The debate on Tuesday evening was the first time the two candidates had met. For the presidential elections Scheduled for November 5th face to face.
These numbers exceed the number of viewers who watched the debate. Trump With the president Joe Biden In June, when the number was about 51 million people.
The data does not count all online views, which have grown in popularity as audiences have declined. TV Traditional, and also does not reflect the viewers who watched the debate in bars. And restaurants.
Record viewership presidential debate In 2016, when 84 million people watched the Democratic nominee’s debate, Hillary Clinton With Trump.
“I think it was the best debate I’ve ever had,” Trump said after the debate, speaking to reporters. Harris “wants to do another one because she got beat up tonight, but I don’t know if we’re going to do another one,” he added.
He added:Harris She was weak in her discussion of foreign policy issues.”
He continued: “Harris’ performance was not competent and did not rise to the level of her position as Vice President of the United States.”
Harris’s team was pleased with how the debate with Trump went, with Harris campaign advisers telling CNN: “Throughout and after the debate they felt the vice president showed a strong command of the issues. She delivered the messages she hoped to get across on key issues like reproductive rights, the economy and foreign policy.”
The presidential election prediction website “Predict” showed that Trump’s chances of winning decreased during the debate from 52 percent to 47 percent, while Harris’ chances improved from 53 percent to 55 percent.
