Here are the highlights from the vice presidential debate between Pence and Harris
Harris dropped the gloves from the outset. "The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country," she said in her very first answer, launching into a sweeping attack on the Trump administration's handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
Harris highlighted the staggering death toll of the virus in the U.S., and slammed the White House for failing to act in the early days of the pandemic. "Our nation's gone through a very challenging time this year, but I want the American people to know that from the very first day, President Trump has put the health of the American people first," he said.Page asked both Pence and Harris about concerns about the ages of Trump, 74, and Biden, 77.The Trump campaign has made Biden's age a central attack line of the election.
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