Senator Kamala Harris branded the response to the Covid-19 pandemic under Donald Trump as the "greatest failure" of any US administration, as the debate between her and Vice President Mike Pence opened on Wednesday.
But Mike Pence fired back by accusing Kamala Harris of undermining public confidence in a future coronavirus vaccine through her attacks on Trump's credibility. "The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country," Kamala Harris, running mate to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, said.
The US deaths from the pandemic has exceeded 210,000, with over 7.5 million people infected, the highest reported totals in the world.
Mike Pence slammed Kamala Harris for her statements questioning whether a vaccine released under Trump could be trusted due to the intense pressure on the president to tame the pandemic. "The fact that you continue to undermine public confidence in a vaccine, if the vaccine emerges during the Trump administration, I think is unconscionable," Mike Pence said.
Here are the highlights on US Vice Presidential Debate:
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2020
US Vice-Presidential Debate | "Joe Biden will not raise taxes on anyone who makes less than 400,000 dollars a year, he has been very clear about that" : Kamala Harris, Democratic VP nominee pic.twitter.com/Cqgk9SJUBM
- NDTV (@ndtv) October 8, 2020
US Vice-Presidential Debate | "Under President Trump's leadership, Operation Warp Speed, we believe we'll have literally tens of millions of vaccine doses by the end of this year" : Mike Pence, US Vice President #MikePence #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/TTtOdQ5tO2
- NDTV (@ndtv) October 8, 2020
US Vice-Presidential Debate | Kamala Harris blasts US #Covid19 response as "greatest failure" in presidential history#KamalaHarris pic.twitter.com/cyjeqNbxkB
- NDTV (@ndtv) October 8, 2020
