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supporter of vice president harris. caller: good morning. i support vice president harris. i wish she would have spoken more on certain issues. she should have brought up jared and his $3 billion in what he is continuing to make. she should have brought up all the books they still. the money trump made from the government when he was billing them for things, the secret service staying at his hotels. two thirds of single family homes are not on by corporations. the same corporations he's giving tax breaks to. they are the ones making the economy bad. it is not biden. it was the tax breaks. i think she should have also brought up the fact that as far as immigration goes, it is not that is being that it is being

run over. it's been a problem for the republicans. they stated the white people will be a minority sin because of the different -- not just immigrants but different minorities in the country currently. i think she should have brought up the fact -- i'm glad you but up the fact he's a constant liar. he has no plan. food prices went up during covid. as soon as covid hit food prices went up. that one of during his administration. there is a lot she could have hit him on. host: an undecided voter. dave in atlanta. georgia being one of those battleground states both campaigns are focusing on. hello. caller: good morning, pedro. i so much want to be a single

issue voter. i wanted to be about the treatment of the people in gaza and the west bank. however, when i look at these candidates is without a doubt about leadership. donald trump has no semblance of leadership. he never owns up to what he says. he mismanaged covid. he stuck his head in the sand, ran away from it. he told the folks he was going to go down to the capitol with them and ran away from it. he is running truth social right now. that stock is in the tank. the last three months it down 52%. host: how does that relate to the debate? caller: he's not a leader. last night he did not debate. he barked grievance after grievance. it makes the decision for me. it's a protest vote against trump. not necessarily an affirmative for harris but i will be voting

for harris because these are the only options we have and i will not get involved with trump again because he will fumble the ball. host: angela in oklahoma city for those who support others. go ahead. caller: yeah. thank you for taking my call, pedro. i watched it all. she didn't answer have the questions . i watched donald trump on some of his. he was right about one thing. the white house could close the border. even without his views. we are running oklahoma with the democrats. we are supporting them. host: as far as where you are in your support, which candidate are you going to support? you are calling on the line for supporting others. caller: that is what i'm calling

about. i will support trump. he could bring -- she didn't answer. it was worse when they were in office, biden. host: got that. if recalling in on the other line -- if you are calling in on the other line, you are supporting candidates other than the two we are focusing on. that line is (202) 748-8002. we have a line for those who support the vice president, the former president, an undecided voter, haven't made the choice yet. there's a line for you. pick the one that best represents you if you would. call on those lines. we have another hour plus. we get your thoughts out there on last night's debate. one people -- one of the people

giving his thoughts is the former president himself on fox news this morning talking with host about aspects of last night. [video] >> i would love to have somebody else. i would love to have sean or jesse or laura. somebody else. let's give other people a shot. i did not think martha and brett were good last night. jesse was fantastic last night, but he said. jesse really got it. jesse said trump won the debate. we won by a lot. i would not want martha involved. host: some context. this is from cnn. it was on fox that the former president insisted when it comes to another debate he is looking at fox news to do that. saying that the two have been

pitched as debate moderators. i would not want to have them. his personal choices would be sean hannity, jesse waters or laura ingraham. that is an obvious nonstarter when it comes to the next debate. that is not part of what goes on when it comes to the process of choosing president. we are talking about last night on abc. a supporter of vice president harris, hello. caller: thank you for taking my call. vice president harris commanded the stage. she walked across, shook trump's cabinet and took control. she was composed, intelligent, clearly presidential. trump was unhinged, angry and unintelligible. it is time to turn the page on trump. i will proudly vote for harris to represent us on the world stage. my children will see a shining

example of leadership. she is a breath of fresh air, a new day for our great country. she will be a great president. thank you c-span for your wonderful coverage of this entire presidential campaign. host: we at c-span are proud to give you these moments when it comes to choosing a president, unscripted and let you decide as far as the events we show you with no influence or interpretation from us. you can see these events on our app and website. the handshake you saw and that -- and on skipped move from the vice president last night. both candidates did not agree to the handshake as a formal part of the process but it played out and started last night event. carl in arkansas, a supporter of former president trump. caller: thank you for letting me on here. i'm listening and it's about the

debate. i don't think either candidate did really well in that debate. however, on trump, he got -- he was defending himself more, which he probably should have done. he did answer questions on what he would do and what he has already done. if you think about it, if you look at four years ago -- are you better four years ago within the last? she did not answer a single question about how she was going to do anything. that is probably because she doesn't know anything. they don't apparently check any facts. listen to the opposition.

