Joe Biden, Donald Trump, First Presidential Debate, Media Frenzy and Historical Trends!
The truth is that when it comes to the issue of debates, perception is often just as crucial as reality and substance. Thus, there is no way to codify the fact that Joe Biden’s debate performance on June 27th was nothing short of dismal. The ferocity we witnessed at his State of the Union earlier this year was absent, although his performance did incrementally improve as the evening progressed. The debate was an opportunity for Biden to ask the American people about what direction they wanted the nation to go: an optimistic future or a dystopian one. Unfortunately, on both counts, the president failed to deliver.
That said, former President Trump had a poor night as well. Admittedly, in contrast to Biden, he began the evening strong, but as the debate continued, he appeared and sounded more incoherent. Every answer he gave contained a considerable degree of lying. Even more disturbingly, he steadfastly refused to state that he would abide by the results of the 2024 election. True to his traditional character, he was abrupt, combative, and ruthlessly negative. As Trump sees it, the nation is a few steps away from implosion.
Trump’s positions on anything and everything shift and slide at will, and he lies about his own past with pathological confidence — during the debate…
