LIVE Thread Presidential Debates at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 29

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[nikos1121]

LIVE at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 29: President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden take part in the first presidential debate between the two candidates. The Cleveland, Ohio event is moderated by “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace.

[olivia3boys]

Trump said, about the bleach, that he was being sarcastic.

He said this the day after as well.

This is incorrect. Why are his handlers not telling him what to say to this? He was not being sarcastic. He was earnestly musing about the possibilities of using light as disinfectant. As were the doctors with him. It was cringeworthy a bit (I saw it live) but both he and the doctors there were brainstorming about solutions. And light into the body as a disinfectant is a realistic treatment. Nothing to do with bleach or Clorox. And nothing to do with sarcasm.

[silent_jonny]

How many of you had an empty chair this morning because of covid oh geez

That was so cheap!

[olivia3boys]

Trump rarely gets to golf anymore; I follow his schedule. Ridiculous.

[bray]

What was with the moral equivalent of the Proud Boys and BLM question?

[Salamander]

[this is my country]

I wake up every day thanking God that Trump is President

Ditto that. Guess I just didn't want him to blow it.

[bray]

Ras has him averaging around 50% so get over your negative self. I have predicted the last 7 elections, how about you?

[silent_jonny]

Raymond Arroyo talking to a group of undecided idiots--I mean, voters. Guess Frank Luntz was busy.

Some of these people don't look like they could decide what color underwear to put on.

[LoveMyFreedom]

Very good assessment. :)

[JamesP81]

“ A lot of my liberal friends are disappointed in Biden’s performance and are lamenting that he got steamrolled.”

Everyone seems like they’re mad.

[Jane Long]

Joe's *intelligent* reply, of the night....

[caww]

I think you're wrong speaking as you have about other posters opinions on what they concluded about the debate tonight. That's what debates do, they give people opportunity to speak about those debating. ...This wasn't a Trump rally though of course we want him to win......a debates altogether a different creature than Rallies.

Trump might or not have done better than some expected but either way their opinions matter even when we disagree.

[stars & stripes forever]

This debate allowed POTUS to let out pent up steam that was building up from the BIDEN lies and fake news WALLACE.

[olivia3boys]

Suburban women might not be as weak as you think! Remember we have husbands, brothers, and sons.

[alternatives?]

Remember all the Parkinson stories or neurological disease stories and videos? They led one to conclude she would be dead or at least incapacitated by now.

[bray]

Blacks heard exactly what he said about law and order. Let Biden keep the thugs.

[OldGoatCPO]

If I remember correctly there was an incident where someone drank clorox to kill the virus, it was in the news. There had been info out that clorox kills the virus. It happened before that COVID News conference. I was under the impression it was tongue and cheek by Trump. But it was kinda inappropriate, drinking clorox is no joke. However, it would have certainly made the Darwin Awards in a less sensitive time. Trump actually took the time to explain he meant it sarcastically so someone must have told him it did not come across the way he meant it. I tell my daughter at times that something she just said probably sounded better in her head then it did when she said it.

[silent_jonny]

He came out swinging which set the tone. No problem with this.

Agreed.

[bray]

So true, a Repub has two choices win ugly or lose graciously. Trump is a winner.

[patriotspride]

I am scratching my head, I wonder, since this was the first debate, if Trump wasn’t doing a test run for the next two debates, finding Biden’s stressors, what his answers would be for research and possibly campaign ads. Not to mention, throwing more attention on Wallace to further the idea of fake news.

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Posted the same thought in another part of the thread