U.S Election

Biden Crashes Against Trump—and Other Takeaways

Author: Editors Desk, John McCormick, and Catherine Lucey Source: WSJ:
June 28, 2024 at 07:07
imBiden and Trump’s debate was the first held in a studio with no live audience since 1960. PHOTO: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES 974510?width=700
imBiden and Trump’s debate was the first held in a studio with no live audience since 1960. PHOTO: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES 974510?width=700

The president appeared unsteady while Trump mostly kept his composure

President Biden, battling a hoarse voice and sometimes stammering, delivered an unsteady performance Thursday evening in his first debate against former President Donald Trump.

It was the sort of showing Democrats feared the incumbent, who polls show faces greater concerns about his age and vitality than Trump, would deliver. It lacked the energy and combativeness Biden mustered for his State of the Union speech earlier this year, an appearance that gave Democrats some optimism about his campaign vigor.

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