Trump, Biden Spar Over Presidential Track Records in First Debate

Rule changes for this debate reduced cross-talking and eliminated audience interruptions, focusing more attention on substance than showmanship. ATLANTA—President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump traded jabs about their presidential accomplishments and offered vastly different visions of the past and future in their first 2024 presidential debate. The two candidates faced off for 90

6 Takeaways From Biden and Trump’s First 2024 Debate

Immigration, abortion, and economics were among the top policies that the candidates highlighted in the high-stakes debate. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump presented competing visions and narratives on a range of issues in the first presidential debate hosted by CNN on June 28. While the debate was at times punctuated by ad-hominems