The more than anticipated Donald Trump and Kamala Harris presidential debate has just concluded, giving Americans their first– and possibly last look at the candidates facing off one on one.

The debate, moderated by ABC’s David Muir and Linsey Davis, was held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

Unlike the previous presidential debate, Tuesday’s affair began with the vice president shaking the hand of her opponent.

First on the chopping block was addressing Trump’s comments over Harris’s race. The former president was asked by Muir on why he believed that it was important to weigh in on the racial identity of the vice president. As to which Trump responded, “Whatever she wants to be is okay with me.” 

Harris then reframed Trump’s answer into a want from the former president to use race as a factor to divide the nation. “I do believe that the vast majority of us know that we have so much more in common than what separates us,” said the vice president.

As the debate went on, Trump would begin to attack Harris personally. When on the topic of Harris’s politics Trump would call both the democratic nominee and her father a Marxist, whilst referencing Harris’s synonymous “I’m speaking” line said in the 2020 vice presidential debate.

The candidates spoke on women’s reproductive rights, immigration, and Middle Eastern conflicts.

Trump utilized the opportunity to speak on his stances with distinctive diction.

Whilst Harris sought out to shape a sense of policy that a supporter could connect with too. 

The question of which candidate won the debate is obvious for many, but undecisive for some. And as of now it’s still unknown if Harris and Trump will face off before election again.

If there’s one definitive date to circle the calendar for, it’s Tuesday November 5th, 2024, as that day’s results will officially decide who the 47th president of the United States will be.

Sebastian Perez-Navarro is a staff reporter for The Prospector and can be reached at [email protected]