This was the first time that Donald Trump and Joe Biden had debated since the 2020 campaign so The Conversation asked US government and security academic Dafydd Townley to watch the head-to-head and analyse what he thought were the most important points.
Before last night’s TV debate between the two presidential candidates, most of the speculation was about how quick on his feet Joe Biden would be. The 81-year-old president’s age had been the subject of discussion before the debate, and Biden’s performance did not reassure his supporters. Instead, his sometimes meandering performance gave weight to further concern that he is too old for the job.
Biden appeared to be hoarse and had little vocal range, causing his team mid-debate to explain that he was suffering from a cold. But he was often unclear in his answers and meandered quite badly when speaking about his southern border immigration policy.
