Insults fly as first US presidential debate descends into chaos
Trump and Biden even argued about whether Americans should wear masks to combat the spread of the virus
30 September 2020 - 05:46
Washington — US President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden hurled insults and repeatedly interrupted each other in their first debate, sparring over topics ranging from health care to the economy and their families as moderator Chris Wallace tried mostly in vain to control the conversation.
Biden repeatedly called Trump a “clown” and told him to “shut up” as Trump talked over his answers. He called the president a “racist” after Trump defended his orders to end racial sensitivity training in the government...
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