[Music] Donald Trump and kamla Harris participated in a highly anticipated debate in Philadelphia a key moment as the US election race is very close Trump claimed Democrats were responsible for an assassination attempt on him stating their rhetoric against him led to the attack he also dismissed the criminal charges against him as politically motivated calling them fake cases kamla Harris countered by criticizing Trump on various fronts including his claims on crime and abortion she pledged to restore Ro v Wade while Trump praised the Supreme Court's decision to leave the issue to the states Trump also labeled Harris a Marxist citing her father's past and defended his tariffs on Foreign imports Harris attacked Trump for his handling of the China trade deal and covid-19 accusing him of benefiting China at the expense of the US the debate hosted by ABC News had no live audience and took place under a tense atmosphere focusing on key issues such as the economy abortion crime and us China relations it is considered one of the most important moments in the election campaign