Trump’s comments were his latest equivocation and came during an intense and openly hostile portion of the 98-minute debate.
Category: Politics
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Trump unleashed a torrent of disinformation about voter fraud at the debate
The context for Trump’s barrage of false, unproven and sometimes unintelligible claims about mail-in voting.
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Trump sets the tone for the worst presidential debate in living memory
Insults, interruptions and disrespect mark first encounter between Trump and Biden.
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These undecided voters watched the debate hoping for clarity. What they got was a useless mess.
The noise and coarseness of the debate drove some toward Joe Biden, but most were just turned off.
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Fact-checking the first Trump-Biden presidential debate
Here’s our round-up of 21 dubious claims in the first debate clash between President Trump and Joe Biden, with the lion’s share from Trump.
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Pennsylvania Republicans push committee to investigate presidential vote
Democrats in the battleground state fear it will interfere with the Nov. 3 election.
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Trump incessantly interrupts and insults Biden as they spar in acrimonious first debate
The squabbling overwhelmed a debate that displayed substantive differences between the men on the nation’s converging crises. The president’s interjections and jeers led moderator Chris Wallace to repeatedly plead with him to follow the agreed-upon rules.
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A reminder of how badly Trump needed to have the good debate that he didn’t
Relative to 2016, the polling movement has been almost all in one direction.
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‘Let him answer!’: Trump bulldozes his way through debate with mix of attacks, insults and falsehoods
For President Trump, it was a trademark performance that is consistent with how he has approached challenges much of his life: More Trump. Louder Trump.
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Acrimonious debate sparks calls for new rules to rein in Trump and questions about the format’s usefulness for voters
Debate organizers pledged swift action to help “maintain order” going forward. One area of agreement? Something needs to change.
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Trump plans big Wisconsin rallies despite White House task force calls for ‘maximal’ social distancing in the state
A White House Coronavirus Task Force report warns of “exponential” growth in infections in the state the president will visit this weekend.
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Election live updates: Trump and Biden returning to campaign trail after chaotic first debate
Biden plans to launch a train tour through the battlegrounds states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, while Trump is heading to Minnesota, a state he narrowly lost four years ago.
