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Instant Reaction: 2024 CNN Presidential Debate

Jun 28, 2024
Bloomberg's political analysts and strategists review the 2024 CNN Presidential Debate between Biden and Trump, highlighting the lack of fact-checking, contrasting behavior, post-debate analysis, critique on Trump's morals, and the candidates' policy depth and communication skills.
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Quick takeaways

  • Biden stumbled over words and misstated figures, Trump made factually incorrect claims, lack of fact-checking affected debate quality.
  • Debate focused on candidates' performance and personal attacks rather than substantive policy discussions.

Deep dives

First Presidential Debate Between Joe Biden and Donald Trump

In the 2024 CNN presidential debate, incumbent Joe Biden stumbled over his words and misstated figures, while Donald Trump appeared more energetic but often made factually incorrect statements. Moderators did not fact-check the candidates, leading to a lack of substantive discussions. Biden accused Trump of lying, but both candidates avoided direct answers to some questions, such as Trump's response on accepting election results.

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