‘Deep panic’ among Democrats after Biden’s performance as Trump spouts lies

Democrats watched in dismay on Thursday night as Joe Biden struggled in the first television debate of the 2024 presidential election against Donald Trump.

The president, hoarse and raspy, appeared low in energy during the CNN debate in Atlanta, Georgia, with the White House later saying he had a cold.

Looking his age and generally out-of-sorts, Biden mispoke at one stage and declared “we finally beat Medicare”, to which his Republican opponent responded, “I really don’t know what he said”.

The president did later rally to rebuke Trump over his sordid personal history and alleged “suckers and losers” remark regarding the military.

The businessman, meanwhile repeated lies and falsehoods throughout, often failing to answer questions and having to be pressed three times on whether he would accept the election results.

Social media went into meltdown over the spectacle of the two elderly candidates battling it out while Democrats were left in a state of “deep panic” from early on.

In post-debate analysis, CNN pundits discussed the possibility of his stepping down as the party’s candidate.

The Trump campaign swiftly declared victory and a snap poll on CNN revealed that two-thirds of voters who watched agreed.

Key Points

• Trump pulls no punches as Biden struggles in debate

• Republican candidate claims US was ‘respected all over the world’ on Jan 6

• ‘Morals of an alley cat’: Biden lays into Trump over sexual abuse and porn star affair claims

• Social media in meltdown over Trump and Biden’s debate performance

• Snap poll: Who won the debate?

Jon Stewart unleashes withering takedown of Trump and Biden after car crash debate: ‘This cannot be real life’

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The Daily Show host tore into both candidates after the first presidential debate.

Stewart presented a live election special titled Indecision 2024: The First Presidential Debate: America Watches Through Its Fingers on Comedy Central.

“We just watched what you watched,” he said in disbelief at the start of the show.

“Let me just say after watching tonight’s debate, both of these men should be using performance-enhancing drugs,” Stewart joked.

Tom Murray reports.

Jon Stewart unleashes withering takedown of Trump and Biden after car crash debate

Biden resurrects his ‘lying dog-faced pony soldier’ insult for Trump post-debate

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The president and first lady appeared in the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency hotel in Atlanta after the debate last night at around 11pm and were met with chants of “four more years”, according to the official pool report.

Biden’s campaign hosted a debate watch party at the venue, where supporters gathered with signs and a DJ played music.

“I can’t thank you all enough,” Dr Jill Biden told the crowd. “Joe did such a great job. What did Trump do? Lied!”

Her husband then spoke for a few minutes, thanking supporters and quoting a Western film (believed to be Tyrone Power’s Pony Soldier from 1952) to onec again call Trump “a lying, dog-faced pony soldier”.

“They’re going to be out there fact-checking,” Biden said.

“I can’t think of one thing that he said was true.

“Look, we’re going to beat this guy, and I need you in order to beat him.

“You are the reason why America is as good as we are.”

Here he is stopping at a nearby Waffle House for the coffee he badly needed earlier in the night.

Biden makes pit stop at Waffle House in Atlanta after first presidential debate

Dumbstruck silence and despair: Behind the scenes at the Trump-Biden debate

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The president started the debate sounding hoarse and looking every day of his 81 years, writes Andrew Feinberg from backstage at the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia.

Behind the scenes at the Trump-Biden debate: Dumbstruck silence and despair

Can the Democrats replace Biden?

11:15 , Joe Sommerlad

“Sleepy” Joe Biden just gave the Democratic Party a wake-up call. The concerns about the incumbent president’s age and mental fitness are not going away anytime soon.

So what can his party do about it, if anything?

John Bowden answers that question.

Debate leaves Democrats wanting to replace Biden. Can they do that?

Watch: Harris says Trump ‘lied over and over and over again’ in first debate

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Here’s the US vice president attacking the Republican presidential challenger over his debate perfomance last night.

Would Biden even have been up there if she were more popular with voters?

