In case you missed it, the first 2024 presidential debate was a disaster. President Joe Biden stumbled through responses to basic questions, sending Democrats into a panic over what to do about an aging incumbent who didn’t seem up to the task of running the country. Donald Trump wasn’t much …
Read More »'Oh God Why': Democratic Elite Panic Over Biden's Debate Performance
At 9 p.m., Joe Biden and Donald Trump began their first televised debate of the 2024 presidential election. Less than an hour into it, various Democratic members of Congress and their staff were frantically messaging each other, panicking about the very real possibility of a second Trump administration and asking …
Read More »Gerontocracy Says Biden is A-OK
After Joe Biden‘s debate debacle Thursday night, many Democratic officials and operatives — uniformly described as in a “panic” — are calling for the 81-year-old president step aside, to make way for a younger, more robust, politician to be nominated at the party convention in Chicago this August. But the …
Read More »Yes, Democrats Can Still Replace Biden. Here's How
President Joe Biden’s stumbling, confused, and disjointed performance on the CNN debate stage Thursday threw back the curtain on an issue his campaign, the White House, and allies have long attempted to convince the public isn’t true: that he’s too old. The party must weigh whether to stick with Biden …
Read More »Earpieces and Mountain Dew: Republicans Are Desperate to Discredit Biden Before the Debate
Ahead of the first presidential debate, Donald Trump is taking a leaf out of his Election Day playbook and attempting to preemptively discredit a strong performance by President Joe Biden. The former president and his allies have spent the days leading up to the rematch between the 2020 rivals accusing …
Read More »How to Watch the First Trump vs. Biden Debate Online Tonight
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: Stream the Trump vs. Biden debate online with a free trial to Hulu + Live TV, fubo, or DirecTV Stream. get free trial at fubo President …
Read More »Trump Posts Debate Talking Points From Former Coal Lobbyist
Presidential debates take plenty of preparation. A candidate ideally wants to seem clever, quick-witted, and knowledgeable about the issues, all while maintaining an image of unscripted charisma before voters. Campaigns will spend weeks drilling their candidates on talking points and potential responses in deeply guarded secrecy — lest their opponent …
Read More »Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Worried Second Trump Term Could 'Reignite' Inflation
Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economistsreleased a grave warning in a joint letter on Tuesday, detailing a potential economic fallout if former President Donald Trump wins the White House in November. “We the undersigned are deeply concerned about the risks of a second Trump administration for the U.S. economy,” the letter began, …
Read More »Biden Pardons Thousands of Veterans Convicted for Being Gay
Wednesday is the ninth anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. In a decision commemorating the milestone, and a reminder to the nation of the ongoing efforts to safeguard the rights and civil liberties of LGBTQ+ Americans, President Joe …
Read More »Trump Allies Urge Him Not To Be a 'Raging Asshole' at Debate
Ahead of Thursday night’s planned presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, each candidate’s campaign brass is viewing the televised event as a potential inflection point in a race that’s remained stubbornly stable and uncomfortably close in the polls for months. Each campaign, according to senior …
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