On the morning of June 28 (Vietnam time), current US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump began the first live debate between candidates in the 2024 election at CNN headquarters in Atlanta.
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| US presidential candidates Joe Biden (right) and Donald Trump began their first live debate in the 2024 election at 8:00 a.m. on June 28 (Vietnam time). |
The two opponents did not shake hands despite standing on a podium just a few feet apart in a studio without a live audience.
Mr Biden, the 81-year-old Democratic nominee, took the opening question and quickly criticized his predecessor for presiding over “an economy in free fall” and a pandemic that was “so badly handled, many people died”.
Mr. Trump, the 78-year-old Republican candidate, quickly countered that, under his leadership from 2017 to 2021, “America had the greatest economy in the history of the country” and that inflation under current President Biden is “killing” this superpower today.
This is the first time in history that a sitting president has debated directly with a former president in a US presidential election.
This is the earliest ever direct debate between the two presidential candidates representing the Democratic and Republican parties, even before the national conventions of each party take place.
According to the rules of CNN - the organizer of the first debate, the two candidates will stand completely for the entire "90 minutes of face-to-face" in a studio without an audience, without bringing any documents, only a glass of water, a blank sheet of paper and a pen.
Two famous hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will host the debate at 8:00 a.m. on June 28 (Vietnam time).
According to analysts, the main topics of debate in the first time will range from domestic policies such as economic management efficiency, inflation, immigration, abortion, health of candidates, to foreign affairs issues such as views on the Middle East crisis, the conflict in Ukraine or between Israel and the Islamic Movement Hamas...
Incumbent President Biden, 81, may have many questions about the role of Donald Trump, 78, in the riots that broke out at the Capitol in January 2020, his attempts to change the results of the election four years ago, or the series of criminal lawsuits that the former US president is facing.
For his part, Republican candidate Donald Trump is expected to focus on President Biden's health and advanced age, the record high inflation and public debt in the US during his current term, or the White House's "awkward" handling of the Hamas-Israel conflict.
Another hot topic of interest to voters is the two candidates' nearly opposite views on foreign policy, immigration and border security.
Polls released ahead of the debate show the two candidates are neck and neck.
According to a joint New York Times/Siena College poll, former President Trump is leading in approval ratings nationwide with 49%, compared to 47% for current President Biden.
Meanwhile, Fox News polls show Republican candidate Donald Trump still maintains a small advantage in battleground states, but Democratic candidate Joe Biden's support has been steadily increasing in recent months.
Millions of Americans are watching a debate in what promises to be a bitter summer of campaigning, in a deeply polarized and tense America still scarred by the chaos and violence that accompanied the 2020 election.
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