Donald Trump ‘lied over and over and over again’ in first debate, says Kamala Harris

Biden faces calls to stand down after ‘historically bad performance’

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The US president has faced calls to stand down from the former UK ambassador to the US after a “historically bad performance” in his TV debate with Trump last night.

Lord Kim Darroch, who served as British ambassador to the United States between January 2016 and December 2019, urged Biden to stand down.

He said on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “Joe Biden should stand aside. This was a historically bad performance. He was inaudible, incoherent and lost his train of thought several times.

“Some of his answers simply made no sense. The one, ‘we have beaten Medicare’, will be repeated a thousand times between now and the election. He should stand down – it’s very hard to see him winning now.”

On the same programme, former Democratic campaign manager Mike Murphy said of Biden: “He looked very, very old. Nobody’s going to have to rent The Mummy on television this weekend. They can get it for free.”

Ouch.

The same man also likened Biden to a “boxer who can’t raise his hands” and called the situation: “Heartbreaking, but also a political disaster.”

Here’s Joe Middleton’s report.

Biden faces calls to stand down by former UK ambassador to the US

Truth Social: Trump celebrates debate ‘win’ with golf videos

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The Republican – who was calmer and more measured on stage than might have been expected but still found time for at least 30 false claims to Biden’s nine, according to CNN’s Daniel Dale – has inevitably been declaring victory online in its aftermath.

Perhaps more surprisingly, he’s also been posting golf videos after arguing with Biden about his handicap in one of the debate’s most ridiculous and senior of senior moments.

Here’s Alisha Rahaman Sarkar on that ridiculous squabble.

Trump-Biden US presidential debate devolves into squabble over golf handicaps

Democrats begin calling for Biden to step aside after ‘horrible’ debate performance against Trump

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Ahead of last night’s presidential debate in Atlanta, Democrats had one piece of advice for President Biden: Be yourself.

Now they’re in a state of “deep panic” and sounding the alarm.

Here’s Eric Garcia.

Panicked Democrats call for Biden to step aside after ‘horrible’ debate against Trump

Misinformation, abortion and Democratic ‘panic’: Key takeaways from the first Biden-Trump debate

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Here’s Katie Hawkinson’s top takeaways from Georgia.

Misinformation and Democratic ‘panic’: Key takeaways from the Biden-Trump debate

Trump bulldozes Biden with lies while stumbling president fails to keep up

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Good morning!

If you’re just joining us, here’s our main story on last night’s CNN debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump from Alex Woodward.

It was, frankly, a pretty disastrous evening for the president that has left Democrats in despair and calling for him to step aside after a confused and raspy performance on stage in Atlanta that saw Biden lose his train of thought at least once and end up squabbling with Trump over their respective golf handicaps.

Trump bulldozes Biden with lies while stumbling president fails to keep up

Social media in meltdown over Trump and Biden’s debate performance

08:15 , Oliver O’Connell

Social media users went into meltdown over the first presidential debate of 2024 in a mixture of horror and humor…

‘Pure comedy’: Social media in meltdown over Trump-Biden debate

Watch: Biden’s post-debate Waffle House visit

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Trump says US was ‘respected all over the world’ on Jan 6

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Joe Biden confronted Donald Trump for the first time in person about his role on January 6, asking him to denounce the far-right Proud Boys gang and the other rioters who attacked the US Capitol.

In their first debate ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Trump refused to say whether he would condemn the deadly attack.

He failed to respond to questions about voters who are concerned that Trump violated his oath to accept elections as they prepare to cast their ballots in the next one.

CNN moderator Jake Tapper tried to ask him twice.

Alex Woodward reports.

Trump says US was ‘respected all over the world’ on Jan 6 in first debate

Biden condemns Trump after he refuses to say he’ll accept 2024 results

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In his first debate with Joe Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump refused to explicitly say he would accept the results this November if he lost.

The debate in Atlanta was widely seen as a debacle with the president stumbling over answers and rambling. Trump meanwhile spouted lies and falsehoods throughout, mostly failing to answer questions and had to be pressed three times on whether he would accept the 2024 election results.

