Key Moments and Takeaways From The Derailed Debate Between Trump And Biden
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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland.
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President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden squared off in Cleveland, Ohio, last night in the first of three debates. The event was supposed to cover everything from the pandemic to the economy and social justice, but the two barely scratched the surface. It was full of more interruptions and insults than issues and ideas. Today on Insight, we discuss what the first debate means ahead of Election Day and other key takeaways.
Today's Guests
- Longtime political journalist and Ken Rudin's Political Junkie podcast host Ken Rudin navigates the first presidential debate and key takeaways
- PolitiFact Editor-in-Chief Angie Drobnic Holan on fact-checking the debate and the accuracy of what the candidates had to say
- Bridge USA Cal Berkeley Chapter Chief Operations Officer and Co-founder Ross Irwin explains the issues with campus politics right now and combatting political polarization