Democrats Panic as Joe Biden Falters in Trump Debate
CNN
Donald Trump and Joe Biden locked horns at the first 2024 presidential debate Thursday night in Atlanta, Georgia — and, by most measures, the Republican nominee won … or maybe more accurately … the current President lost.
During the tense, 90-minute contest, the two candidates stood onstage at podiums fielding questions from CNN hosts Dana Bash and Jake Tapper at the network’s Techwood Turner campus studio.
Right from the start, Biden came out of the gates struggling to answer a question on inflation with his hoarse voice barely audible as he gave a rambling response. His camp later told the press that Joe was sick with a cold.
At other times during the debate, the 46th president stood frozen with a blank look on his face. He also jumbled his words, saying at one point there were a thousand trillionaires instead of billionaires, but he quickly corrected himself.
Perhaps the most embarrassing moment came when Biden was talking about health care and completely lost his train of thought. He looked down and stopped speaking altogether before Tapper moved on to Trump.