Kamala Harris faced questions from undecided voters at a town hall CNN in Pennsylvania on Wednesday (23).
The US vice president is seeking to win votes in the key swing state in the final days before the US presidential election. The meeting was organized by Anderson Cooper of CNN in Aston, a municipality southwest of Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania is the most decisive state in the 2024 election and Kamala has made it the centerpiece of her campaign.
See what she told voters:
- About Trump
Responding to a question from Cooper about whether she thinks Donald Trump is a fascist, Kamala said, “Yes, I do.” She also reiterated that she believes Trump is “incapable and unfit to serve.”
She later said she believes Trump “is dangerous” and referenced reports that former chief of staff John Kelly said in a series of interviews that the former president spoke about the loyalty of Hitler’s Nazi generals.
- About the economy
Kamala said she would implement a plan to ban price speculation, which she revealed in August. She also argued that her proposed tax credits would ease the cost of living for middle-class families and promised “not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year.”
The vice president also proposed more tax deductions for new small businesses and child tax credits.
- About abortion
She suggested she would support eliminating the filibuster to codify abortion rights. The vice president blamed Trump for the rollback of abortion rights, saying he selected Supreme Court justices with the intention that they would overturn Roe v. Wade. Wade.
Kamala’s campaign released a new ad focused on abortion that aired during the debate.
- About the border
The vice president touted her record as a prosecutor in an argument that she is the best candidate to handle border security. She said she wants a “comprehensive path to citizenship” to be included in an effort to fix “this long-standing problem,” as well as more border agents.
Kamala also continued to criticize Trump for killing a bipartisan border bill in the Senate this year.
- About the Middle East
Kamala said she hoped the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could lead to an opening for successful peace talks in the Middle East.
She also expressed that “many innocent Palestinian civilians were killed” and advocated for a two-state solution. Kamala called for the enactment of laws that address anti-Semitism.
- About the unit
The audience was made up of registered Democrats, Republicans, and independents. Kamala said she would be a “president for all Americans” and that the country needs a president “who is grounded in common sense.”
Kamala has pledged to work across party lines to pass policy goals like housing, reproductive rights and the border — pointing to the bipartisan infrastructure deal as an example.
Who asked the questions?
They are Pennsylvania voters made up of Democrats, Republicans and independents — all of whom have confirmed they intend to vote in November and remain undecided about which presidential candidate they will vote for.
They were chosen from a group of people identified by a nonpartisan research organization and editorial producers at CNN working with local and state business groups, civic organizations, religious groups and universities, according to the network.
With less than two weeks until Election Day, the presidential campaign has come down to a handful of states and Pennsylvania — the biggest prize, in terms of electoral votes — that will determine the next president of the United States.
Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, was invited but declined to participate in the Town Hall, as well as in a debate that the CNN offered to produce in the last days of the campaign.
Kamala accepted both invitations; the debate was cancelled.
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This content was originally published in What did Kamala Harris respond to voters at a CNN event? on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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