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Overall, the first debate seemed to be a draw, only because with 2 (often 3) guys talking at once, we could hardly hear much of anything. I would say that Trump did manage to get a few facts into the discourse in between Chris Wallace's constant interruptions of him.
Biden mostly just spouted a lot of rhetoric, and often getting mean-spirted, in his typical angry tone, and calling Trump a "liar" and a "clown".
The one moment that sticks out in my mind though, was when Biden, talkative throughout, suddenly clammed up, and stared away from the camera, totally silent for 10 seconds or so. Biden's deer in the headlights moment came when Trump asked him to cite what law enforcement agencies have endorsed him (there aren't any).
Rather than lie (that wouldn't be good), Biden just froze and went silent, having to endure the brief time when Trump rattled off the names of the many police departments that have endorsed him. It was a rare moment when one guy was talking and the other was quiet.
There didn't seem to be any winner really, but on the law enforcement issue, Trump clearly won big. Biden had no endorsements, had to admit that he kept quiet for months while leftist BLM and Antifa idiots were burning and looting cites with Democrat mayors. Trump noted that Biden was trapped between his moderate base and his radical one, that has already ragged at him, for talking nice about police (whom he also said should be defunded).
Biden mostly just spouted a lot of rhetoric, and often getting mean-spirted, in his typical angry tone, and calling Trump a "liar" and a "clown".
The one moment that sticks out in my mind though, was when Biden, talkative throughout, suddenly clammed up, and stared away from the camera, totally silent for 10 seconds or so. Biden's deer in the headlights moment came when Trump asked him to cite what law enforcement agencies have endorsed him (there aren't any).
Rather than lie (that wouldn't be good), Biden just froze and went silent, having to endure the brief time when Trump rattled off the names of the many police departments that have endorsed him. It was a rare moment when one guy was talking and the other was quiet.
There didn't seem to be any winner really, but on the law enforcement issue, Trump clearly won big. Biden had no endorsements, had to admit that he kept quiet for months while leftist BLM and Antifa idiots were burning and looting cites with Democrat mayors. Trump noted that Biden was trapped between his moderate base and his radical one, that has already ragged at him, for talking nice about police (whom he also said should be defunded).