LIVE Blog: Trump vs. Biden in the First Presidential Debate

Remember, the whole reason Biden wanted this debate was to show a contrast with Trump and to make this a referendum on Trump. Instead, only thing we’re talking about is Biden’s poor performance.

— Amy Walter (@amyewalter) June 28, 2024

Well, that was a thing. 

Biden was a disaster as expected. Already they're saying he had a "cold" as if that explains the president's inability to form a coherent answer. There's a lot to fact-check from that 90 minutes of Biden nonsense, much of which we've already corrected. 

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And with that, we're off! And remember, the election is really in September, when early voting starts. 

Rereading Ezra Klein's column, it's amazing how prescient he was pic.twitter.com/Z6f7hbYGIb

— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) June 28, 2024

Biden loves to claim he reduced the federal deficit. Townhall has debunked this extensively.

Spencer Brown:

Biden lies again about reducing the deficit. 

This is at least a REAL closing statement!

Trump crushes closing argument. This is so over. Polls next week are going to be brutal and Democrats will be absolutely hair-on-fire. 

Biden also lies about bringing down inflation. 

Biden lies again about reducing the deficit. 

Biden lies again about insulin costs. 

Just like he started the debate off terribly,  Biden is starting his closing statements terribly... 

Biden repeats the lie that "no one making less than $400K" saw a tax increase. Because of course. 

And it was Trump who said "let's not act like children!" Bash and Tapper let it happen...

— Rebecca Downs🇺🇸🟦🇮🇱 (@RebeccaRoseGold) June 28, 2024

From the Trump campaign: 

“Tonight President Trump delivered the greatest debate performance and victory in history to the largest voter audience in history, making clear exactly how he will improve the lives of every American. Over and over President Trump highlighted common-sense plans to reduce inflation, bringing down the costs of groceries, housing, and gas, as well as his plans to bring back his successful first-term policies that kept our southern border secure and free from the wave of Biden Migrant Crimes currently sweeping our country.

“Joe Biden on the other hand showed exactly why he deserves to be fired. Despite taking a week-long vacation at Camp David to prepare for the debate, Biden was unable to defend his disastrous record on the economy and the border. Throughout the debate Biden lied, invented stories, and could not articulate a single plan to make things less expensive and keep our people safe, choosing instead to change the subject and dwell on the past. Even worse, Biden couldn’t explain why he took a week of vacation at Camp David while 50 ISIS terrorists ran loose in our country. President Trump is spot-on when he says that if Joe Biden is too incompetent to stand trial, then Biden is too incompetent to be President. 

“Americans are struggling financially. The families of Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, Jocelyn Nungaray, and every other victim of Biden Migrant Crime are grieving. Our country is on fire at home and we stand on the brink of World War III because of Joe Biden’s incompetence. But we can turn it all around, and bring back the American Dream, starting on day one, by reelecting President Donald J. Trump.”

–  Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles

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BRUTAL! pic.twitter.com/EDZBnOlf3M

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 28, 2024

"Let's see what your numbers are..." well, polls show Trump is currently faring MUCH better than Biden in key swing states and I imagine he will continue to do so! 

Not incorrect. 

There's supposedly moments left in this debate, and we start getting into election issues...

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Spencer Brown:

I suspect Tehran, Moscow, and Beijing are rethinking their plans after seeing this debate.