The first round of televised debates between Biden and Trump took place in the USA
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The first televised duel between Biden and Trump before the November presidential election lasted 90 minutes, reports Deutsche Welle.
On Thursday, June 27, the first televised debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump took place in the USA ahead of the November 5 presidential election. The politicians appeared in the CNN studio in Atlanta, Georgia.
The debate began with a discussion on the state of the US economy. The current president listed what he considers to be the economic successes of his administration, adding that there is still much to be done. Trump countered that inflation is "killing" the United States.
After exchanging views on immigration and abortion bans, the opponents, prompted by the moderators, moved on to foreign policy.
The war in Ukraine was discussed first. Moderator Dana Bash asked the participants if they considered the ceasefire conditions proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to be acceptable.
Trump blamed Biden for the war in Ukraine, stating that a full-scale invasion would never have happened if the US "had a leader." "This is a war that should never have started," said the former president, claiming that under Biden, Ukraine had received "200 billion dollars or more." "That's a huge amount of money," he added. When asked again if he found Putin's demands acceptable, Trump replied, "No, they are unacceptable."
President Biden, in turn, called Vladimir Putin a "war criminal." "He wants all of Ukraine," he emphasized.
Later, the politicians moved on to the situation in the Gaza Strip. "The only one who wants the war to continue is Hamas," stated Joe Biden.
Donald Trump did not give a direct answer to Bash's question on whether he would support the creation of an independent Palestinian state to end the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Trump replied that they would see, before switching to discussing trade deals with European countries.
The televised duel between the 81-year-old Democrat and the 78-year-old Republican lasted 90 minutes with two commercial breaks.
The second televised debate will take place on September 10 on ABC.
The debate began with a discussion on the state of the US economy. The current president listed what he considers to be the economic successes of his administration, adding that there is still much to be done. Trump countered that inflation is "killing" the United States.
After exchanging views on immigration and abortion bans, the opponents, prompted by the moderators, moved on to foreign policy.
The war in Ukraine was discussed first. Moderator Dana Bash asked the participants if they considered the ceasefire conditions proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to be acceptable.
Trump blamed Biden for the war in Ukraine, stating that a full-scale invasion would never have happened if the US "had a leader." "This is a war that should never have started," said the former president, claiming that under Biden, Ukraine had received "200 billion dollars or more." "That's a huge amount of money," he added. When asked again if he found Putin's demands acceptable, Trump replied, "No, they are unacceptable."
President Biden, in turn, called Vladimir Putin a "war criminal." "He wants all of Ukraine," he emphasized.
Later, the politicians moved on to the situation in the Gaza Strip. "The only one who wants the war to continue is Hamas," stated Joe Biden.
Donald Trump did not give a direct answer to Bash's question on whether he would support the creation of an independent Palestinian state to end the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Trump replied that they would see, before switching to discussing trade deals with European countries.
The televised duel between the 81-year-old Democrat and the 78-year-old Republican lasted 90 minutes with two commercial breaks.
The second televised debate will take place on September 10 on ABC.
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