Biden, Trump trade insults in fiery debate

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 29, 2024 12:18 am

ATLANTA, United States — A halting Joe Biden struggled on Thursday to hold off a forceful offensive from Donald Trump as the two traded personal insults in the fiery first debate of a razor-close presidential race.

A bombastic Trump lashed out at his successor, calling him a failure on the economy and the world stage. Biden looked to hit back, but his delivery was hesitant as he spoke rapidly in a soft, trailing-off voice and stumbled on his words several times.

BATTLE OF THE AGES US President Joe Biden and former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections at CNN’s studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024 (local time). AFP PHOTO

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