Former President Donald Trump was jubilant Friday over his performance in Thursday night’s presidential debate against President Biden.
“Did you see something called debate last night?” she asked thousands of people in Chesapeake, Virginia.
“We’ve won a wonderful victory against a guy who is looking to destroy our country,” he said of Biden, calling him “corrupt” and “incompetent. “
The president’s performance in the debate alarmed many Democrats; The president spoke hoarsely and struggled to correct Trump’s lies as he faced a national audience on prime-time television. The split-screen rarely showed Biden with his mouth wide open and his answers to various questions were confusing. The debate took place at a time when many Americans, Biden, who is now 81, would arguably be too old for the task and too old to identify with.
Trump mocked the president, noting that Biden had spent the week “resting, running, and studying” at Camp David. “They gave him the rules of the debate he wanted. They gave him the date he wanted. They gave him the net he wanted. ” I didn’t want to,” Trump added, referring to CNN. “No amount of rest or manipulation will allow him to protect his egregious record. “
But “Joe Biden’s age is his problem,” Trump said. “That’s his competition. “
Earlier on Friday, President Biden addressed his own lackluster debate at a crusade rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, speaking with much more power and vigor than he did on Thursday night.
“I don’t speak as fluently as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to,” he told the supportive crowd. “But I know what I know: I know how to tell the truth. . . I know right from wrong. And I know how to do this job. I know how to get things done. And I know it, like millions of Americans. You know, when you get knocked down, you wake up”.
Trump also refuted the suggestion that Democrats try to upgrade Biden on the Democratic ticket after his criticized performance, suggesting that his campaign’s internal polls show Biden has the most productive results among all potential Democrats who could compete against him. .
“The fact is, I don’t really believe it because he’s doing better in the polls than any of the Democrats they’re talking about,” Trump said.
Trump then attacked Vice President Kamala Harris.
“It may have been Joe Biden’s resolution to appoint her vice president. It may have been his because nobody needs that,” Trump said. “Yes. I would be very pleased with it. ”