‘I’m Kamala Harris,’ US VP shakes Trump hand, breaks eignt-year ignore culture
As they walked out, Harris strode across the stage to Trump as he approached his podium.
“Kamala Harris,” she said, offering a handshake as the pair met for the first time ever. “Let’s have a good debate.”
“Nice to see you. Have fun,” the former Republican president said.
It was the first handshake in a presidential debate in eight years.
Harris spent the majority of the debate looking directly at her opponent, often smirking, laughing out loud, or shaking her head incredulously while he answered questions.
The split screen showed Trump staring mostly straight ahead as she spoke, while occasionally shaking his head.