The New Republic reported that during the second commercial break, as soon as the stagehands announced a 4-minute commercial break, he rushed Trump He stepped away from his seat and sighed heavily, pressing his lips together, according to CBS News’ Sarah Cook.
In contrast, she spent Harris Halfway through the break she wrote non-stop on a piece of paper, then stopped to fix her hair, before returning to review what she had written.
“I reviewed what I had written for the next minute, made some adjustments, before putting down my pen and looking around the room with my hands folded in front of me, taking a sip of water from a cup placed under the podium,” Cook said.
Trump then reappeared behind the podium 30 seconds before the broadcast. The two candidates did not look at each other, but stared straight ahead until the program resumed.
Following the debate, Trump baselessly tried to claim that all post-debate polls indicated he would win the matchup.
A CNN poll taken after the debate found that 63 percent of Americans felt Harris beat Trump.
Meanwhile, he spent Conservatives Much of the day was spent lamenting Trump’s performance, with Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina He described his performance as a “disaster.”
