Trump vs Harris Presidential Debate: Candidates go on attack in zinger-filled showdown

Trump is already wading into personal attacks against Harris while answering specific questions about the economy, calling her and her father a Marxist.

"Everything that she believed three years ago and four years ago is out the window. She is going to my philosophy now. In fact, I was going to send her a MAGA hat." He continued, "She is a Marxist. Everyone knows she is a Marxist. Her father is a Marxist professor in economics. He taught her well."

Harris could be seen laughing as he delivered the remark.

Trump just praised the Supreme Court. That's not going to be a popular position. According to 538's average, only 37% of Americans approve of the Supreme Court; 54% disapprove.

Fact Check: False, but it was very high

It's true that early in Biden's presidency, the annual inflation rate peaked at roughly 9% (June of 2022), but that's not the highest it's ever been. There are several examples of the inflation rate being much higher than 9% in the U.S, including in the immediate aftermath of WWII and during the oil embargo and shortages of the late 70's and early 1980s. But, there are several examples of the inflation rate being much higher than 9% in the U.S., including in the immediate aftermath of World War II and during the oil embargo of the late 70's and early 1980s when the inflation rate peaked at 14.5%. The inflation rate as of July 2024 is at 2.9% annual inflation, the lowest it has been in 3 years. It should also be noted that President Biden has falsely claimed that he inherited a high rate from his predecessor. In fact, inflation was at 1.4 percent when he took office.

*Data for this fact check was gathered from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, or St. Louis Fed

Fact Check: Mostly True.
Harris correctly describes what the Nobel laureates said about inflation during a Trump presidency: "There is rightly a worry that Donald Trump will reignite this inflation." But while the group describes Harris' agenda as "vastly superior" to Trump's, their letter doesn't specifically predict a recession by the middle of 2025. Rather, the group wrote: "We believe that a second Trump term would have a negative impact on the U.S.'s economic standing in the world and a destabilizing effect on the U.S.'s domestic economy."

The 16 economists are George Akerlof, Angus Deaton, Claudia Goldin, Oliver Hart, Eric S. Maskin, Daniel L. McFadden, Paul R. Milgrom, Roger B. Myerson, Edmund S. Phelps, Paul M. Romer, Alvin E. Roth, William F. Sharp, Robert J. Shiller, Christopher A. Sims, Joseph Stiglitz and Robert B. Wilson.