The two main US presidential hopefuls on Tuesday clashed on China and economic issues, with the Democratic candidate, US Vice President Kamala Harris saying that her opponent, former US president Donald Trump, “sold us out” on China, while Trump said that the administration of Harris and US President Joe Biden had “destroyed the economy.”
“He ended up selling American chips to China to help them improve and modernize their military,” Harris said. He “basically sold us out when a policy about China should be in making sure the United States of America wins the competition for the 21st century.”
Harris’ comments came as she and Trump crossed swords on various economic issues including the cost of living, inflation and her position on fracking.
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“He invited trade wars,” Harris said, referring to a tit-for-tat escalation of tariffs between the US and China during Trump’s time as president from 2017 to 2021.
With Trump proposing across-the-board tariffs of 10 percent to 20 percent on all imports if re-elected, Harris likened the plans to a “sales tax” — given concerns that costs could be passed on to consumers.
Trump is looking to impose a higher level of levies on imports from China, at 60 percent.
Trump, the Republican candidate, said that Harris “has no policy” and said the Biden-Harris administration kept his administration’s tariffs on China in place.
Trump also honed in on the issue of fracking, saying that Harris “will never allow fracking.”
“If she won the election, fracking in Pennsylvania will end on day one,” he added, in a nod to 2019 comments that she would ban it.
Trump spoke about wanting Russia’s war in Ukraine to be over, saying that the war had killed “millions” since Russia invaded in 2022.
The UN says that 11,700 civilian deaths have been verified.
He said that Harris had bungled a diplomatic mission just days before Russia launched the invasion.
“Do you want Ukraine to win this war?” moderator David Muir of ABC News asked Trump.
“I want the war to stop,” Trump said. “I want to save lives.”
Trump said he would have a peace deal done between Ukraine and Russia within a day if he is elected.
“The reason that Donald Trump says that this war would be over within 24 hours is because he would just give it up,” Harris said.
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