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How CNN Handled First Trump-Biden Debate


CNN kept a debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump civilized, but much misinformation went without checking and Trump often deflected questions

In a unorthodox presidential debate that focused more on optics than substance, a visibly shaky President Joe Biden clashed with a manipulative Donald Trump, who kept his temper but used the time allotted him by CNN to largely avoid moderators’ questions and instead spew a host of inaccuracies. But it didn’t help them prod candidate Trump to answer important questions that were put directly to him, including his stance on climate change or whether he would accept the results of a fair election. It suggested concerns about Biden’s age and strength had validity and it showed Trump unable to offer concrete answers on some of the most important questions facing Americans.

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