Kamala Harris dominated last night's debate with Donald Trump, in the race for the American presidential elections in November, the US media say in unison, but part of it, which in recent years has had a benevolent attitude towards by the former president from the White House claims that the current vice president needs to thank the ABC News moderators who were partisan with the Democratic candidate.
Here is what the press from across the Ocean reported after the debate between the two presidential candidates:
• Benevolent press with the Democratic candidate:
- CNN: Analysts of the TV station claim that Trump fell into the trap of Harris who bombarded him with various sensitive topics for the Republican candidate - abortion, the economic performance of the Trump Administration, health care, Ukraine, migration. Kamala's questions irritated Trump who appeared devastated during the debate.
- ABC News: Harris's debate strategy took Donald Trump out of his personal comfort zone
- NBC News: Trump lost control in Harris's onslaught
- New York Times: Trump on the defensive during the debate; Harris won the debate handily over Trump; Shares of Trump Media, the parent company of the Truth Social network, fell after the debate between the two candidates
- Washington Post: Harris attacked Trump, sparking heated dialogue; Harris dominated Trump in the debate, but will it count?
• The media that has often sided with Trump:
- Fox News: ABC News - the biggest loser of the debate, due to lack of impartiality; Kamala Harris won the debate helped by the two ABC News moderators
- CBS News: Harris wants another debate, Trump seems undecided on the matter
- New York Post: Kamala Harris supported in debate by ABC News moderators
- Washington Times: Trump defeated in debate by Harris with help from ABC News moderators
- Zerohedge: The debate will have negative consequences for Harris and ABC News
The press that has kept some political impartiality over time:
- Time Magazine: Harris knocked Trump out of the race
- Financial Times: Harris wins over Trump in heated debate
- NPR News: Harris, the debate winner, faces a defensive and evasive Trump
- PBS News: From the handshake at the start of the debate, Harris took the fight to Trump in a way that Biden could not
Most publications and TV stations in the USA claim that the presidential election is not played, that the next 56 days will be decisive in winning the trust of citizens with the right to vote, regardless of whether or not Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will have another televised debate around the election from November.