The war in Ukraine and America's position in the planet were the main themes of the first debate of presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump in Atlanta. However, the conversation was frequently chaotic and full of individual insults.
During the 90-minute debate, candidates argued, among others, about abortion, inflation, abroad policy. However, they frequently deviated from the subjects, jumped from the thread to the thread of 1 message and frequently exchanged harsh accusations and invectors.
One of the most common themes of the debate was the position of America in the planet and the war in Ukraine. The erstwhile president repeatedly reiterated that a full-scale Russian invasion would never have happened if he had inactive been in power, due to the fact that Putin “kept not to play with him.” He claimed that America was a “sleek” for the remainder of the planet and a “falling country”, leaders specified as Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin were not afraid of Biden, and Putin decided to invade seeing America's weakness after withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.
"His (Bidena) policy is bad, his military policy is crazy. With him, these wars will never end. He will lead us to planet War III, and we are closer to planet War III than anyone can imagine," Trump said. He besides stated that "Putin took the land from Bush, Obama, and Biden"—referring to the war in Georgia, the business of Crimea and the last invasion—but did nothing during his word of office due to the fact that "he knew he could not play games".
He added that Biden's policy led to a “so bad position with Ukraine and Russia” due to the fact that Ukraine does not win the war and “soldiers end it”. Although he estimated that Putin's conditions for the end of the war were unacceptable, he announced that he would bring the conflict to an end before he even took power.
He besides complained at the expense of supporting Ukraine, calling president Zelenski "the best seller in history".
“He (Biden) gave them 200 billion. It's quite a few money... I'm just saying it's money we shouldn't have spent," he said. He besides added that America is separated from Europe by the ocean and that Europe should bear the main burden of Ukraine's support, wrongly claiming that the US is the 1 with the much greater financial burden.
Once again, he besides mentioned an anecdote previously told from 1 of the “secret” meetings of NATO leaders erstwhile asked by 1 of the leaders, whether he would defend those who did not pay adequate to his allies' defence, he replied in a negative way.
“And you know what happened? Millions and billions of dollars began to flow in the following months," Trump said.
Biden claimed in turn that America has a strong position and “the strongest military in the past of the world” and “everyone knows not to mess with us.”
In addition to the subject of the war in Ukraine, the candidates argued, among others, about inflation, abortion or taxes, but they frequently made digressions in answering these questions. Biden estimated that the inactive increased inflation rate was the emergence of Trump's "decimated" economy and his approach to the pandemic. Trump claimed that the economy under his regulation was "the best in the past of the country".
The erstwhile president has besides spent quite a few time criticizing Biden's immigration policy, claiming that the president allows "the release of millions of people from prisons and asylums" and illegal immigrants rape and kill women. Biden pointed to his attempts at cross-party reforms introducing border restrictions that would be undermined by Trump.
Both candidates were besides active in exchanging individual insults. Biden mentioned Trump's conviction in a criminal case concerning payment for the silence of porn actor Stormy Daniels and the court's designation that he sexually molested publicist E. Jean Carroll. He called Trump a “convicted criminal”, “mazgay” and a individual about “the morality of a stray cat”.
Trump pointed out that the criminal was besides Biden's son, Hunter, convicted of illegal weapons possession. He besides claimed that Biden “does not know what is going on around him”. They both got into a fight about who played golf better.
Before the debate, the main subject of the discussion was the age of both participants, the oldest presidential candidates in U.S. history. As commented by CNN tv journalists who organized the show, concerns about their ability to hold office surely did not appease Biden, who began a hoarse duel, speaking quietly and sometimes tangling in words and not utilizing all the available time. Vice president Kamala Harris herself admitted in an interview after the debate that it was a “slight start”. CNN commentators considered Biden's performance to be "catastrophic".
Trump's statements were besides frequently chaotic and unclear, but Republican candidate was more energetic and confident. However, he did not give a clear answer to 1 of the key questions: whether he would accept the results of the elections regardless of the outcome.
“If it is fair and legal and good elections, absolutely,” Trump said. However, he added that he would gladly accept the results of the erstwhile elections, but "the fraud and everything else was ridiculous."(PAP)
