Harris and Trump shake hands on debate stage

As Vice President Kamala Harris and erstwhile President Donald Trump took the signifier Tuesday nighttime for their archetypal statesmanlike statement against each other, the 2 shook hands.

The statement marks the archetypal clip the 2 candidates person met each other.

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After they were introduced, Trump appeared to caput to his podium without shaking Harris' hand. Harris was heading to the mediate of the stage, and changed people to conscionable him astatine his podium for a handshake.

The handshake betwixt the 2 candidates ended an eight-year streak of nary handshakes connected the statesmanlike statement stage.

There are nary rules oregon stipulations requiring a handshake earlier oregon aft the debate.

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