The current president will meet face to face with the former head of the White House
Today in the United States at 9:00 PM Eastern Time (4:00 AM Moscow time on June 28), the first election debate between the current US President Joe Biden and the former head of the White House Donald Trump will take place in the CNN studio in Atlanta. The debate will be the earliest such event in US history. Televised presidential debates between candidates in the general election have always begun in September or early October. In many countries around the world, the current confrontation between Biden and Trump has been called historic. MKRU will conduct a text online broadcast of the debate. Follow the most important statements by American politicians with us.
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Trump's campaign said he won the debate before the candidates even made their closing statements.
The debate is over.
CBS explained Biden's hoarse voice by saying that he came to the debate after being treated for a cold for several days. He even took a test for coronavirus and it turned out to be negative.
The New York Times noted that Biden appeared shaky at the start of the debate, his voice was hoarse and his answers sometimes wandered. But then his voice became clearer.
Biden accuses Trump of lying that the last election was stolen.
Trump — Ukraine is losing soldiers, its cities, is losing to a conflict with Russia , all because of Biden's stupid policies.
Trump accused Biden of leading his policy to World War III. Biden responded by recalling Trump's words about NATO's Article 5 «do whatever you want.» Biden again says that if Russia takes control of Ukraine, «nothing will remain» of Poland and Belarus and then a «big war» will begin.
Trump promised to quickly secure the release of American journalist Gershkovich and explained his arrest in Russia by the fact that Biden does not enjoy Putin's respect.
Trump — I took medical cognitive tests, published the results, but Biden did not. He won't be able to hit the ball 50 yards. Biden responds by reproaching Trump for being overweight and saying that he is ready to enter into any competition with him. Moderators ask debate participants not to act like children.
“Biden looks like he’s going to die on air,” American political commentator Ben Shapiro wrote on social network X.
Trump accused Biden in receiving money from China, called him a “Manchurian candidate.”
Biden again misspoke, saying that his son Joseph Biden (Beau Biden) died in Iraq. In fact, he died of cancer on May 30, 2015, after his business trip.
Biden said that American historians have decided that Trump was the worst president in history. Trump — I was the best and if I win I will be even better, and the worst is Biden and if he wins, then «there will be nothing left of the United States.» Biden responds by saying that Trump will raise taxes on the middle class, and he wants to raise taxes on millionaires.
Journalists note that Joe Biden makes slips of the tongue. For example, he said that there are «thousands of trillionaires» in the country, then corrected himself and noted that he was talking about billionaires who pay 8.2% in taxes. Then he made another mistake, saying that if they paid 24-25% in taxes, it would bring in $5 million over a certain period. Then he corrected himself — it will still be $5 billion over 10 years.
They discuss the environment. Trump says that the air was the cleanest under his rule. Biden says that Trump withdrew from the Paris Agreements and does not care about climate change. Trump replies that he did not want to throw money away.
Trump — Is he blaming inflation? Because of him, all the inflation. I created a country where there was no inflation, and he destroyed it all. The millions of people allowed across the border are putting African Americans out of work. Biden counters — the economy was destroyed under Trump, and I improved the situation for these people.
The debate continued. Biden talks about what his administration has done for the black population — more jobs, lower child support costs, tax breaks.
The debate took a commercial break.
Biden: I've never heard such nonsense — he (Trump) wants to pull the US out of NATO.
Biden says Trump had sex with a porn star while his wife was pregnant.
Trump accuses Biden's son of being a criminal. «And Joe should be convicted for what he did after he leaves office.»
Biden accuses Trump of doing nothing to stop the mob of his supporters who stormed the Capitol.
Trump: Biden is acting like a «very bad and weak Palestinian» on supporting Israel.
Trump linked the Ukrainian conflict to the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. He also effectively called Zelensky a huckster.
Trump expresses bewilderment why the US spends more money on supporting Ukraine than its European allies. «There is an ocean between us.»
Trump said that he would quickly resolve the Ukrainian crisis if he were president. And he will resolve it as soon as he wins the election. At the same time, he said that the conditions put forward by Moscow for ending the conflict are unacceptable to him.
