It was last week's debate, on decaf.
In the vice presidential debate Wednesday night in Utah, Vice President Mike Pence blew through the moderator's efforts to enforce time limits -- but was more polite about it than President Donald Trump was last week.The debate covered more topics than last week's Trump-Biden showdown. But California Sen. Kamala Harris, the running mate of Democratic nominee Joe Biden, sometimes ignored the questions she was asked. Pence routinely paid them even less attention.
Does Pence expect Americans to follow Covid-19 guidance? 02:59If Pence isn't exactly known for providing forthright answers to questions in interviews or press conferences, his avoidance of answering moderator Susan Page of USA Today's questions on Wednesday seemed to reach new levels of evasion.At moments he appeared to be debating on a different planet, providing answers to questions he wanted to answer rather than the ones posed.
Harris on Pence interruption: Mr. Vice President, I am speaking 02:30Harris opened the night with a swift condemnation of the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, noting that some 210,000 people have died and more than 7.5 million people have contracted the disease.
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