Joe Biden faced off against Donald Trump on Thursday in the first presidential debate of the election.
-- deflating chances of convincing Americans through his debate performance that at age 81 he is healthy enough to serve another four-year term in the White House.found that only a third of voters think Mr. Biden has the cognitive ability to be president, compared to half of voters who think Trump does.
Forty-five minutes into the debate, sources familiar with Mr. Biden's debate preparations said he has had a cold for the past few days. A top official said the president was examined by a doctor at Camp David, who confirmed the cold. The president tested negative for COVID, they said. In addition, the president lost his train of thought and struggled to name Medicare when he was answering a question about the tax rate for wealthy Americans.
President Joe Biden seemed to suffer from a cold and momentary memory lapses during his CNN debate with Joe Biden on June 27."We have 1,000 trillionaires in America — I mean billionaires in America. And what's happening? They're in a situation where they, in fact, pay 8.
"I spent half of my career being criticized being the youngest person in politics. I was the second youngest person ever elected to the United States Senate and this guy's three years younger and a lot less competent," Mr. Biden said, telling voters to look at his record."Look at what I've done."Mr. Biden's sounded more energetic post-debate when he addressed supporters at a watch party, with his voice appearing to return with excitement.
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