Coronavirus, taxes and two winners: how the first presidential debate went

Even before the start of the first presidential debate, Donald Trump's campaign headquarters announced an early victory for the owner of the White House. According to the results of opinion polls, Joe Biden is in the lead in the presidential race. How was the debate of the candidates for the US presidency, the newspaper said with the BBC.

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Reports that Trump's first presidential debate of this election season ended in victory were received by his supporters a few hours before the start of the television broadcast.

US East Coast time, the first presidential debate was supposed to begin at 21:00 p.m., but already at 18:30 p.m., the incumbent's campaign headquarters emailed messages that Trump had defeated his rival.

“I ended the debate with Joe Biden by showing Americans that I will always fight to put our country first, no matter what, and that I will never stop working to make America great again,” the post said. US President.

Following this, Trump's supporters received several more messages, signed by the head of the White House, asking for financial donations to his campaign headquarters.

“You must help make today our best fundraising day ever,” the message said, asking for $5 to $20 donations to the campaign and promising that Trump would increase the amount donated by 800%.

“Would you please shut up?”

The presidential debate in the United States is considered the last chance for White House applicants to change the minds of voters in so-called wavering states.

So far, according to the results of all opinion polls without exception, Biden is leading in the presidential race, ahead of his rival by almost 10 points.

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The day before, Trump's campaign had repeatedly stated that his opponent was suffering from senile dementia. The president required his opponent to take a drug test before the debate, as well as to check whether Biden was using a hidden earpiece for tips during the debate?

The Democratic candidate refused checks, but during the debate, which was moderated by Fox News host Chris Wallace, Biden called the head of state a “liar” and a “clown,” saying that he is “the worst president in US history.”

Accusing Trump of being the reason the United States leads the world in coronavirus death tolls, Biden said the death toll would be lower if the US president “was a lot smarter.”

“Did you use the word ‘smarter’? - Trump asked in response, recalling that Biden did not have good grades in college. "Don't ever use the word 'smart' when you talk to me."

Trump mentioned several times during the debate the son of his rival Hunter Biden, who managed to work for the Ukrainian company Burisma and was previously fired from the US military for drug use.

Trump called Hunter Biden’s dismissal from the army “undignified,” recalling reports that at one time the consulting firm he headed allegedly received $3,5 million from the widow of former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, Elena Baturina.

“That’s a lie,” Biden answered briefly, emphasizing that his son served in Iraq, and the head of the White House, according to American media reports, called combat veterans and military personnel “losers.”

At the very beginning of the debate, all these accusations seem to have seriously offended the former US Vice President.

“Would you please shut up?” - Biden addressed his opponent.

By the way, Biden's campaign headquarters immediately posted this phrase on T-shirts, which will be on sale in the United States this week.

“We can talk about family and ethics,” the former vice president added. - I do not want to do this. We can talk all night not about mine, but about his family.”

He tried to clarify why the US president, who calls himself a billionaire, paid only $ 2016 in taxes in 750. This is less than what teachers and nurses pay in the United States.

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“My family lost a fortune because we came to Washington and reformed the government,” Trump shot back, refusing to answer questions about his taxes.

After several attempts to blame the US president for economic troubles and rising unemployment figures, Biden seems to have given up.

“It’s impossible to get any reasonable answer from this clown,” he said quietly.

While discussing the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump said that a COVID-19 vaccine will be created in the United States before the election in early November and immediately thereafter "will be available" to everyone.

“And this is the same person who told you that before Easter in April the virus would disappear, that warm weather would make it magically disappear,” Biden fumed. “And maybe you can inject yourself with dish soap and be cured.”

“I said that sarcastically,” responded Trump, who actually suggested using dishwashing detergent as a cure for coronavirus during one White House briefing.

This debate is the first of three to be held between the president and the Democratic presidential contender.

According to rumors, which have been discussed in Washington for the second week now, Trump, who is losing in sociological polls, may abandon subsequent public discussions and declare that he is not going to participate in the next debate.

You can watch the broadcast of the debates in Russian by link.

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