan front both candidates seemed to agree by pulling out the army from Afghanistan but in which way they would have to be pulled was dissimilar and again they got entangled in mudslinging at each other. Trump was accused by Harris that he has brought a terrorist group to the negotiation table while he did respond that they have pulled off the army by diminishing the value of the accord.
Lastly, Harris accused Trump of being climate responsible as she had said that Trump is not ready to accept the climate catastrophe as he called climate is a hoax. While Trump did not seem to defend himself at this front.
As a fiery debate concluded, several takeaways one can get from this because the ABC news’s anchors put forward existential issues in front of those who are suppose to take the charge of White House but the responses of both were not convincing as they were detracting from the central questions and avoid to response which is essential and they responded them in a distorted way.
