LOL this is going to be insane
Cleveland, per usual, is the center of the universe.
Case Western & Cleveland Clinic shout-out!
Chris Wallace says he has not shared any of the questions with the presidential debate commission or with either candidate or campaign.
No handshake between Trump & Biden due to the coronavirus — is this a debate first?
Topic #1 is ACB
Trump’s answer about ACB never mentioned ACB’s name. He did mention Merrick Garland by name tho.
Trump referenced RBG’s 2016 quote that presidents are elected to four years, not three years.
Biden: “I am the Democratic Party right now.”
Trump quips that he’s debating Chris Wallace instead of Biden.
Joe Biden is doing what he did in his debate with Paul Ryan where he chuckles at his opponent’s answers.
Trump doing that thing where he constantly interrupts with little digs — seems to be throwing Biden off a bit.
Biden refused to answer Chris Wallace’s question about whether he would pack the Supreme Court.
Biden to Trump on the coronavirus: “It is what it is because you are who you are.”
Trump says that Biden shouldn’t trust China’s numbers and says (as he’s said multiple times tonight) that Biden opposed the China travel ban. Trump said the coronavirus is China’s fault.
The debate has been going on for half an hour. One hour to go.
Trump: “I brought back Big Ten football.”
Trump says he paid millions of dollars in federal income taxes in 2016 & 2017.
Trump going after Hunter Biden. Joe Biden says the allegations are "discredited." Lots of talking over eachother. The debate threatened to veer into an interesting debate over Ukraine but Chris Wallace moved on. Wallace says Trump has been talking over Biden more than vice versa.
Charlottesville Debate
The debate has been going on for one hour. Half an hour left.
Biden says that there is systemic injustice in law enforcement and that there are a few bad apples.
Joe Biden & Chris Wallace both acting shocked that Trump is arguing like Trump throughout the debate
Trump says that Antifa might overthrow Joe Biden.
Chris Wallace bailed Biden out on the police endorsement question.
Climate Change
I don't think Trump & Biden like eachother
Biden promises to create "hard good jobs."
Wallace: Answer his final question.
Biden: The final question is - I can't remember which of all his rantings -
Wallace: <Laughs> I'm having a little trouble myself.
Even if you think Trump is being annoying as hell you shouldn't side w/ someone like that if you're moderating.
Overall, a very odd debate. Somehow even less substantive than the Clinton-Trump debate.
Let's do that again. Then again.
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