Donald Trump makes rare media spin room appearance after debate with Kamala Harris

Debate saw Trump speak to reporters for several minutes before heading to a live interview with Fox News Hannity

Former President Donald Trump made an unexpected appearance in the spin room following his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, where he fielded questions and declared himself the winner of the night.

The debate, held in Philadelphia, saw Trump speak to reporters for several minutes before heading to a live interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity.

"I had a good time. I think it was our best debate ever. We had three against one," Trump said, referring to the ABC News moderators, while also calling his performance the "best" debate of his career.

It is unusual for presidential candidates to personally enter the spin room after a debate, a space typically reserved for surrogates to engage with the press. H

owever, Trump explained to Hannity that he "just felt" like doing so and was "very happy with the result."

Throughout the debate, Vice President Harris made several attempts to unsettle Trump, prompting him to go off-topic at times, addressing crowd sizes, President Biden, and an unfounded conspiracy about migrants abducting pets in Ohio.

After the debate, Harris’s campaign immediately pushed for a second round, with campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon stating, "Vice President Harris is ready for a second debate. Is Donald Trump?"

A panel of voters reacting to the debate in a Fox News Digital discussion overwhelmingly declared Vice President Kamala Harris the winner.

When asked who they believed won, 12 voters raised their hands for Harris, while only five supported former President Donald Trump.

Many voters felt Trump struggled to effectively challenge his new opponent, with one stating, "He's still in his head trying to run against Joe Biden."

Some believed that a different strategy from Trump would have been more effective in the debate.

In their first and possibly only debate on September 11, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump clashed intensely, with Harris aiming to provoke Trump and highlight his controversial statements.

Harris mocked Trump's rallies and criticized his false claims, including an unfounded accusation about immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

Trump, visibly agitated, defended his rallies and denied involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, while Harris used the debate to argue for moving past Trump's presidency.