Share this page!

Reuters Profile picture
Twitter logo
8 Oct, 19 tweets, 11 min read
Pence and Harris face off in vice presidential debate #VPDebate twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Follow live coverage here: reut.rs/3d9uc6Y #VPDebate
The vice-presidential debate is unlikely to bring the fireworks that marred the first matchup between Trump and Biden. But Trump's COVID-19 infection, and his and Biden's advanced age, makes it perhaps the most consequential VP debate in living memory reut.rs/2GN1LQ2
The #VPDebate started with a focus on coronavirus reut.rs/2GHtstI Follow for live updates reut.rs/36HtRHv
The candidates are asked about fears that political interests could dictate the timing of a coronavirus vaccine #VPDebate
Kamala Harris and Mike Pence face off on healthcare policy at the #VPDebate reut.rs/3lobw6j Live updates: reut.rs/2GLrJDE
'They knew what was happening and they didn't tell you': Kamala Harris slams the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic during the #VPDebate. Live updates: reut.rs/3d9uc6Y
The candidates were asked about their positions on climate change, and whether it poses an existential threat #VPDebate
The #VPDebate moved to discussions about Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and the issue of abortion reut.rs/30I8dPD
Kamala Harris and Mike Pence voiced their differences on the case of Breonna Taylor's killing and police reform reut.rs/3daLXTj #VPDebate
Who do you think won the #VPDebate?
Judges, fracking and a fly: Here are the standout moments from the vice-presidential debate reut.rs/3nqvoYp #VPDebate #fly2024
Asked if he agrees with Kamala Harris that climate change poses an 'existential threat,' Mike Pence responds: 'The climate is changing and we'll follow the science.' #VPDebate highlights: reut.rs/3d9uc6Y
A fly stole the show during the #VPDebate when it landed on Vice President Mike Pence's head and remained there for about two minutes while he spoke
Mike Pence and Kamala Harris clashed on abortion at the #VPDebate, as the open Supreme Court seat left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg raises questions about overturning Roe v. Wade reut.rs/2GBOIkL

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Reuters

Reuters Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @Reuters

Reuters Profile picture
9 Oct
On Broadhurst Cona's fifth night in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in Cape Town, the patient in the bed next to him was giving up. The man gripped his own throat in panic as he choked, and he kept pulling off his oxygen mask. Cona pleaded with him to put it back on 1/6 Image
Early the next morning, Cona awoke to a commotion. The man’s bed was empty, and nurses in protective clothing were spraying it down with disinfectant. The man was sealed in a beige-colored body bag, and it took four people to lift him away to a passage leading to the lift 2/6 Image
Cona didn’t know it yet, because his companion had been too sick to speak and his face unrecognizable with pain, but he had seen this man many times before, as an opponent on the rugby field 3/6 Image
Read 6 tweets
Reuters Profile picture
8 Oct
Mike Pence and Kamala Harris clashed over the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic during the #VPDebate, as the White House struggled to contain an outbreak that has infected President Trump and dozens of others reut.rs/3nu7FXm 1/9 Image
The matchup between Pence and Harris unfolded largely free of the chaos that marred last week’s presidential debate. Here are a few standout moments from the debate reut.rs/3llQfKH 2/9
Packing the court: Frustrated that Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate may soon cement a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court, some on the left have called on Biden to expand the court to 11 or 13 seats. Harris declined to say whether she supported that idea 3/9 Image
Read 9 tweets
Reuters Profile picture
7 Oct
With polls showing Trump trailing Biden with less than a month to go before the election, the president appears to be re-embracing the risky strategy of playing down the coronavirus despite signs it could further diminish his re-election chances reut.rs/2Sy6mZ5 1/4 Image
President Trump, under coronavirus quarantine in the White House and restricted from traveling, is grasping for ways to put a spark back in his struggling re-election bid and mount a big comeback with four weeks left until Election Day reut.rs/2SCwtxW 2/4 Image
Trump, still being treated for COVID-19, abruptly ended talks with Democrats on an economic aid package, drawing criticism from presidential rival Biden that he was abandoning Americans in the midst of a pandemic reut.rs/33yZy3Q 3/4 Image
Read 4 tweets
Reuters Profile picture
7 Oct
Prospects for more aid for Americans struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic and airlines seeking to avert a wave of layoffs crumbled when President Trump ended negotiations with Congress over a large coronavirus bill reut.rs/3jHNPFK Image
‘The president turned his back on you,’ Biden said on Twitter after Trump, still being treated for COVID-19, abruptly ended talks with Democrats on an economic aid package reut.rs/2GLOozz Image
Shares of major airlines fell after Trump said his administration would abandon talks with congressional Democrats over proposals to spend at least $1.6 trillion in additional coronavirus relief funds reut.rs/3jE59LU Image
Read 4 tweets
Reuters Profile picture
5 Oct
Smoke, fire and vineyards: The active Glass Fire has destroyed dozens of buildings in the world-renowned Napa Valley reut.rs/2SvxUP0 1/4
Dutch Henry Winery and Sherwin Family Winery told Reuters their wineries had burned to the ground, and local media have reported damage or destruction to many more 2/4
The Newton Vineyard winery also went up in flames, according to a Reuters photographer who visited the site and who observed rivulets of red wine mixed with ash flowing down its main access road 3/4
Read 4 tweets
Reuters Profile picture
5 Oct
Just centimeters below the Earth’s surface is a ticking time bomb that could detonate as global temperatures rise. It's called permafrost reut.rs/3d1BrOn via @ReutersGraphics 1/6
Found at high altitudes, Permafrost is a lot like concrete; ice binds together soil, rocks, sand and organic matter. Some of that organic matter includes the remains of plants and animals that have been frozen since the last Ice Age, more than 11,000 years ago 2/6
Now, human-induced climate change – caused by the buildup in the atmosphere of greenhouse gas emissions from industrial activity, mainly the burning of coal, oil and natural gas - is raising global temperatures and driving heat waves that can cause permafrost to thaw 3/6
Read 6 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get email notifications when new thread is out from this Author!

Check out other threads from this Author!

Read all threads by @Reuters