Huffington Postさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Huffington PostInstagram)「The vice presidential debate between Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris started with a clash on the COVID-19 pandemic ― one in which Pence, head of the White House’s coronavirus task force, repeatedly misrepresented the truth and tried to change the subject.⁠ ⁠ Harris responded by bringing the conversation back to the facts. Namely, the U.S. has fared worse in battling the health crisis than almost every other developed country, with more cases and more deaths ― more than 211,000 as the debate began ― and that the Trump administration’s response is likely a big reason why.⁠ ⁠ “The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in history,” Harris said. “210,000 dead people in our country. … Over 7 million people have contracted this disease. One in five business closed. We’re looking at frontline workers who have been treated like sacrificial workers.”⁠ ⁠ Harris pointed out that Trump and other officials, including Pence, knew about the threat in January and downplayed the threat for months ― as journalist Bob Woodward’s reporting recently confirmed.⁠ ⁠ Rather than explain why the administration minimized the threat for as long as it did, Pence insisted the administration acted effectively and early by restricting travel from China, where the outbreak started. The VP also said he and Trump respect people's right "to make choices in the best interest of their health."⁠ ⁠ "Let's talk about respecting the American people," Harris replied. "You respect the American people when you tell them the truth. You respect the American people when you have the courage to be a leader speaking of those things that you may not want people to hear, but they need to hear so they can protect themselves."⁠ ⁠ Read more at our link in bio. // 📷 Getty Images」10月8日 12時50分