Alex Woodward reports.

Biden calls Trump a ‘whiner’ during car-crash presidential debate

Dumbstruck silence and despair: Behind the scenes at the Trump-Biden debate

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Andrew Feinberg writes:

Behind the scenes at the first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the buzzy atmosphere of the spin room descended into horror-struck silence within the first few minutes of the president opening his mouth.

Continue reading…

Behind the scenes at the Trump-Biden debate: Dumbstruck silence and despair

Key takeaways from the first Biden-Trump debate

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Katie Hawkinson breaks down the key takeaways from tonight in Atlanta:

Watch: Biden speaks to supporters after debate performance

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Only a select few could tell Biden to step down, Democrats say

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Speaking to reporters, Democrats say only a very select few could talk to Joe Biden about the possibility of stepping down should it come to that.

Barak Ravis of Axios was told that only Jill Biden and Barack Obama could have that conversation with the president, while his colleague Andrew Solender said it would have to start with Obama and Bill Clinton.

Democrats begin calling for Biden to step aside after ‘horrible’ debate performance against Trump

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Eric Garcia writes:

Ahead of the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Democrats had one piece of advice for President Joe Biden: Be yourself.

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi said it. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, who is running for Senate in Biden’s home state of Delaware said it. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told The Independent that people should ask what former president Donald Trump needed to do to have “half a chance” at sounding “barely cogent.”

But Democrats began to sound the alarm after Biden’s performance in Atlanta on Thursday evening.

Continue reading…

Panicked Democrats call for Biden to step aside after ‘horrible’ debate against Trump

Bidens greet supporters at watch-party and stop at Waffle House to pick up dinner

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The White House pool reports:

POTUS and FLOTUS entered a ballroom in the Hyatt Regency at 11:00 pm to chants of “four more years.” The campaign hosted a debate watch party here – where supporters gathered with signs and a DJ played music.

FLOTUS spoke first: “I can’t thank you all enough,” she said. “Joe did such a great job”

“What did Trump do? Lied!”

POTUS then spoke for a few minutes, thanking supporters and quoting a John Wayne western film “a lying, dog-faced pony soldier” as he criticized Trump for lying during the debate.

“They’re going to be out there fact-checking,” POTUS said. “I can’t think of one thing that he said was true”

“Look we’re going to beat this guy, and I need you in order to beat him,” he said, adding: “You are the reason why America is as good as we are.”

POTUS left the stage at 11.04pm and he and FLOTUS worked the rope line for almost an hour before the motorcade got rolling and arrived at a Waffle House in Atlanta at 12.13am

From the White House: “The President and First Lady are stopping by a Waffle House to pick up food for staff and press, before heading to Raleigh.”

POTUS and FLOTUS entered the Waffle House at 12.18am. POTUS shook hands and greeted customers.

POTUS and FLOTUS then went to the register to pick up food. FLOTUS said the order was for “Biden” and POTUS slipped her some cash.

POTUS then answered a few questions…

On how he performed tonight, he said, “I think we did well.”

On calls for him to drop out / whether he has any concerns about his performance: “No. It’s hard to debate a liar. The New York Times pointed out he lied 26 times.”

On whether he’s sick: “I have a sore throat”

Pool was then quickly ushered out

I’m 98, and ‘I’ve got all my marbles’: Dick Van Dyke shrugs off Joe Biden age concerns

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Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke defended US President Joe Biden against attacks on his age.

During the first presidential debate of the 2024 election on Thursday, June 27, 81-year-old Biden was once again asked to address voter concerns about how old he is.

Tom Murray reports from Los Angeles.

Dick Van Dyke shrugs off Joe Biden age concerns: I’m 98, ‘I’ve got all my marbles’

Who won the debate?

05:35 , Oliver O’Connell

Joe Biden’s stumbling performance in the first presidential debate left a large majority of viewers believing that Donald Trump came out on top, according to a flash CNN poll.

