Harris puts Trump on defensive in fiery debate

BBC- Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have had a fiery 90-minute debate in Philadelphia – their first of the 2024 US presidential election

After shaking hands – it was the first time they had met – the pair debated policy before moving onto more personal attacks

Harris said people leave Trump rallies early “out of exhaustion and boredom” – he said people don’t go to hers in the first place

Trump criticised Harris’s record on immigration and the border, and also her shifting policy positions – Harris blamed him for “Trump abortion bans” and for the 6 January attacks on the US Capitol

Snap polls suggest Harris won the debate, but Trump says afterwards that she “lost very badly”

Shortly after the debate, Taylor Swift endorsed Harris on Instagram, calling her a ”gifted leader”