'She wants a second debate because she lost tonight, very badly,' Trump said.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time at The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 2024.
Pressed by ABC News why Trump wouldn't commit if she lost the debate, Trump said he's looking at polls, boasting about what he believed is a lead over Harris in polling numbers. Harris leads Trump, 47% to 44%,Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time at The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 2024.
"We’re looking at it, but, you know, when you win, you don’t really necessarily have to do it a second time. So we’ll see, but we had a, I thought we had a great debate last night," Trump said. “I just don’t know. We’ll think about it.” Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a presidential debate with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pa., Sep. 10, 2024.Showing up in the spin room after the debate, Trump claimed Tuesday night was his "best debate ever," suggesting his spin room visit had nothing to do with needing to clean up his debate performance.
But after the debate, Lara Trump, the former president's daughter-in-law and Republican National Committee co-chair who served as the former president's surrogate in the spin room, said he had a "fine night," adding she wished there were more debates."I think he had a night that we expected to see, which is that Donald Trump was four years in the White House. We all remember how our lives were then," Lara Trump said when asked about Trump's performance.
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