Graeme Massie reports.

Who won the debate? Snap poll results following Trump-Biden face-off

‘This cannot be real life’: Jon Stewart unleashes withering takedown of Trump and Biden after car crash debate

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Jon Stewart tore into both candidates after the first presidential debate of the 2024 election on Thursday.

The Daily Show host presented a live election special titled Indecision 2024: The First Presidential Debate: America Watches Through Its Fingers on Comedy Central.

“We just watched what you watched,” he said in disbelief at the start of the show.

Tom Murray has the story.

Jon Stewart unleashes withering takedown of Trump and Biden after car crash debate

Watch: Harris says ‘performance’ as president is what matters

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CNN snap poll: Who won the debate?

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CNN’s flash poll of debate watchers found that 67 per cent thought Donald Trump won the debate and 33 per cent thought Joe Biden did.

Before the debate, 45 per cent thought Biden would win and 55 per cent thought Trump would.

Asked about their confidence in the candidates’ ability to lead the country, just 14 per cent had “a lot” of confidence in Biden, 29 per cent “some”, and 57 per cent said “none”.

The corresponding numbers for Trump were 36 per cent, 20 per cent, and 44 per cent, respectively.

‘Morals of an alley cat’: Biden lays into Trump over sexual abuse and affair claims

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President Joe Biden laid into Donald Trump over claims of sexual abuse and his affair with Stormy Daniels, saying the former president has the “morals of an alley cat” at Thursday night’s presidential debate.

Biden’s remarks came after Trump attacked his son, Hunter Biden, who was recently found guilty on federal gun charges.

Katie Hawkinson has the story.

Biden lays into Trump over sexual abuse and affair claims: ‘Morals of an alley cat’

Watch: Rep Jasmine Crockett says Trump acting like used car salesman

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Former Trump aide turned foe despairs at Biden performance

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Alyssa Farah Griffin, who worked in the Trump White House but is now a major Trump critic, was watching the debate for CNN.

Here are her thoughts:

Kamala Harris acknowledges ‘slow start’ but warns of ‘extraordinary stakes’ of election

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Speaking to CNN’s Anderson Cooper about tonight’s debate, Vice President Kamala Harris said: “It was a slow start, that’s obvious to everyone. I’m talking about the choice in November.”

She said the choice is between “the destruction of democracy” or to “continue on a course that’s about strengthening America’s economy.”

Pressed on Biden’s performance, Harris added: “I got that this is the after-play from the debate, this conversation I’m in. But I think it’s also important to recognize the choice … involves extraordinary stakes.”

“People can debate on style points, but ultimately this election and who is the president of the United States has to be about substance,” said a fiery Harris.

Watch: ‘It’s kind of a Defcon 1 moment’ says former Obama adviser

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Newsom says he would never turn his back on Biden

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The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg reports from the debate spin room.

California Governor Gavin Newsom told reporters: “I would never turn my back on President Biden. Never turn my back on President Biden, I don’t know a Democrat in my party. That would do so. And especially after tonight, we have his back. We run not the 90-yard dash we are all in. We’re gonna double down in the next few months. We’re gonna win this election. Everyone’s questioning his performance. Well, how about the substance?”

Melania Trump breaks with tradition by skipping presidential debate

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Melania Trump will break a long-standing tradition by not attending the 2024 presidential debate on Thursday evening.

The former first lady was nowhere to be seen when Trump deboarded his plane in Atlanta, Georgia ahead of the first debate against President Joe Biden since 2020.

Ms Trump has been largely absent from his 2024 presidential campaign. She has already missed key events, including the kickoff of the 2024 election in Iowa and her husband’s Super Tuesday victory party.

Melania Trump breaks with tradition by skipping presidential debate

Watch: ‘Should he be in this race tomorrow morning?’