fox, newsmax or, let's see, actually those are the only two networks that put out the truth. abc, they have puff pieces all over the news. the commentator, he was fact checking trump five or six times on direct questions. trump was right actually. he never fact-check kamala. if you listen to fox, they have literally kamala harris, what her positions are on recording. the other stations do not show that. host: ok.

carl in arkansas. daniel on the undecided line. caller: what's going on? thank you for having me on. i'm really torn with this one. i've always been a conservative. i voted for trump back in 2016 and 2020. this time around it is just different. it is because -- i think it is a wiki went about the 2020 election, saying the election was stolen. whether or not you agree or disagree on that, he keeps compounding the issue. i think that is where he lost it. the debate inherently goes to kamala harris here. she looked more professional. she knew exactly what buttons to push to send trump on oh world spin. he had to go out afterwards and say we won the debate. i didn't see anyone say trump

won the debate. it was one of those debates were it was really kind of scary for americans to see that is what is going on right now. as someone who is undecided, normally i would say i, on trump's side but i don't know where i sit. host: daniel in north carolina. we in north carolina. diane in connecticut, hello. ca i am undecided because when trump was president, things were so much cheaper. i was paying $775 for my apartment for my one bedroom. as soon as by went president, my rent went up $550 more. also the food prices went up higher after president be --

biden became president. trump, things were better at he was president but i also notice there is a lot of discrimination in white supremacists basically in control under trump. the more majority of whites are for trump. my son experienced discrimination by a dog bite from policeman. i feel like when trump was in control, white people basically go against blacks. however, kamala harris is for abortion and i am not for abortion. i don't think it is right.

i don't know what i want -- who i want to vote for. host: that is our first hour of calls. we will continue before we show you the 9/11 events. if you want to make your comments, (202) 748-8000 supporting the vice president, (202) 748-8001 if you support former president trump, other candidates (202) 748-8002. if you are undecided (202) 748-8003. here are headlines from battleground state papers. this is the detroit news under the headline, harris-trump sharply different visions for nation. the subheading is accusations back and forth and high-pressure face-off. to the las vegas review, the headline, trump-harris's bar in

the subheading has of hopefuls clash on the economy, abortion and the border. the arizona republic, harris trump strike combative tones. adding candidates spiral policy and plans for nation. the minneapolis -- minnesota star tribune, it outlines the stakes from the start, here's went on the attack. trump repeatedly responded with falsehoods. that is just some of the outlining of how this played out across the united states with the headlines there. if you want to add your own take on what happened in the debate, call and send us a text. you can post on social media if you would like as well. margaret in california, supporter of vice president harris. caller: thank you.

people change views on things for various reasons. it is not only harris that has done this but trump when he ran for president of the first time in years ago, he ran as a democrat. he lost. then in 2016, he ran as a republican ended his use change or did he just want to win? next, i want to see a vance-w alz debate. host: thank you. next caller. caller: that was a miserable excuse for a debate. i don't know anymore about kamal than i did it before the debate. all i heard was an speech, platitudes and lies about trump

that were never fact checked. it trump, every word that came out of his mouth was fact checked and they would argue with him over things that came out of his mouth. but kamala harris said it trump is going to ban abortions federally. he has never said that. i heard him saying to trump, is that true? this was a corrupt, miserable excuse for a debate. i am sorry that we have to put up with stuff like that. it was three on one. also, the thing about the shaking hands, you act like that wasn't scripted. of course it was scripted. she copied sarah palin when sarah palin came out and shook hands. they wanted to show that she was a tough girl and could stand up

to the bully trump. this was pathetic. i'm sorry. anyone who thinks this was an on the level debate, it was not. host: let's go to kim in new york, supporter of vice president harris. caller: i notice trump kept trying to take credit for the good economy. he took over from obama. that is how he got to coast on a good economy. as the biting and here's economy has been because the pandemic which led to supply chain issues. we have bounced back better and faster than other countries have from the pandemic. i know it has been rough and it is still rough but we are doing a better job of recovering than other countries are. i am so glad for the leadership of biden-harris and hope it continues. trump kept naming her for immigration but he presented the bipartisan bill that the border

