Is it all over for Trump? Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump met for the first time in Pennsylvania last night, eight weeks ahead of the US elections on 5 November.
Harris skewers angry, maddened foe
Bait: One leading commentator said: “Harris set the trap, and Donald Trump charged in time and time again. She appeared poised, calm, cool, collected…he was a teapot boiling over” Glossary
Rhetoric - The art of persuasion.
Plato - One of the most important Ancient Greek philosophers.
Kamala Harris - US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's running mate. If elected, she will be the first female vice president of the USA.
Donald Trump - An American politician, media personality, and businessman serving as the 47th president of the United States since January 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
Democrats - Members of the Democratic party, the left-leaning US political party. Joe Biden and Barack Obama are both Democrats.
Joe Biden - An American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025.
Gaza - The smaller of two Palestinian territories, home to two million people. It is located on the Mediterranean coast, bordered by Israel and Egypt.
Autonomy - The right to make your own decisions.
Inflation - An increase in the price of goods in an economy.
Reticent - Reluctant. Not revealing one's thoughts readily.
Apocalypse - A Christian name for the end of the world. Descended from a Greek word meaning uncover, it was used to describe the Biblical book of Revelation.
Complacency - Feeling of satisfaction with your own work that stops you from trying harder.