Biden and Trump trade attacks on various topics at presidential debate
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, attend a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 2024. The two presidential candidates trade attacks on topics from abortion to the economy and their golf games.
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The bad blood between the two men was on display from the start when they eschewed the traditional handshake. Biden frequently referred to Trump as "this guy" and chuckled at some of his opponent's more hyperbolic statements.
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Biden, noticeably hoarse, accused Trump of leaving him a "terrible" economy in response to the moderators' first question about the rising prices paid by consumers.
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Trump replied that Biden's handling of COVID was a "disaster" and said inflation was "absolutely killing us." He blamed the pandemic for wrecking the economy and his shot at re-election. "Everything was rocking good," he said.
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People attend a watch party for the first U.S. presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, at Union Pub on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 27.
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Biden, while arguing that the wealthy should pay more tax, seemed unable to complete his sentence, pausing for an extended awkward moment, before ending his thought in a way that sounded nonsensical. Tax reform would create money to help "strengthen our healthcare system, making sure that we're able to make every single solitary person eligible for what I was able to do with the, with the COVID, excuse me, with dealing with everything we had to do with," Biden said before pausing. "We finally beat Medicare," Biden said, likely referring to COVID-19.
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Trump pounced. "He's right. He did beat Medicare. He beat it to death."
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People watch the presidential debate aboard a Delta Airlines flight to Miami, Florida, June 27.
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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump attend a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27.
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Biden began to find his footing later in the debate as he attacked Trump's character. "The idea that I would apologize to you?" Biden asked at one point, incredulous after Trump accused him of mistreating veterans. "You're the sucker. You're the loser," Biden told Trump.
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Former President Donald Trump attends the first presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27.
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A person holds a homemade bingo card for the first presidential debate as they attend a watch party at Union Pub on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 27.
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President Joe Biden speaks during a presidential debate with former President Donald Trump in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27. Each suggested the other was a criminal. "The only person on this stage who is a convicted felon is the man I'm looking at right now," Biden said and then accused Trump of having sex with porn star Stormy Daniels.
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Students watch the first 2024 presidential debate outside their fraternity house in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27.
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President Joe Biden speaks during a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27.
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President Joe Biden points during a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27.
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Former President Donald Trump attends a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27.
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A TV screen shows President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump during a watch party for the first U.S. presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, at Union Pub on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 27.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27.
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Democrat candidate, U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a presidential debate with Republican candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024.
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