Vice President Kamala Harris came ready to play in the ABC presidential debate - and appeared to have learned some lessons about how the debate split screen can help or hurt candidates. Harris often kept her gaze fixed on her debate opponent, former President Donald Trump. She also modulated her facial expressions - giving Trump some serious side-eye and looking thoroughly unimpressed when he made claims she disagreed with.
When Trump claimed that Harris' father was a 'Marxist professor,' she broke out into a wide smile and laughed. Users on X were quick to comment on the expressions, with new memes sprouting up less than 30 minutes into the debate.
Biden's vacant, slack-jawed facial expressions sparked a barrage of memes on social media. 'It wasn't the President's finest hour. He primarily played into his opponent's accusations of weakness, and people often view a leader's speaking performance as shorthand for their leadership style,' Paul Falzon told BI at the time.
'I'm not a political expert, but while Biden was preparing at Camp David for a week, did anyone mention he would also be on camera on a split screen?' asked the late Daily Show host.
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