Who won America’s first televised duel? Joe Biden and Donald Trump traded blows. But in the end there was a clear winner — and a clear loser.
WASHINGTON – It was 90 minutes that would greatly influence the next US elections in 2024: In the first televised duel between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, both opponents wanted to prove that each of them was the most suitable candidate for the position of future US president. We are. The incumbent president was already under pressure beforehand: he wanted to be well prepared and remove doubts in the debate against Trump. However, it is questionable whether that will be enough to emerge as the winner of the first televised duel in the 2024 US election campaign.
Winners and losers in the TV duel: There is a difficult exchange between Biden and Trump ahead of the 2024 US elections
The 81-year-old US president does not seem to have benefited from the test in the televised duel between Biden and Trump: his debate performance was very fragile – and doubts are once again arising about whether the Democrat will run for president. Another term in office would be appropriate. Biden attacked his rival Donald Trump harshly, but he still looks weak and defensive. As usual, the Republican attacked Biden with aggressive rhetoric and repeated old accusations and lies. Meanwhile, an „aggressive panic” is spreading in the Biden camp because of the televised duel.
It is not uncommon now for US President Joe Biden to get confused or mix up facts in his public appearances. Biden’s health has repeatedly caused verbal attacks from the Trump camp in the ongoing US election campaign. But in the televised duel, the 81-year-old looked weak. According to American media, he was suffering from a cold, but it was said that the Corona test came back negative. Perhaps this was another part of the puzzle that led to the poor performance of the American president.
The winner of the first televised duel is clear: Biden attacks Trump as a “loser” — and that’s not enough
But Biden could have emerged the winner of the televised duel thanks to his unusually harsh words. During the broadcast, he repeatedly verbally attacked Trump. He called him a “whiner” and a “loser.” The 81-year-old accused the Republican of having “street dog manners.” But all the attacks had little effect because Biden regularly stumbled. Before the televised duel, Trump demanded that Biden take a drug test.
The question of who won the first televised duel between Biden and Trump has led to… CNN A quick scan was performed in the evening (local time). Accordingly, debate observers in the United States reached the conclusion that 67% believed that Donald Trump won the televised duel. Only 33% saw Joe Biden as the strongest candidate. Before the debate, 45% believed that Biden would win.
US Election TV Duel Result: Biden and Trump Are Taking Big Risks
One thing is certain: There was a lot at stake for Joe Biden and Donald Trump in their first televised duel. But in the end, the current US president is likely to be the biggest loser. His performance against Trump received criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike. “That was painful […]. He didn’t perform well at all. […]. He loves his country. “Tonight he faced the challenge of regaining the trust of his base — and he failed to do that,” commentator Van Jones said of Biden after the televised duel.
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“The optics and Biden’s performance are so bad and so disturbing that I fear that all substantive political debate will be forgotten,” said Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump administration official, on the question of who won the televised duel out loud. Newsweek A. Compared to Biden, Trump has succeeded in presenting himself as the winner.
Impact on the 2024 US Election: The Loser of the TV Duel Must Now Step Up
Considering the speaking time of the first televised duel of the election campaign in the United States of America, it was analyzed The New York Times: Overall, Donald Trump had roughly four and a half minutes of speaking time, but both candidates used a similar percentage of time to attack their opponent’s policies or character. Trump also repeatedly made false statements and misleading accusations against Biden.
Supporters see Trump as the clear winner of the televised duel against Biden. A disoriented and unfocused President Biden’s performance was disastrous, a near-total collapse that alarmed leading Democrats. “At the same time, President Trump was clearly dominant,” Monica Crowley, a Republican commentator, said after the televised debate. Other voices believe that Biden is a loser, and that he even lost the entire US election with his performance. According to his supporters, the only strategy in the end is to take up Trump’s problematic statements in the coming months and use them against the 78-year-old. (FPO/EPA)
Since the start of the Syrian civil war, Turkey has taken in more than three million refugees. Now there are serious riots against Syrians in Turkish cities – and anti-Turkish protests in Syria.