security wanted and he was the one who blocked it. if he is going to claim -- complain about immigration it is his fault. host: pender in virginia, -- kendra in virginia, supporter of former president trump. caller: if i needed a prosecutor to make statements, i would want camilla hears as my entry but i want a strong president who will keep us -- kamala harris as my lawyer, but if i want a president who will keep us out of world war iii, i would choose trump. the entire exchange was an act. harris is not presidential but her overall performance was better than expected and she would make a great actress. some questions were asked to trump and the moderators would

point out that harris does not agree with him on certain issues which gave harris an upper hand. what is sad is the majority of the people that watch the debate could not even see through the nonsense. whoever will vote for paris-based of this so-called debate will have buyers remorse. i am an african-american woman and i approve this message. host: on our line for others. go ahead. caller: think you for sending my voice to the americans. i am an independent but i voted -- would vote for harris. who are you supporting? caller: i was for harris just because of the democracy for

2020. host: i would like you to call back in on another line because we have lines to dedicated lines for both of the candidates. if you want to call back, please do. trying to keep the lines so we can keep them as we have set them up. for those who support the vice president it is (202) 748-8000, former president trump (202) 748-8001, if you support other candidates and you want to give your thoughts it is (202) 748-8002. and then the undecided line, if you're one of the people who haven't decided who will vote for, (202) 748-8003. as you're from lisa in florida, supporter of former president trump. go ahead. caller: as a woman of color, the

debate yesterday was atrocious. number one,, did not -- kamala harris did not recognize for the last three years she did nothing but now she wants to run for president and she still could do something but has done nothing at all. everybody else that is not from america gets all this assistance and we get nothing but higher taxes, we get higher prices in the grocery stores. kemal is a joke and anybody who vote for her get right -- kamala is a joke and anybody who votes

for her get ready for a war. host: next caller. caller: the vice president was hitting on all cylinders last night. donald trump was spluttering and out of control and screaming at the camera and glaring at the camera making weird faces talking about conspiracy theories and lies, which i think is extremely hurtful and an insult to the intelligence of regular republicans. i don't see how any card-carrying republican can support a candidate who is not a true conservative. i think we are on the right track. the vice president was unbelievable. she was amazing and i thought it was a victory in every shape and form. host: jason in nevada, an

undecided voter. caller:, to say stop rising food prices. this is crazy. harris is attacking trump for no reason and they are going back and forth. >> a couple of rules if you are calling in. pick the person that you support and watch your language. let's hear from ruth in indiana, supporter of vice president harris. caller: a shout out to the lady who mentioned things about the economy. because there is something to be

said for someone who inherits one in the next president inherits it. the point i wanted to make was if there is anything that tells you anything about trump, there was a moment when he was asked about what his plan was for obamacare. in all you need to know about it is that he is sent i have a concept of a plan. we heard on reports over and over again how he just didn't prepare for debate. he had the opportunity and should have taken it and should have known kamala harris was hard to debate. she is a prosecutor. if he can't even prepare for a debate. he spent a third of his presidency on the golf course. will it be any better this time around. host: susan in florida,

supporter of former president trump. good morning. our next. caller: i watched the debate and it didn't change my mind. i am still going to vote for trump. that woman was channeling an actress. she didn't elaborate on any of her positions. it is very easy to say i'm going to create world peace and we are all going to love each other that is not the reality. she is so angry. she was channeling hilary last night. but you know what is going to happen, the program is beneficial but it is just going to reinforce whoever you are going to vote for, you didn't change your mind. you are going to vote for whoever you were going to vote for it before and that is a sad

state of affairs. i can understand trump's frustration with the administration. look at what they have done and accused him of and her smirks and holding her chin was not presidential. she is an idiot. she didn't elaborate at all and any of her positions. she skirted the questions and put them all back in some crazy salad mix that she has in her head. host: let's go to leonard in virginia, supporter of vice president harris. caller: i agree with the caller before the last one. two people seeing this man sit here lying. he lied from the beginning to

the end. i'd don't understand it. she ate this man alive. she didn't do as good as i thought she would. host: what do you mean she didn't do as well as you thought? caller: another thing is, they let trump speak more than she did. he was speaking over the mic. but when she tried to do it they stopped her. that is what i am saying she didn't push it as much as trump did it. he went over the microphone sometimes and they let him do it but it didn't do any good. this man is just like putin