The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden occurred yesterday evening. In my opinion, Biden was the obvious winner and Trump was the loser. Trump from the onset had a melt-down, loudly spewing lies and nonsense and constantly interrupting both Biden and the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News. Trump showed himself to be a loud-mouth, fowl mouth, unhinged bully. Biden presented himself as presidential, honest, and competent. Biden’s best moments were when he ignored Trump, looked directly at the camera, and spoke to the American people. Trump’s actions were most likely the way he ordinarily is but amplified by fear that he is so behind in the polls that his artificial advantages due to the Electoral College and using his presidential levers of power to suppress voting (for example damaging the United States Postal Service to suppress mail-in voting) might be overcome by reality. Trump’s fear is most likely heightened by the knowledge that his personal financial crimes committed both before and during his presidency are coming to light and he will lose the ability to protect himself by using the powers of the presidency.
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