10/07/2020 - 21:51
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The candidates for the vice presidency of the
United States,
the Republican Mike Pence and the Democrat Kamala Harris debate this Wednesday from 10 p.m. (Argentine time) after the political commotion over the contagion of Covid-19 by President Donald Trump.
The
74-year-old president's
illness -
coupled with concerns about the physical condition and age of his rival Joe Biden, who is three years older - increases interest in this televised meeting.
The debate will take place in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Less than a month before the elections
on November 3,
the contagion of the president puts the issue of the pandemic back on the agenda.
The debate will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Photograph: Raff / Bloomberg
Both candidates will debate
protected by a screen,
and their separation will be increased to almost four meters, but the experts warned that the
smallest particles can cross the barrier.
Kamala Harris,
a 55-year-old former prosecutor
, known for asking probing questions, has an adversary to
blame for managing the pandemic
, which has left
more than 210,000 dead in the United States,
the country with the most deaths in the world.
Pence, 61, has headed the cell in charge of dealing with the pandemic since February and
now has an outbreak in the White House itself.
Born to a Jamaican father and a Tamil Indian mother, Harris seems like a promise of vitality to a Biden who, if he wins, would be the oldest president to reach the White House.
REUTERS / Jonathan Drake / File Photo
Trump has been back in the White House
since Monday after being hospitalized for three days for covid-19 and, according to his doctor, he is already without symptoms and has not had a fever for four days.
The president plays the card of a leader without fear
and urges citizens not to be "dominated" by the virus.
Trump's behavior
- including the fact that he went out to greet his supporters from a car when he was hospitalized and removed his mask when he returned to the White House on Monday - is especially criticized
by Democrats.
"Masks save lives," Harris precisely tweeted.
Trump responded by accusing the Democrat of being
"more to the left than crazy Bernie,"
in reference to the Democratic candidate, Bernie Sanders.
A fervent Christian, Pence, who is a lawyer, contrasts with Trump's personality.
(AP Photo / Andrew Harnik)
"Biden is not going to last a month,"
said Trump, who throughout the day has been very active on his Twitter.
Trump's interruption of negotiations with the Democratic opposition on economic assistance to homes and businesses affected by the pandemic will surely be addressed in the debate.
The pandemic pulverized the labor market and fueled unemployment, taking away from Trump one of the best arguments in favor of his administration:
an unemployment rate that reached a minimum of 3.5%, but now stands at 7.9% .
In contrast to Trump's disregard for the virus, Biden respects protective measures, but
his adversaries accuse him of using the pandemic to elude voters and journalists.
Trying to show himself as the unifier of a divided country, Biden has led the polls for months.
And he further increased his lead over Trump after the
heated debate between the two on September 29.
After that debate, Trump was diagnosed with Covid-19.
Biden has since been subjected to four tests, all with negative results.
The immigration issue can also be used by Democrats against Trump after the publication of an article in
The New York Times
about the involvement of the attorney general in the "zero tolerance" immigration policy that involved the separation of thousands of children. of his parents on the border with Mexico in 2018.
A fervent Christian,
Pence, who is a lawyer, stands in stark contrast to Trump's plentiful personality.
Born to a Jamaican father and a Tamil Indian mother, Harris seems like a promise of vitality to a Biden who, if he wins,
would be the oldest president to reach the White House.
Harris, who is the first black candidate for the vice presidency of one of the great parties, would also be the first woman to reach the second highest office in the United States, if Biden won.
AFP
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