On the morning of the 28th, the first televised debate of the presidential candidates in the U.S. presidential election kicked off. This is also the first head-to-head confrontation between current US President Joe Biden and former President Trump after four years.
Biden and Trump engaged in a heated debate
The well-curated televised debate, hosted by CNN, whetted the appetite of a global audience from the start. In order to prevent the chaos of 2020, there will be no live audience for this debate, and both sides will not be allowed to bring any preparation tools in advance. CNN even "intimately" set the microphone for this debate, and will only speak when it is designated to speak.
Looking back at some of the previous "war of words" between the two, Biden and Trump are very different in terms of political ideas and policy methods, but these differences are often manifestations of political struggles between the two parties in the United States.
Trump openly accused Biden of being an "existential threat to the United States" and an "enemy of the United States"; Biden, for his part, criticized Trump for "posing a danger to the rule of law and American democracy." ”
Trump and Biden go head-to-head
Before the start of the TV debate, the two were already in a state of saber rattling, skipping the regular handshake directly. Although both are confident in sprinting for the general election, in reality, both are currently facing their own "dilemma".
For Biden, he is faced with the fact that his achievements in the four years he has been in office are difficult to be recognized by the American people. In recent years, the U.S. economy has suffered a severe recession, inflation has been serious, and the U.S. government has accumulated high debt, and many countries have set off a wave of "de-dollarization".
At the same time, Biden's policies and advocacy on the immigration issue have led to significant social problems in the United States; In terms of foreign policy, the handling of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict dispute also shows that the influence of the United States in the Middle East is declining, and since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the United States has been providing Ukraine with a steady stream of weapons, which has made the United States deeply controversial in the international arena.
People in the United States march in the streets
As everyone knows, in the past, the United States has always relied on its economic status and military strength to maintain its "hegemonism." Now, the US hegemony is crumbling, and various problems at home and abroad are emerging one after another, all of which have greatly reduced the possibility of Biden's re-election.
And Trump is more controversial with him personally, and now he is still in the "guilty body" of participating in this presidential campaign, creating a "first" in American history, becoming the first US president to be criminally convicted, and also involved in the "hush money" case.
All of the above may become the pain points of being attacked by the other side in this debate. Under such pressure, how the two candidates respond to the public's doubts and expectations and find the key to convincing voters will be a major focus of this debate.
U.S. Election
According to foreign media reports, at the beginning of the live broadcast, Biden and Trump had a fierce confrontation on a series of issues such as the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the US economy, the migration crisis, and foreign policy, and attacked each other.
Trump called the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan "the most embarrassing day in U.S. history," saying it had damaged America's image in the world and made the country look like a "third world country." Biden bluntly said that Trump "plunged the American economy and society into chaos" during his tenure, and even directly launched a personal attack, saying that "the person in front of him is a 'convicted felon'".
In response to the question of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Trump pointed the finger at Biden, believing that his election exacerbated the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which eventually led to the outbreak of the conflict.
Russia-Ukraine conflict
It is worth mentioning that, according to the data of US opinion polls as of June 25, the performance of candidates in TV debates will affect the outcome of 10% of voters who have not yet made a decision. Before the debate ended, the Trump campaign manager issued a press release claiming that "Trump has won" and saying that Biden was not fit to be president.
But in fact, whether it is Biden or Trump, judging from the situation on the scene, these two elderly people are arguing about how powerless they are. Mr. Biden, who is hoarse, often answers questions incoherently and occasionally speaks incoherently in defense of his policies and records. In contrast, Trump, who is three years younger than Biden, appears to be in good spirits.
Trump responds to Biden's accusations
Ninety minutes of debate allowed them to go from national affairs to their own private "lace news", from arguing and rebutting to making personal attacks "like children". Many TV viewers complained on social media, describing the debate as a "disaster," a "rollover scene," and a "waste of time."
After the first debate, the next televised debate between Biden and Trump will be hosted by ABC on September 10. This year's U.S. election polling day is Nov. 5.
Biden and Trump have each locked in their party's presidential nominations in advance. As a result, both pre-election televised debates are crucial for both candidates.
Biden responded to Trump's question
In fact, many voters are tired of Biden and Trump facing off again in the presidential election, with the percentage of voters who have a negative view of both of them reaching the highest level in the 30-year history of the U.S. election.
Judging from the fact that only these two candidates meet the election standards of the two parties, whether the 81-year-old Biden or the 78-year-old Trump is elected as the next president, this will indicate that the subsequent development of the United States has entered the "old age".