Kamala Harris' face game in the debate is on point

She maintained a small smile, looking thoroughly unimpressed. It's a stark departure from Joe Biden's vacant expression during the June debate.

Kamala Harris' face game in the debate is on point
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris during the ABC News presidential debate.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris during the ABC News presidential debate.
  • Kamala Harris' face game was on point during her ABC debate with Donald Trump.
  • She maintained a small smile while Trump was speaking, looking thoroughly unimpressed by his words.
  • It's a stark departure from Joe Biden's vacant expression during his disastrous debate in June.

Vice President Kamala Harris came ready to play in the ABC presidential debate — and appeared to have learned some lessons about how the debate split screen can help or hurt candidates.

When it wasn't her turn to speak, Harris often kept her gaze fixed on her debate opponent, former President Donald Trump.

She also modulated her facial expressions — giving Trump some serious side-eye and looking thoroughly unimpressed when he made claims she disagreed with.

This is a composite image of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on a split screen.
Harris gave Donald Trump serious side-eye during the debate.

She also made it a point to play to the split-screen, sometimes outright laughing at a visibly angry Trump.

A split-screen of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Harris also made it a point to laugh at Trump.

At one point, when Trump claimed that Harris' father was a "Marxist professor," she broke out into a wide smile and laughed.

Users on X were quick to comment on the expressions, with new memes sprouting up less than 30 minutes into the debate.