Former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for president, was his typical self on Tuesday night at the first presidential debate between him and the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, hosted by ABC News. Running through the old standards of abortion, immigration, and LGBTQ people, Trump frequently had to be fact-checked by moderators David Mair and Linsey Davis as he launched into stories about people eating animals and babies being killed after birth — both claims unproven to be true. Meanwhile, Harris looked askance at many of Trump’s lies, while coming off confident and optimistic on the main issues.
