Biden Delivers Yet Another Big-Screen Fail In Fiery Debate With Trump
A halting Joe Biden struggled Thursday to allay concerns that he is too old for a second term in the White House during a heated debate with Donald Trump that included personal insults.
A bombastic Trump slammed his successor, calling him a failure on the economic and global stage.
Biden attempted to respond, but his delivery faltered as he spoke quickly in a raspy, trailing-off voice, stumbled over his words, and stared open-mouthed.
His performance, after spending the week alone in preparation, has sparked new concern within his Democratic Party, as polls show Trump tied or ahead in the November election.
It was the first debate ever between a president and a former president, and both accused the other of being history’s worst.
Trump and Biden, who were both the oldest presidents when they were first elected, even accused each other of being childish while arguing about their golf swings.
Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, did not shake hands as they approached their podiums at CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta.
There was no live audience, and their microphones were muted as each spoke.
Biden hit Trump with clearly rehearsed lines, attempting to remind millions of television viewers that Trump would be the first convicted felon in the White House.
“You have the morals of an alley cat,” Biden said.
Trump, a veteran of rallies and reality television, spoke loudly while running through a long list of complaints about Biden’s record.
I’ve never been a fan of President Donald Trump – but he’s absolutely destroying Joe Biden in this debate… Trump is also being surprisingly generous here. This is an embarrassment to the DNC #Debates2024 pic.twitter.com/eJd76h7vjp
— Andy Signore (@andysignore) June 28, 2024
“I’m friends with a lot of people. They cannot believe what happened to the United States of America. We’re no longer respected,” Trump said.
Trump attempted to capitalize on Biden’s delivery, stating at one point, “I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence. I do not think he understands what he said either.”
Biden Delivers Yet Another Big-Screen Fail In Fiery Debate With Trump
