On the night of Friday at 03 Norwegian time, President Joe Biden (81) and former President Donald Trump (78) will meet for a debate. The last time they met, in 2020, the debate was characterized by personal attacks and harsh accusations. Tonight, when the debate is hosted by CNN in Atlanta, the presenters have the opportunity to turn off the microphones of the two duelists. Rules for the debate The debate lasts 90 minutes, interrupted by two commercial breaks. The candidates are not allowed to talk to their advisers during the break. They are each given a lectern with paper, a pen and a water bottle. They are not allowed to take effects or notes with them Biden has chosen to stand on the right side, which was decided by a coin toss last week They are given two minutes each to answer questions and one minute to counter There will be no opening remarks, but they get two minutes each to summarize Trump gets the last word, which was also decided by last week’s coin toss A red light flashes when they have five seconds left in their speaking time. It lights up red when time is up. That hasn’t stopped the candidates from making several jabs at each other along the way. – He is the worst president we have ever had, Trump said of Biden. – He is a liar. Everything he says is a lie, Biden said of Trump, and vice versa. Joe Biden during the night’s debate. Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP In the night’s debate, the candidates talked about: Confronted with January 6 Donald Trump was clear when he was asked about January 6: He did not call for the storming of Congress in 2021. Biden clearly disagreed with this. – He encouraged people to go towards the Capitol. These people should be jailed, Biden said. Trump expressed that he believes those imprisoned after the storming have been unfairly convicted. Biden used the topic, not surprisingly, to turn the conversation to the various criminal cases against Trump, and that he has now been convicted in the bribery case. Earlier in June, Biden referred to Trump as a criminal, while adding that Trump’s attacks on the judiciary are harmful. – Do you want to accept the result? – Let’s move on to concerns voters have for each one of you, said the presenter, and asked Biden what he thought about his own age. Biden responded by pointing back to a long political career, and several of the things he has achieved during this presidency. Trump, who was asked the same question, replied that he has taken two tests to check his own cognitive capacity. – And I passed with flying colors, Trump could assure. The former president was also asked whether he was going to accept the election result, regardless of who wins. – If it is a fair, legal and good choice, absolutely. Biden added that he thought Trump “whined” when he lost four years ago. Will restore Roe v. Wade Trump, who has on several occasions boasted of overturning Roe v. Wade, the judgment that secured abortion rights for women in the United States, was asked early on whether he would criminalize the use of abortion pills. – No, I don’t want that, Trump replied. Donald Trump during the night’s debate. Photo: Gerald Herbert / AP During the night’s debate, he said that abortion legislation should be up to each individual state, an approach he has also taken in the past. At the same time, he emphasized that abortion should be permitted in cases where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or where the mother’s life is in danger. Joe Biden, for his part, has made abortion rights a tabloid issue in his presidential campaign. -If I am elected president, I will restore Roe v. Wade, Biden said. – He did a bad job The first topic of the evening was what presenter Jake Tapper referred to as the “most important” for the country’s voters: the economy. Biden began his response by pointing to mistakes made by his predecessor, Donald Trump. – We have to take a look at the situation I found myself in when I took over as president. We had an economy in free fall, replied the sitting president. In his comment, Trump countered by describing the country’s economy under him as “the biggest in history”. “He didn’t do a good job, he did a bad job, and he’s killing our country,” Trump said. Hosts for tonight’s debate Dana Bash and Jake Tapper. Photo: Andrew Harnik / AP Disagree with Putin – This is a war that should never have broken out in the first place. It would never have done that if we had had a proper leader, Trump said of the war in Ukraine. Host Dana Bash asked Trump if Vladimir Putin’s demands to stop the war were acceptable. – No, it is not, Trump replied, referring to Putin’s demand to keep Ukrainian territory and that the country should not join NATO. Biden and Trump continued to debate the war in Gaza and the situation in the Middle East. When asked if Trump is willing to support the creation of an independent Palestinian state, Trump replied that they must first get their own finances in order. He also talked about trade agreements he has entered into with other countries. Several have turned up outside the CNN studio in Atlanta to show their support. Photo: Megan Varner / Reuters Criticized border policy Under President Biden, a record number of migrants have crossed the border in the south into the country. Biden said they are working hard to improve the situation. At the same time, he criticized Trump’s border policy and called it relentless. Although Joe Biden has become more clear on the issue of immigration in the run-up to the presidential election, it is Trump who hits back the hardest when the topic is debated. Last year, 2 million people entered the United States illegally. Trump has previously promised to close the border and start a major deportation if he becomes president. In his closing remarks, Biden spoke about the economy, healthcare and the price of medicines, and differences in society. Trump talked about immigration, foreign policy and the tax cut he got through when he was president four years ago. Unique debate According to the newspaper The Hill, Trump is well placed in the opinion polls in the country, with 41.1 per cent, against 39.7 per cent for Biden. The figures are an average from 194 different polls. Measurements from Reuters/Ipsos indicate that Biden has lost support from several voter groups since 2020. At the same time, there are several other measurements that show a smoother race. There are several things that make this debate unique. For one thing, both Biden and Trump are extraordinarily old. Another thing is that none of them have managed to be formally chosen as the parties’ presidential candidates. Below you can hear why this year’s presidential debate is perhaps the weirdest ever: Published 28.06.2024, at 02.51 Updated 28.06.2024, at 05.12
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