![]() embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, launched a raid that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the leader of the Islamic State, and authorized the killing of Iranian Gen. Pence countered that Trump has “stood strong with our allies,” but, he acknowledged, “we’ve been demanding.” He said NATO members are paying more in defense spending, and cited achievements including moving the U.S. She decried Trump’s “unilateral approach to foreign policy” and his “isolationism.” She also noted the reporting in The Atlantic that Trump had called members of the U.S. Harris said Trump has “betrayed” American allies, noting his close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and rough treatment of allies in NATO, and the fact that he withdrew the U.S. “You’ve got to know who your adversaries are, keep them in check.” ![]() “You’ve got to keep your word to your friends, you’ve got to be loyal to your friends,” Harris said. Harris said in a Biden Administration, foreign policy would be based on longstanding relationships. While foreign policy was barely discussed in the presidential debate, Pence and Harris engaged in a substantive exchange about the United States’ standing in the world. “This is a part of a pattern of Donald Trump’s,” she said, calling out Trump’s reference to Mexicans as “rapists,” his proposed “Muslim ban,” and of his comments after the white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, where Trump said there were “very fine people on both sides.” U.S. She added that this was not the first time Trump has emboldened those who hold racist views. “Last week the President of the United States took a debate stage in front of 70 million Americans and refused to condemn white supremacists,” Harris said. Read more: President Trump Was Asked to Condemn White Supremacists. She then criticized Trump for his treatment of racial issues over the years, including at last week’s presidential debate when Trump did not condemn the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, and instead told them to “stand back and stand by”-a message that was taken by the group as encouragement. Harris, shaking her head, hit back by emphasizing her record as a prosecutor. When asked whether justice was done in the case of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black EMT who was killed by Louisville police officers earlier this year, Pence said his heart breaks for her family but “I trust our justice system.” He added that he and President Trump have fought for criminal justice reform. ![]() Harris and Pence clashed over the issues of police violence and the country’s reckoning on racial justice this year. Moderate Susan Page of USA Today declined to follow up with Pence, instead pivoting to ask Harris about the divisive nature of politics right now. Tonight, when Pence was asked a similar question, he too declined to answer directly, instead insisting that he and Trump would win the election-so the point was moot. Trump raised eyebrows during last week’s debate when he declined to commit on a peaceful transfer of power if Biden prevailed in November. Read more: Here’s the Buzz on the Fly in Mike Pence’s Hair at the Vice Presidential Debate Transfer of Power
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