The first presidential debate between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump temporarily became a typhoon of private attacks Tuesday night, turning into a screaming attack that prevented moderator Chris Wallace from being heard.
It’s so bitter that the organization overseeing presidential debates says it will load “loading tools” to avoid a repeat of Tuesday night’s hoarse confrontation between
Biden called Trump a “madman,” a “Putin puppy” and “the worst president” in American history. At one of the moments Trump interrupted him, Biden said, “Do you want to close, man?”
Trump has pushed his opponent from the beginning, calling him a “socialist,” shooting at his circle of relatives and continually interrupting him and talking about him.
Trump had the opportunity to condemn white supremacists, but he did not, a reaction that provoked negative reactions from some in his own party on Wednesday. Biden also criticized Trump about his reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he had to be. “much smarter” on the subject.
Despite the hot debate, which CNN’s Jake Tapper described as “a disaster in a fire in a dumpster,” both sides temporarily won.
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The Senate is ready Wednesday night to vote on a spending measure to keep federal agencies running hours before the government closes.
The bill, which is expected to be approved through a largely bipartisan vote, would be the responsibility of President Donald Trump, who will likely give final approval to the bill. The federal annual spending bill expires at midnight, which means Congress will have to act. Wednesday to keep the government open by the way.
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The organization overseeing presidential debates says it will load “loading tools” to prevent him from a repeat of Tuesday night’s heated encounter between President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden.
“Last night’s debate made it clear that additional design needed to be added to the format of the remaining discussions for a more orderly discussion of the issues,” the Presidential Discussions Committee announced Wednesday.
The commission said it is “carefully reviewing” the settings and will announce them shortly.
The 3rd debate between Trump and Biden is scheduled for October 15 in Miami.
– Ledyard King and Phillip Bailey
Debate adjustments: Trump-Biden fight in Cleveland activates discussion committee to adjust format of long-term meetings
Congressional Republicans said President Donald Trump deserved to have directly denounced white supremacists in Tuesday’s first presidential debate, when the president rejected a consultation on the factor during two chaotic and fatal hours.
Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican for Utah, a critic of Trump, said Trump deserves to have condemned white supremacists.
“I think he misrepresents, I think he’s right. If you don’t fix it, I guess you weren’t wrong,” S. R. said. Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the Senate.
Senator Mike Rounds, RSD, said Trump “has been very transparent and has made it very clear that there is no place for other people on the far left or far right when it comes to an antifa or those white supremacist teams. “have been very transparent.
Pressured to condemn white supremacists, Trump requested a call from a group, and Democrat Joe Biden responded by naming the Proud Boys.
“Proud Guys, step back and stay away,” Trump said. “But I’ll tell you what, you have to do anything for the fashion and the left. “
– Nicolas Wu
Debate: Republicans in Congress say Trump deserves to have directly condemned the presidential debate of white supremacists
President Donald Trump had the opportunity to condemn white supremacists in Tuesday’s debate, but he didn’t settle for that and his reaction encouraged the Proud Boys, a well-known extremist group, an expert said.
Moderator Chris Wallace arrived when Trump and Biden discussed the violence and social unrest that hit the streets of cities like Portland, Oregon and Kenosha, Wisconsin, after a summer of protests.
Pressured to condemn the white supremacists, Trump requested the call of a group that Biden responded to by naming the Proud Boys.
“Proud Guys, step back and stay away,” Trump said. “But I’ll tell you what, you have to do anything for the fashion and the left. “
Debate: Donald Trump avoids call for white supremacists, and proud boys are ‘extremely excited” about it
Megan Squire, a professor of computer science at Elon University in North Carolina who studies online extremism, told USA TODAY that she visited the group’s social media.
“They reacted precisely what I thought, ” said Squire. ” They were incredibly excited about what he said. They felt validated. They took it the same way that everyone who listened to it took it, which he gave them a shout, basically. “
– Courtney Subramanian
Former FBI Director James Comey, whose dismissal in 2017 through President Donald Trump sparked a broader investigation into Trump’s campaign’s ties to Russia, led by special suggestion Robert Mueller, defended Wednesday’s investigation that he first helped publish as “essential. “
“Overall, I’m proud of the work,” Comey told a Republican-led Senate committee investigating the government’s initial control of the Russia investigation that followed much of Trump’s presidency.
Comey also stated that he would not have approved Carter Page’s order if he had been aware of the errors discovered through the Inspector General.
– Kevin Johnson
After a presidential debate marked by explosions and attacks, Hillary Clinton showed that she wanted to have told President Donald Trump to “shut up” when the two men debated in 2016.
Former candidate’s confession came after feminist Jill Filipovic tweeted former Vice President Joe Biden’s spontaneous comment: “Would you like to close, man?It was ‘the line of the night’.
Filipovic later added: “I’m so sorry for Hillary right now, because I mean it and he couldn’t. “
“You have no idea, ” replied Clinton.
– Camille Caldera
In an unbalanced vote of 397-5, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a non-binding solution affirming the House’s commitment to “an orderly and non-violent power movement” after the election.
Although the solution did not mention President Donald Trump’s name, it came after he refused last week to engage in a nonviolent force movement if he lost the November election, prompting a backlash on both sides of the aisle.
“They know I complained very tightly about the ballots and the ballots are a disaster,” Trump told reporters. “Get rid of the ballots and you will have a very non-violent one: there will be no transfer, frankly, there will be a continuation. “. “
Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat for California, who presented the move, said Trump’s statements “beyond concern” and the “feeling of dictators and despots. “
The Senate passed a non-binding measure last week without any objection from lawmakers.
– Nicolas Wu