Carnage-like conditions prevailed Sunday evening in Kayseri, a conservative city of millions in central Anatolia. “We don’t want any more Syrians, we don’t want any more refugees,” protesters chanted. And it’s not just words: Many Syrian-owned shops, homes and cars were vandalized with rocks and clubs and, in at least one case, set on fire.
Although Kayseri is a stronghold of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party, the rioters are demanding Erdogan’s resignation. They hold him responsible for the large number of refugees in the country. They accuse the refugees of being the cause of the tense economic situation with rising prices and lack of living space.
Nearly 500 people were arrested.
The protests spread to several other cities on Monday, from Gaziantep on the Syrian border to the western city of Bursa. Police responded with water cannons and tear gas. The next day, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the number of rioters detained was about 500, many with criminal records.
There have been frequent riots against refugees in Turkey. Ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections last year, the umbrella organization of Syrian associations in Turkey complained of increased violence during the election campaign. Spokesman Mehmet Akter said at the time: ARD Studio Istanbul:
Yes, we see it very clearly. Unfortunately, it was the same in 2019. Before the local elections at that time, the Syrians were the issue of the election campaign. They were accused of all sorts of things, including in the media. After the elections in 2020 and 2021, we had no problems. All the discussions ended in no time.
A Syrian man is said to have harassed a girl.
There are no elections this time. The reason the mob is still roaming the streets is a message that has spread on social media: A Syrian man is said to have sexually harassed a seven-year-old Syrian girl. The man has since been arrested.
But the violence did not end there. Instead, the tide has shifted: As a result of the riots in Turkey, there are now anti-Turkish protests in northern Syria. “Come on guys, come on, smash the cars!” In an online video that has been viewed nearly five million times in a short period of time, men attack Turkish trucks with paving stones, clubs and iron bars at the al-Bab border crossing. Windows are broken. “Come on, get out! Come on, go back to Turkey!” the men shout.
Speculation about meetings between Erdogan and Assad
In the eyes of the Turkish opposition, the background to the tensions is not the incident in Kayseri, or not only. There is speculation about a possible meeting between Turkish President Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Both have been hostile to each other since the outbreak of the Syrian war.
The potential rapprochement worries Syrian refugees in Turkey, on the one hand, because they fear returning to Syria, and, on the other hand, pro-Turkish rebels in Syria, because they fear for their protection from Erdogan.
A Turkish truck caught fire at the Al-Bab border crossing.
Such a meeting could be arranged as early as this week by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Assad’s most important ally. Erdogan is expected to meet Putin on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit that begins Wednesday in Kazakhstan.
Christian Butkrit, ARD Istanbul, Tagesschau, July 2, 2024, 4:18 p.m.
Biden’s mental state was criticised after the televised US election duel. Now similar concerns are being raised about Trump – is the former president suffering from dementia?
ATLANTA — The televised duel between U.S. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump was in many ways a disaster. Biden wowed viewers with occasional outbursts of anger. His opponent, on the other hand, told lie after lie in the best Trumpian fashion. The Chinese Global Times He even referred to the discussion as a „reality show.”
Criticism was directed primarily at Biden, whose behavior has been disqualified by some for a second term as US president. He himself tried to appease voters during a US election campaign appearance in November: “I know what’s right and what’s wrong. I know how to do this job, and I know how to get things done,” Biden said in North Carolina. Support is now coming from his own party: a former House speaker claims to have detected signs of dementia in Trump.
Ahead of 2024 US Elections – Pelosi Hints Trump Has Dementia Due to TV Duel
Nancy Pelosi, the San Francisco representative in the House of Representatives, responded: CNN Biden should not be judged on a “bad night.” “It was a good presidency and the American people should choose that,” Pelosi said.
One has to be fair in the debate about Biden’s mental state. “There are health experts who believe that Trump has dementia,” Pelosi said. It’s not that the Republican is simply lying, “he doesn’t know the truth.” Still, she can have discussions with Biden. “We’re testing Joe Biden up close. We know how well he knows the issues and how well he’s informed.”
