Democrats Privately Sound Alarms About Biden’s Debate Night

Democrats across the country are panicking after President Joe Biden’s underwhelming debate performance against Donald Trump on Thursday, with many privately hoping he will withdraw and allow a younger, more competent candidate to step in. At least two Democratic operatives responded with images when asked to describe their feelings. A prominent Democratic pollster sent a … Read more

5 Takeaways From The Presidential Debate

President Joe Biden walked onto the debate stage ― the earliest general-election showdown in presidential debate history ― with a mission to reassure the public of his physical and mental fitness for office, and to close some of the polling gap with former President Donald Trump. The debate was also an opportunity for Biden to … Read more

Biden Surrogates Try To Spin A Disastrous Debate Performance

ATLANTA — President Joe Biden’s top campaign surrogates had the unenviable task of spinning his weak debate performance against Donald Trump to the media immediately after Thursday night’s event. They argued that Biden’s debate showing should be judged by the substance of his message and not the style of its messenger. But it was a … Read more

Top 5 Trump-Biden debate moments

(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump squared off in a heated debate filled with viral moments, including digs at one another and an argument over golf swings. The CNN Presidential Debate is the first of two presidential debates as they head toward a rematch of the 2020 election. Here are five viral moments from the night: … Read more

Biden faced ‘word-finding difficult’ not confusion in debate: Neurologist

(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump squared off in a heated first presidential debate of the 2024 election filled with notable moments, including questions about their age, fitness to serve and cognitive ability. At times, Biden struggled to finish his sentences or complete a talking point before trying to move on. He was also reminded … Read more

CNN takes heat for lack of fact checks during Trump, Biden debate

CNN is coming under heavy criticism after two of its top anchors failed to offer real-time fact checks of false statements made by former President Trump and President Biden as they moderated Thursday night’s presidential debate. During the highly anticipated and nationally televised clash, both Trump and Biden made a number of misleading or false … Read more

Hollywood stars react to Biden and Trump presidential debate

Hollywood stars are sounding off on the first general election presidential debate of 2024 between President Biden and former President Trump. “Fear and grievance, ad infinitum,” Bette Midler, a prominent Democratic supporter, said of Trump on social media, as the 45th president faced off against the current commander in chief at CNN’s debate in Atlanta on Thursday. “Every word out … Read more

No sign of Melania Trump at Biden-Trump presidential debate

(The Hill) — Former first lady Melania Trump was nowhere to be found at Thursday night’s debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. The Trump campaign did not respond to requests for comment about its guests at the debate, and the former first lady’s office did not respond to a request for … Read more

Who won between Donald Trump, Joe Biden?

ATLANTA (NewsNation) — The first presidential debate of the 2024 election has come to a close, and political experts joined NewsNation to discuss the format, content and how the candidates stacked up against each other. NewsNation hosts Dan Abrams and Elizabeth Vargas joined Chris Cuomo to discuss some of the hottest debate topics: Was President Joe … Read more

RFK Jr.’s campaign reports ‘real momentum’ after Biden-Trump debate

NewsNation) — The first presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden, a Democrat, and his predecessor, GOP Donald Trump, captured the nation’s attention Thursday, with many criticizing both candidates’ performance. As a result, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign is reporting increased momentum, despite the fact that he didn’t make the debate stage, per qualifications … Read more