[Zhang Fei]

[Yes, he was awesome tonight! He appeared calm and cool while the screeching Savannah sniped at him continuously. He was able to say things that needed to be said to people who have most likely never heard them before.]

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There is an incubation period for the bug. My feeling is that Trump was under the weather all through the debate with Biden, and his demeanor was of someone who was exhausted and trying to fight through the exhaustion. On TV, that showed up as bad-tempered and argumentative. I thought he did the right thing to get his message through, but the optics, according to my wife, who’s more attuned to these things, were not to his advantage.

[Pravious]

Right. Very different than tonight, where he just seemed strong and not willing to take crap from a bunch of leftist featherweights.

[dandiegirl]

I think you are right, although, I thought he did very well in that debate given the circumstances and the horrid Chris Wallace fighting him every step of the way. He probably didn’t feel very good and was tired.

[Freee-dame]

I thought that Trump was leaning on the podium during the first debate, in a way that he does not usually do. I also thought that his face looked like he was sweating. He was quite red in the face. I think he was already sick.