’Signs of Dementia’ – Psychologist Criticizes Trump’s Mental State
Pelosi isn’t the only one who has doubts about the former president’s mental state. Psychologist Harry Segal said in early April that Trump was showing “signs of early dementia.” When he made his diagnosis remotely, Segal didn’t mince his words on “The David Pakman Show.” “I see this cognitive decline as an additional threat to an already unpredictable, mentally challenged individual who should not be anywhere near the White House,” he said.
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Many colleagues agree with Segal’s opinion. How Focus on the Internet Hundreds of doctors have signed a petition saying Trump has a possible diagnosis of dementia. Forensic psychiatrist Elizabeth Zoffman said Trump’s behavior could be consistent with symptoms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Signs include tactlessness, irritability, and disinhibition. Zoffman strongly advises Trump to get himself tested. Because such a condition can get worse.
Trump Brags About Health Test – Former President Claims Mental Fitness Ahead of 2024 US Election
“They always show you the first thing first, for example a giraffe or a tiger or this or that – a whale,” she says. Washington Post Trump in New Hampshire in mid-January. Trump was supposed to recognize animal drawings as part of a mental health test. And since he passed the test with flying colors, the former president probably likes to brag about his cognitive abilities.
But the test’s developer, Ziad Nasreddine, speaking shortly after Trump’s statement, noted that the test in question did not contain any whales. “I don’t think we have a version with a whale,” Nasreddine said. However, he acknowledged the possibility that Trump was simply listing examples.
However, the ability to remember animal shapes is not a good indicator of one’s fitness to be president of the United States, said cardiologist and professor of medicine and surgery Jonathan Reiner. “That’s a very low bar for someone who has the launch codes for a nuclear weapon in his pocket, and certainly not something to brag about,” he said. Washington Post.
Biden admits mistakes after failed TV duel against Trump: 'I understand the concern’
Whether Trump has dementia or not may not matter much to Biden’s critics. So the US president found himself in need of an explanation after the televised debate. “I understand the concern about the debate,” Biden said aloud. Independent At an event. „I get it. I didn’t have a great evening.”
It remains to be seen whether Biden can convince people of his abilities. After the televised debate, some in the Democratic Party are calling for Kamala Harris to run against Trump. According to the US intelligence community Newsweek According to a poll conducted by the Date for Progress think tank, the vice president is the first choice to succeed Biden with 39% of the total vote. (Nahi)
“I’m proud to go to prison” – Bannon begins four-month sentence
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Steve Bannon is in jail because he refused to testify before the US Congress and provide documents to lawmakers.
Source: Reuters
Contempt of Congress: Former Trump confidant Steve Bannon will spend the next four months in a Connecticut prison. The 70-year-old sees himself as a political victim of the Democrats. “I’m proud to be going to prison,” Bannon said.
sTiff Bannon, a longtime confidant of former US President Donald Trump, has begun a four-month prison sentence. The 70-year-old appeared Monday at a prison in Connecticut, where he turned himself in and was taken into custody, the prison authority said.
He has previously declared himself a “political prisoner” to reporters. Bannon added that Trump has shown “great solidarity” with him. In addition, the former White House chief strategist has taken a stand against Democrats, especially Attorney General Merrick Garland. “I’m proud to be going to prison,” Bannon said. In doing so, he stands up to “Garland’s corrupt Justice Department.”
Outside the prison on Monday, Bannon was greeted by a group of Trump supporters. In a nod to the right-wing populist’s possible re-election in November, they held up “Trump 2024” flags. Also in attendance was far-right Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch Trump supporter.
Steve Bannon stands next to Marjorie Taylor Greene and other supporters outside the prison in Danbury, Connecticut.
Source: Reuters
Bannon was convicted in 2022 of contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena from the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and failing to provide requested documents. The court allowed Bannon to remain free for nearly two years while he legally fought his four-month prison sentence.
After an appeals court upheld the convictions, the judge ordered him to begin his prison sentence on July 1. Just last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Bannon’s urgent request to stay his detention.
Bannon has been with Trump’s political rise since the beginning, first as chairman of the far-right news site Breitbart News, then as campaign manager in 2016. After Trump won the election, he became chief White House strategist. Trump fired him in August 2017.
