(Left) Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, answers questions during a moderated conversation with members of the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia on Sept. 17, 2024. (Right) Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, holds a campaign event in Flint, Mich., on Sept. 17, 2024. Win McNamee, Scott Olson/Getty Images
Throughout their lengthy careers, the two major party presidential candidates—Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump—have both shifted their views on major issues.
Harris has gone as far as recently saying that “my values have not changed,” while Trump has similarly downplayed changes in his opinions on political topics over his nearly five decades in the public eye.