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donald trump It is Joe Biden faced off in the first 2024 presidential debate on Thursday night in Atlanta, Georgia — and by most measures, the Republican candidate won… or perhaps more accurately… the incumbent president lost.
During the tense 90-minute contest, both candidates took the stage and answered questions from CNN hosts. Dana Bash It is Jake Tapper at the network’s Techwood Turner campus studio.
Early on, Biden came out of the gates struggling to answer a question about inflation, his hoarse voice barely audible as he gave a rambling answer. His camp later told reporters that Joe was sick with a cold.
At other points during the debate, the 46th president stood frozen with a blank look on his face. He also mixed up his words, saying that at one point there were a thousand trillionaires instead of billionaires, but he quickly corrected himself.
Perhaps the most embarrassing moment came when Biden was talking about healthcare and completely lost his train of thought. He looked down and stopped talking before Tapper turned to Trump.
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But it wasn’t all bad news for Biden, who took some flak for labeling Trump a convicted felon after he was found guilty in his hush-hush Manhattan bribery case.
Biden also accused Trump of sleeping with a porn star Stormy Daniels while his wife was pregnant. Trump denied having sex with Daniels.
Biden criticized Trump for his actions on Jan. 6 and for allegedly calling soldiers who died in combat “suckers and losers.”
As for the 45th president, Trump had a solid night in terms of style, steamrolling Biden with his bravado. Throughout the debate, Trump was uncharacteristically controlled emotionally — never once exploding.
Of course, Trump lied a lot, falsely claiming that Democrats want abortion up to and after birth. He also misrepresented what happened on January 6, claiming that a small number of people attacked the Capitol and were escorted inside by police. According to fact-checkers, there have been many other instances in which Trump has lied or told half-truths.
After all was said and done, most television pundits and Americans in general felt that Trump ran away with the victory and Joe crashed and burned, mainly because of his old age and mental acuity.
In fact, MSNBC and CNN anchors said that while they were on the air, they received panicked text messages from Democratic Party leaders alarmed by Joe’s dismal performance.
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The biggest problem looming… many high-ranking Democrats are convinced that Americans no longer have confidence that Biden is willing to take on a second term, and there are now conversations about who will approach Biden to ask for his resignation.
Among those waiting in the wings… Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, Wes Moore It is Josh Shapiro.
Stay tuned.