Biden stumbles, Trump lies: All you need to know about the first US presidential debate disaster and why there are calls for Biden to step down and who will replace him
Democrats’ anxiety over President Joe Biden ’s fitness for re-election surfaced after a sitting member of Congress publicly urged him to withdraw from the race. This plea has amplified internal party debates, with several officials questioning Biden’s ability to effectively campaign for another term.
This marks a significant moment as various prominent officials, who have previously supported Biden, have started voicing their worries publicly following the first presidential debate between Democrat candidate Joe Biden and Republican candidate Donald Trump. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp
The recent presidential debate, held at CNN headquarters in Atlanta, featured Democrat Joe Biden, 81, and Republican Donald Trump, 78. Biden’s performance during the debate has raised new questions about his age and mental acuity among global audiences.
During the debate, Biden repeatedly froze and struggled with his prepared lines. His response to a question about the national debt was particularly disjointed, leaving viewers confused. Biden attempted to address the importance of taxing the wealthy to support various social programmes but ended up delivering an incoherent answer that muddled his point.
“We’d be able to help make sure that all those things we need to do — childcare, elder care, making sure that we continue to strengthen our healthcare system, making sure that we’re able to make every single solitary person eligible for what I’ve been able to do with the — with, with, with the Covid. Excuse me, with dealing with everything we have to do with — look, if — we finally beat Medicare,” Biden said, tripping over words.
Meanwhile, Trump was accused of “spreading falsehoods” during the debate, ranging from downplaying the Jan 6 Capitol attack to exaggerating the economic impact made during his term as President. The Guardian also called out CNN moderators of the debate for failing to fact-check Trump as he made false claims about the environment, border issues, abortion, and opioid crisis, among other important issues.
The growing anxiety within the Democratic Party culminated in a public call for President Biden to step aside from the 2024 presidential race.