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Read Biden campaign’s post-debate statement

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Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon released the following statement after the debate:

“Tonight, President Biden presented a positive and winning vision for the future of America – one in which every American has a fair shot at the American dream, where every one of our rights are protected, and where our president fights to strengthen our democracy – not to tear it down.

“On the other side of the stage was Donald Trump, who offered a dark and backwards window into what America will look like if he steps foot back in the White House: a country where women are forced to beg for the health care they need to stay alive. A country that puts the interests of billionaires over working people. And a former president who not once, not twice, but three times, failed to promise he would accept the results of a free and fair election this November.

“Trump’s performance tonight reminded the American people why they fired him four years ago, and reinforced just how high the stakes are this November for the future of our country.”

Social media in meltdown over Trump and Biden’s debate performance: ‘Give him one of the Panera lemonades’

04:08 , Oliver O’Connell

Social media is having a meltdown over the first presidential debate of 2024.

Katie Hawkinson has collated some of the best reactions:

‘Pure comedy’: Social media in meltdown over Trump-Biden debate

Watch: Hannity calls Biden debate performance ‘a disaster’

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Watch: Joy Reid says ‘universal reaction was somewhere approaching panic’

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‘Sense of shock’ among Democrats

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David Axelrod, the veteran Democrat strategist, said on CNN post-debate that “there was a sense of shock” at Biden’s performance from the start of the debate.

“He did get stronger as the debate went on but by that time, I think the panic had set in and I think you’re going to hear discussions … about whether he should continue.”

CNN’s John King agreed that Democrats started freaking out about Biden’s performance right away and are already talking about what they need to do going forward.

The phrase “Oh my God” was heard throughout the debate.

Kate Bedingfield, former White House communications director for Biden said: “It was a really disappointing debate performance from Joe Biden. I don’t think there’s any other way to slice it. His biggest issue was to prove to the American people that he had the energy, the stamina — and he didn’t do that.”

Trump says US was ‘respected all over the world’ on Jan 6

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President Joe Biden confronted Donald Trump for the first time in person about his role on January 6, asking him to once again denounce the far-right Proud Boys gang and those who attacked the US Capitol.

In their first debate ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the former president refused to answer whether he would condemn the attack or respond to questions about voters who are concerned that Trump violated his oath to accept elections as they prepare to cast their ballots in the next one.

CNN moderator Jake Tapper tried to ask him twice.

Alex Woodward reports.

Trump says US was ‘respected all over the world’ on Jan 6 in first debate

No Biden surrogates present after debate

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The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg reports from the spin room in Atlanta:

“Minutes after the debate wrapped, an entire roster of Trump boosters took to the floor to declare that their candidate had won by any measure.

“Biden’s campaign had assembled a group of surrogates to speak on his behalf but they were nowhere to be found, and a Biden campaign spokesperson did not immediately reply to a text asking when or if they would be here.”

Trump declares victory

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The Trump campaign released the following statement declaring victory:

“Tonight President Trump delivered the greatest debate performance and victory in history to the largest voter audience in history, making clear exactly how he will improve the lives of every American. Over and over President Trump highlighted common-sense plans to reduce inflation, bringing down the costs of groceries, housing, and gas, as well as his plans to bring back his successful first-term policies that kept our southern border secure and free from the wave of Biden Migrant Crimes currently sweeping our country.

“Joe Biden on the other hand showed exactly why he deserves to be fired. Despite taking a week-long vacation at Camp David to prepare for the debate, Biden was unable to defend his disastrous record on the economy and the border. Throughout the debate Biden lied, invented stories, and could not articulate a single plan to make things less expensive and keep our people safe, choosing instead to change the subject and dwell on the past. Even worse, Biden couldn’t explain why he took a week of vacation at Camp David while 50 ISIS terrorists ran loose in our country. President Trump is spot-on when he says that if Joe Biden is too incompetent to stand trial, then Biden is too incompetent to be President.

