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Rodney Coates, Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University

Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed

Former President Donald Trump, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris debate on Sept. 10, 2024. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

As the two presidential candidates entered the debate stage, Kamala Harris strode across it and offered her hand to Donald Trump to shake, setting a confident tone that didn’t flag throughout the debate.

Trump, appearing to grow angrier through the night, stuck to his well-trodden themes of American decline and reminded viewers that Harris was part of the Biden administration, which he blamed for that decline.

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