The first presidential debate between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, has begun. #Debates2020
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President Trump on making a coronavirus vaccine available to the American public: "We can have it a lot sooner. It is a very political thing. I have spoken to Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, and others... We are going to deliver it right away."
Trump : "I wear a mask when needed. I don’t wear a mask like him. Every time you see him he's got a mask," the president said. "He could be speaking 200 ft away and he'd show up with the biggest mask I've seen."
Joe Biden responds to him saying masks "make a big difference."
Trump responds to the New York Times report that alleged that he paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017.
"I have paid millions of dollars in taxes, and millions in income taxes. I paid 38 million one year, I paid 27 million one year," he said.
"I would stand back and stand by, but somebody has got to do something about Antifa and the Left," said Trump when asked whether he would oppose white supremacists.
Biden says he is "totally opposed to defunding the police," a call by anti-racism protesters in the aftermath of police brutality against Black Americans.
"What I support is police having the opportunity to deal with the problems they face…They need more assistance," he said.
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