Former President Donald Trump was fact-checked at multiple points after commenting during his contentious presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump and Harris clashed face-to-face for the first and possibly only time during the debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. After Harris approached Trump for a handshake, the debate began at a relatively slow pace before quickly intensifying when the candidates discussed hot-button issues like abortion rights, immigration and crime.
The first fact-check arrived during a discussion on abortion. Trump falsely claimed that a former governor of West Virginia was in favor of legalizing “execution” of babies after they are born, while also falsely claiming that Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz has said “execution after birth is OK.”
After Trump finished speaking, ABC News debate moderator Linsey Davis pushed back by correctly pointing out that “there is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after it’s born.”
Newsweek reached out for comment to the Trump campaign via email on Tuesday night.
Former President Donald Trump is pictured during the presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on September 10. ABC News moderators fact-checked Trump at multiple points during the debate.
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This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
