Joe Biden struggled on Thursday to allay concerns he is too old for a second term in the White House in a fiery debate with Donald Trump marked by personal insults.
Trump lashed out at his successor, calling him a failure on the economy and the world stage, as Biden looked to hit back, but his delivery was faltering as he spoke rapidly in a raspy, trailing-off voice, stumbled on his words and stared open-mouthed.
His performance, after he spent the week secluded in preparation, sparked new concern within his Democratic Party as polls show Trump is tied or ahead for the November election.
It was the first debate ever between a president and former president and each accused each other of being history’s worst.
Trump described Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan as the “most embarrassing moment in the history of our country” and said it encouraged Russia to invade Ukraine but Biden noted that he was the first recent president who has not had soldiers at risk overseas.
Report has it that Democrats are set formally to name Biden as their candidate in August in Chicago, with little way to change course unless the president himself withdraws.
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