The first debate rapidly descended into farce and name-calling as Trump constantly interrupted Biden and the Democratic nominee called the President a 'clown' and told him to 'shut up', writes KnottMatthew
The first presidential debate of the US election rapidly descended into farce and name-calling as Donald Trump constantly interrupted Joe Biden and the Democratic nominee called the President a "clown" and told him to "shut up".
Meanwhile, Trump accused Biden of graduating "the lowest or almost the lowest in your class" when he attended university in the 1960s. The initial polls following the debate found most voters believed Biden put in the better performance. A poll of debate watchers by CBS News found that 48 per cent of debate watchers judged Biden to be the winner while 41 per cent said Trump. Sixty-nine per cent said the debate made them feel annoyed while 31 per cent said they were entertained.
As expected, Trump attacked Biden's son Hunter over his past consulting work for companies in China and Ukraine.
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