Elected officials give varied perspectives on presidential debate

About this episode

The episode features various perspectives from elected officials and political figures following a presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

This is Alexa D'Amato reports for WLIW-FM from Philadelphia. It's traditional for both campaigns to send surrogates to speak to the media after the debate to offer commentary, reporters surrounded Republican vice presidential hopeful JD Vance, Former Trump official Olivia Troye, and former Trump White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, among others. Florida Representative Byron Donald was also in attendance to support Trump. He listed his reasons for supporting the former president. We need leadership and smart policies and common sense. I've seen a lot of politicians come and so when he says he's gonna do something, he does it. On the democratic side, D'Amato spoke to Gold Star Father Keyser Khan, whose son was killed during the Iraq war. Here's what he had to say last night. Kamala Harris is the president is most suitable for the president. I will stand with Kamala Harris. I will campaign for Kamala Harris because there is no comparison. Leaders on both sides claimed victory after the debate. *** Michael Dunn reports for WLIW-FM from the Pennsylvania Convention Center last night. Reporters had a lot of questions for Republican leaders immediately following the…

People in this episode

Host: Alexa D'Amato

Topics covered

• presidential debate
• political commentary
• Republican perspectives
• Democratic perspectives
• media coverage
• campaign support

Keywords

• presidential debate
• political commentary
• JD Vance
• Kamala Harris
• Donald Trump
• Byron Donald
• Keyser Khan
• Marco Rubio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WLIW-FM

Places: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Convention Center

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