“Americans are struggling financially. The families of Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, Jocelyn Nungaray, and every other victim of Biden Migrant Crime are grieving. Our country is on fire at home and we stand on the brink of World War III because of Joe Biden’s incompetence. But we can turn it all around, and bring back the American Dream, starting on day one, by reelecting President Donald J. Trump.”

– Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles

Trump pulls no punches as Biden struggles in debate

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Former president Donald Trump pulled no punches in his debate against President Joe Biden during their first debate in Atlanta, attacking him as incoherent as Biden sputtered and stumbled over his words.

The president, his voice hoarse, regularly tripped over his own words and interrupted his own sentences.

As Biden defended his executive actions to curb immigration, Trump said: “I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence – and i don’t think he knows what he said either.”

Eric Garcia reports.

Trump pulls no punches as Biden struggles in first presidential debate

Trump pressed on accepting election results

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Donald Trump is asked if he will accept the election results.

“If the election is fair, free, and I want that more than anybody…” and that’s as far as he got.

Asked again, he said: “If it’s a fair, legal, and good election, absolutely…” and once again that’s as far as he’s going to get — conditional of course.

Watch: Trump and Biden spar over cognitive tests and golf

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Trump says he won’t block abortion pill and repeats ‘abortions after birth’ lie

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Former President Donald Trump rejected conservative efforts to ban the abortion pill mifepristone and said that he would not support such a ban as president at Thursday’s debate.

Trump and President Joe Biden appeared at Thursday’s debate in Atlanta, where the ex-president walked away from his party’s efforts to further roll back abortion rights and said that he agreed with the decision of the Supreme Court this week keeping the medication legal.

“I support what they’ve done,” he said of the Court’s decision keeping the expansion of the drug’s availability legal.

John Bowden reports.

Trump says he won’t block abortion pill at first presidential debate

Trump calls Biden a ‘Manchurian candidate’

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Donald Trump calls Biden a ‘Manchurian candidate’ in a segment on China and rattles off a number of false claims in quick succession.

Trump claims it was him and not Biden who lowered cost of insulin

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Democrats push back that this is a “bold-faced lie”.

Biden calls out Trump over climate crisis

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Asked about the climate crisis, Trump claims he wants the cleanest water and air and that the US had that during his administration.

“The cleanest water? The cleanest water? He didn’t do a damn thing for the environment,” says Biden.

White House print pool reporter allowed into studio

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The White House print pool reporter was allowed into the studio during the commercial break.

Here’s what White House Reporter for The Washington Post Tyler Pager observed:

Your pooler was brought into the studio at 9:53 during a commercial break.

POTUS and former President Donald Trump were both standing at their lecterns, staring straight ahead as photographers snapped photos.

Neither of them said anything or made eye contact with one another. POTUS cracked a smile at the photogs, and as the pool was being ushered out, Trump took a sip of water from a plastic bottle.

Your pooler was ushered out at 9:54 p.m. after about 45 seconds and is back in the hold room.

Update: Biden does not have Covid

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Trump rambling too

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Asked about his felony conviction, Trump brings up the Ukrainian prosecutor, a billion dollars, quid pro quo, “death at the border,” calls Biden a criminal and finally yells: “I did nothing wrong!”

BIden has a cold, report says

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‘You have the morals on alley cat’

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Trump calls Biden “a criminal” and says he “could be a convicted felon as soon as he gets out of office.”

Almost halfway through the debate, President Biden refers to President Trump as a convicted felon.

Trump responds that his son is a convicted felon, too.

Biden then brings up the civil penalties Trump owes including against E Jean Carroll and the Stormy Daniels affair.

“You have the morals on Alleycat”

Trump responds, “I didn’t have sex with a porn star.”

Biden reminds viewers Trump is a felon and Jan 6 rioters deserve punishment

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Trump dodges January 6 question

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Trump pivots from a question on democracy and January 6, talking about the border, energy independence, low regulations, and respect in the world.

On January 6 rioters, Trump says: What they’ve done to some people that are so innocent, you ought to be ashamed of yourself, what you have done, how you’ve destroyed the lives of so many people.