While tens of millions of Americans tuned in to watch the debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris on their television screens on Tuesday, a secondary battle played out on social media’s smaller screens.
From the opening moment of the debate, Democrats seized on Harris’ walk across the stage to shake Trump’s hand and introduce herself, posting videos and photos.
“Kamala said you’re gonna shake my hand dammit!” social media user Adam James Smith posted on X, to over 68,000 likes.Part of Vice President Harris’ debate plan was to goad Trump into saying things that could become viral social media clips, advisers said earlier, and the debate suggested that strategy paid off. However, Trump’s campaign and online supporters quickly declared victory after the debate was over, claiming a win for the Republican former president.
Harris’ sometimes bemused, sometimes alarmed, sometimes skeptical facial expressions as Trump cycled through a series of familiar falsehoods were quickly turned into memes. Trump’s repetition of a false claim that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pet dogs and cats, though, probably inspired the most reaction (Reuters)
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