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First US Presidential Debate Unlikely To Influence Outcome

by Tom Lake

The first US presidential election debate held last night in Cleveland, Ohio was widely perceived as an unedifying event that will have little influence on the final election outcome. Both President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee former Vice-President Joe Biden frequently interrupted one another as well as the moderator, Fox News' Chris Wallace.

The main incidents in the debate did not focus on specific policy proposals, but instead instances of one of the candidates speaking over the other. According to CBS News, President Trump cut in over Biden or Wallace 73 times. At one stage, having been interrupted by President Trump for a period of time, Biden responded "Will you shut up, man? This is so unpresidential." At another Trump sought to hit Biden's reputation, saying "The people understand, Joe. Forty-seven years [in politics], you've done nothing. They understand." The most talked-about part of the debate may be the point at which President Trump failed to condemn white supremacist groups such as the 'Proud Boys', instead saying "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by, but I'll tell you what, somebody's got to do something about antifa and the left."

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