Minutes after Kamala Harris had challenged him during the US presidential debate on Tuesday, Donald Trump made a surprising appearance before reporters to have his say.
As the debate wrapped up, there were audible gasps at the entrance to the press room.
Trump unexpectedly entered the “spin room,” where the candidates’ spokespeople and supporters typically rush to hand out talking points to the media.
Dozens of reporters, cameras and microphones in hand, pressed in behind the thin barriers to get as close as possible to the former president.
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“What about black voters?” a reporter asked, managing to stand out from the crowd. “I love them. They love me,” the Republican billionaire declared.
Others sought his take on the 90-minute debate, during which the 59-year-old Democratic candidate Harris had mounted a relentless assault.
“I thought it was a great debate,” Trump said.
“I thought it was my best performance, actually, but I don’t even view it as a performance,” he added.
“Our country is in decline. We’re a nation in decline. And I thought that when we got that out, she was unable to defend it.”
Trump walked around the room, followed closely by reporters. After answering a few questions, he eventually disappeared behind black curtains.
“The fact that he showed up in the media filing center and spin room at the end, we haven’t seen that in years,” said Aaron Kall, director of debates at the University of Michigan.
“He wants to try to change the subject to something as quickly as possible.”
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