The president of the United States, Joe Biden, and former president Donald Trump face each other this Thursday, June 27, in a first presidential debate – anticipated since they have not been officially nominated by their parties nor has the presidential campaign formally begun – facing the elections on November 5. The meeting, which began with questions about inflation, seems to already have a defined agenda: age, corruption, the future of American democracy and criminal records
For 90 minutes. On the night of this Thursday, June 27, the two oldest candidates in history will be face to face – Biden is 81 years old and Trump is 78 – and also the most unpopular, which analysts assure that this will lead many citizens to vote by whom they consider the lesser evil.
The meeting seems to have already set an agenda: age, corruption, the future of American democracy and criminal records. Less personal issues for the candidates are also expected, such as migration and abortion. Everything points to the fact that in this face-to-face meeting, the already known differences between the 78-year-old Republican and the 81-year-old Democrat will once again shine through.
The Republican has been warming up his engines for days and exploiting Biden’s weaknesses, whom he challenged to undergo a drug test to demonstrate that he will not come to the debate doped.
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