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WATCH LIVE: First Biden v Trump 2020 presidential debate ‘Will you shut up, man?’ Biden struggles to talk over interjecting Trump as debate get off to a messy start
(about 2 hours later)
Donald Trump and Joe Biden debate each other for the first time, amid multiple crises the US has to face concurrently: the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic troubles stemming from it, and the ongoing racial protests and riots. The first US presidential debate quickly devolved from friendly greetings to chaos as Democratic challenger Joe Biden struggled to make his points while being interrupted incessantly by President Donald Trump.
Moderated by Fox News journalist Chris Wallace, tonight’s debate is held in Cleveland, Ohio. It is set to run 90 minutes without a break.  At one point, as Biden tried to evade a question from moderator Chris Wallace as to whether he would support adding more slots to the Supreme Court and eliminating the Senate filibuster rule if Democrats regain control, Trump badgered him with interruptions.
WATCH LIVE: “Whatever position I take on that, that will become the issue,” Biden said. “The issue is the American people should speak. You should go out and vote. You’re in voting now. Vote and let your senators know how you feel.”
Tuesday night’s event is one of the four debates planned. A vice presidential debate between VP Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris will take place on October 7. The other two presidential debates are set to be held on October 15 and October 22. The US presidential election will be held on November 3. “Are you going to pack the court,” Trump interjected, before chirping: “He doesn’t want to answer that question.”
Like this story? Share it with a friend! “I’m not going to answer the question,” Biden said.
When Trump again tried to interrupt again, suggesting that the Democrats would add “radical left” judges to the court, Biden lost his temper.
“Will you shut up man?” Biden said, his voice rising.
The exchange was typical of the first few minutes of Tuesday’s long-awaited debate, as a domineering Trump interrupted at most every point that he found false or objectionable. Trump even interrupted Wallace as the moderator began to ask a question about his administration’s lack of a comprehensive health plan, to which the president disagreed.
“Mr. President, I’m the moderator in this debate, and I’d like you to let me ask my question,” Wallace said. “I guess I’m debating you, not him,” Trump responded.
While Biden and Wallace grew frustrated, many viewers were amused by the clash.
“Trump just takes over,” independent journalist Tim Pool said on Twitter. “They just don’t know how to deal with him.”
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