Biden said that Putin launched an operation in Ukraine because he wanted to restore the Soviet Union. «He wants all of Ukraine and he will not stop there.» Biden says that the US and allies have transferred huge funds and weapons to Ukraine.
Trump: If we had a real president who Putin respected, this wouldn't have happened. And also Hamas would not attack Israel. There was no terrorism under my administration, but under it, the whole world is exploding.
Moving on to the issue of the conflict in Ukraine.
Biden called himself the first US president in a century under which American soldiers do not die outside the country. «We have done more for American veterans than anyone in history.» At the same time, Biden did not mention the topic of Afghanistan. He also called Trump a “loser and a loser.”
Biden is all a lie, veterans are in a better situation now.
Trump: «We are living in a rat hole right now. They are coming in here and killing our citizens at a rate that we have never seen before. He doesn't know what's going on, he opened up the borders. Our veterans are homeless on the street, and they (migrants) are living in hotels. He got rid of everything that I approved, he reduced all these things to zero, and because of him so many people died.»
Biden responds that the only terrorist who crossed the US border during Trump's presidency and three soldiers died. He accuses Trump of lying.
Trump keeps coming back to the issue of Biden opening the borders to murderers and terrorists. He says that under his rule there were the most secure borders in history, and now there are the most insecure borders.
Biden warns that if Trump comes to power, he will pass a law banning abortions, and he will not allow this.
Now they are discussing the issue of abortions.
Trump accused Biden of the US losing its international prestige and becoming like a «third world country». «We had the greatest economy under us.»
«In general, the whole world no longer respects us as a country. Doesn't respect our leadership, doesn't respect the United States. We've become a third world country. And he's trying to… everything he's done, he practically looks like a third world country. Shame and disgrace! The damage, the harm he's done to our country. I want to ask him, why is he letting millions of people from prisons, mental hospitals and so on come here? They're destroying our country.»
Trump said there's an unprecedented level of inflation under the current president and an influx of migrants.
Trump criticized Biden for the disgraceful withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. He also says that more people have died under Biden's administration than under his. Trump jumps from topic to topic. Biden tries to speak only on the topic of the question.
Biden said that he inherited the economy from Trump in a deplorable state. «I am amazed at our success in the economy. And the Trump team has created a disaster for the country.»
Biden was the first to come out, followed by Trump. They greeted the audience, but not each other. The first question is about inflation.
The CNN broadcast has begun. The moderators are still in the studio. They are explaining the rules of the event.
Americans lament in interviews that Biden and Trump's microphones will be turned off when it is not their turn to speak. In their opinion, debates are when candidates argue, and they are offered to watch «some kind of lecture.»
Biden showed on social media the «charged water» that he drinks before the debates and noted that he does not know what was added to it. In this way, he joked about Trump's accusations that he is being pumped with something so that he can withstand this discussion.
American journalists note that one of Trump's favorite opponents will be on stage tonight, but not Biden, but CNN. It is possible that moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will have to face Trump's attacks.
Right now, Biden and Trump are approaching the studio. Meanwhile, US Vice President Kamala Harris promised on her social networks that viewers will see a «steadfast, courageous, and determined» Biden.
CNN showed the studio where the debates will begin in half an hour. Donald Trump will be on the left, and Joe Biden on the right, with the moderators opposite. The distance between the stands is just over two meters.
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The debate will last 90 minutes. Biden and Trump are expected to discuss a number of key issues — the economy, abortion, migration, but they will most likely also touch on foreign policy and will not bypass the conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and relations with China.
Joe Biden prepared for the debate at his country residence in Camp David and trained with two partners who played the roles of polite and impudent Trump. And Trump took part in rallies of his supporters, and also held meetings with senators and staff members.
The University of Winnipeg published a study on the attitude of Americans towards Biden and Trump the day before. As it turned out, 49% of respondents supported Trump, while 45% supported his opponent. At the same time, over 70% of respondents indicated that they will closely follow the upcoming debates.
Journalists in the United States emphasize that the 2024 rematch between President Biden and former President Donald Trump is taking place in a completely different world than their first match in 2020. The stakes are high both domestically and internationally.