President Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head to head last night in what is considered the most intense presidential debate in History. The debate was filled lots of shouting, name calling and accusations.
Mr Biden called the president a “clown” and told him to “shut up”. Mr Trump brought up drug use by his rival’s son, Hunter and said he sold him to Russia. The debate focused on six topics in 15-minute segments – the candidates’ records, the Supreme Court, the pandemic, race, election integrity and the economy.
Mr Joe Biden during the debate told Mr Donald Trump “You’re the worst president America has ever had.” In one of the most talked about exchanges of the night, the president was asked by the moderator if he was prepared to condemn white supremacists. He initially said he would but when asked to denounce the far-right Proud Boys group by name, he sidestepped.
Mr Donald Trump said: “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by, but I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left.” Earlier, Mr Biden said: “This is a president who has used everything as a dog whistle to try to generate racist hatred, racist division.”
Mr Trump countered that Mr Biden, while supporting the 1994 crime bill, had referred to African Americans as “super predators” – a claim the Democrat denied. Mr Trump also said: “You can’t even say the word ‘law enforcement’ because if you did say those words you would lose all of your radical left supporters.”
Due to the pandemic, the debate at Case Western Reserve University had a small, socially distanced audience and the traditional opening handshake was skipped. Mr Biden rubbished Trump’s leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 200,000 Americans. “He panicked or he looked at the stock market,” the Democrat said of the president, who wants states to reopen their economies.
“A lot of people died and a lot more are going to die unless he gets a lot smarter, a lot quicker,” Mr Biden said. Mr Trump objected to Mr Biden using the word “smart.” “You graduated either the lowest or almost the lowest in your class,” the president said. “Don’t ever use the word smart with me. Don’t ever use that word.”
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