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Sep 2024
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Harris Baits Trump: Inside Their Fiery D...

The New York Times
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In their first and possibly only presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris dominated and enraged former President Donald J. Trump.

Jonathan Swan, who covers politics and the Trump campaign for The Times, explains how a night that could have been about Ms. Harris’s record instead became about Mr. Trump’s temperament.

Guest: Jonathan Swan, a political correspondent for The New York Times.

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