Healthcare remains a top issue beyond the pandemic in 2020, namely the future of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. "This means that there will be no more protections if they win for people with pre-existing conditions. Government estimates show roughly 25 million would lose coverage and nearly 133 million with pre-existing condition could lose some or all of their coverage. “President Trump and I have a plan to improve health care and to preserve protect pre-existing conditions for every American,” Pence said. According to the non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation, the President has never released a plan to replace the ACA or protect those with pre-existing conditions.

“Donald Trump paid $750 in taxes…we now know Donald Trump owes and is in debt for $400 million,” Harris said. More from Trust Index:Next there’s this claim that sparked a back and forth between Harris and Vice President Mike Pence on several occasions. We’ll take the next two claims from Pence at the same time because he’s touting the 2017 tax cuts as a whole. “President Trump cut taxes across the board, despite what Senator Harris says, the average American family of 4 had $2000 in savings in taxes,” Pence said. According to both the Tax Policy Center and the progressive Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy the Trump Tax Plan from 2017 did cut taxes for every income bracket in 2019.

“Your party is actually openly advocating adding seats to the Supreme Court, which has had nine seats for 150 years if you don’t get your way,” Pence told Harris. So far, both Biden and Harris have refused to answer whether they support the idea. More Trust Index:Next, a history lesson from Senator Harris she used to criticize the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. “It was 27 days before the election, and a seat became open on the United States Supreme Court. “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support taxpayer funding of abortion all the way up to the moment birth,” Pence said.

Vice President Mike Pence was tapped to head the White House Coronavirus Task Force and was pressed Wednesday night over what has been widely described as a bungled response to the virus. We’re starting with this claim from the Vice President about the President’s often touted Chinese travel restrictions. Finally, this one from Harris on the White House plan for COVID. There is no unified national strategy, according to both the White House and Trump Campaign websites. However, the Trump Administration does have a series of guidelines for state and local governments to follow regarding COVID, which the White House is using to direct states.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans Wednesday night, while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned “the greatest failure of any presidential administration” during a largely civil debate dominated by the coronavirus. There were heated exchanges at times, but overall the debate was a far more respectful affair than the opening presidential debate eight days earlier when Trump was the aggressor, butting in and almost yelling. Before Harris said a word, she made history by becoming the first Black woman to stand on a vice presidential debate stage. And while he is Trump’s biggest public defender, the vice president does not share the president’s brash tone or undisciplined style. Critics suggested that Pence should not be at the debate at all.

SALT LAKE CITY – Watch the 2020 vice presidential debate livestream and see Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris face off live. The debate Wednesday night in Salt Lake City is the most highly anticipated vice presidential debate in recent memory. Watch the debate below and follow the live fact-check with Grant Hermes and the Local 4′s Trust Index team below the video player. We’ll start fact-checking when the debate starts. Watch Live Coverage below starting at 8 p.m. (debate starts at 9 p.m.)Follow live fact-checking from Local 4′s Trust Index team below (or click here):

SALT LAKE CITY – Watch the 2020 vice presidential debate livestream and see Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris face off live. The debate Wednesday night in Salt Lake City is the most highly anticipated vice presidential debate in recent memory. Watch the debate below and follow the live fact-check with Grant Hermes and the Local 4′s Trust Index team below the video player. We’ll start fact-checking when the debate starts. Watch Live Coverage below starting at 8 p.m. (debate starts at 9 p.m.)Follow live fact-checking from Local 4′s Trust Index team below (or click here):

SALT LAKE CITY – Watch the 2020 vice presidential debate livestream and see Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris face off live. The debate Wednesday night in Salt Lake City is the most highly anticipated vice presidential debate in recent memory. It will unfold while President Donald Trump recovers at the White House after testing positive last week for the coronavirus and spending several days in the hospital, a serious setback for his campaign that adds pressure on Pence to defend the administration’s handling of the pandemic. Watch Live Coverage below starting at 8 p.m. (debate starts at 9 p.m.)Follow live fact-checking from Local 4′s Trust Index team below:

SALT LAKE CITY – Watch the 2020 vice presidential debate livestream and see Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris face off live. The debate Wednesday night in Salt Lake City is the most highly anticipated vice presidential debate in recent memory. It will unfold while President Donald Trump recovers at the White House after testing positive last week for the coronavirus and spending several days in the hospital, a serious setback for his campaign that adds pressure on Pence to defend the administration’s handling of the pandemic. Watch Live Coverage below starting at 8 p.m. (debate starts at 9 p.m.)Follow live fact-checking from Local 4′s Trust Index team below:

SALT LAKE CITY – Watch the 2020 vice presidential debate livestream and see Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris face off live. The debate Wednesday night in Salt Lake City is the most highly anticipated vice presidential debate in recent memory. It will unfold while President Donald Trump recovers at the White House after testing positive last week for the coronavirus and spending several days in the hospital, a serious setback for his campaign that adds pressure on Pence to defend the administration’s handling of the pandemic. Watch Live Coverage below starting at 8 p.m. (debate starts at 9 p.m.)Follow live fact-checking from Local 4′s Trust Index team below: