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Biden Falters In First Debate, Trump Spews Falsehoods, New Oklahoma School Mandate

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4.552.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump attacked each other's presidencies during their first presidential debate last night. While Trump spewed falsehoods, Biden, at times, just didn't make sense. And in Oklahoma, the top education official has ordered public schools to begin teaching the Bible in classrooms.

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Last night, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump attacked each other's

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presidencies in their first debate.

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But what defined a night with a falsehoods Trump's feud while Biden at times just didn't make sense.

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From Lila faulted, that's Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.

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The two men took jabs at each other during the 90-minute debate.

0:24.6

This place, the whole world is blowing up under him.

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This guy's three years younger, a lot less competent.

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And somehow the night ended with Biden and Trump trashing each other's golf game, who scored more points with the American public.

0:37.0

And Oklahoma's top education official has ordered public schools to begin teaching the Bible in classrooms. what does this mean for students and teachers?

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Christian Nationalists want to turn America into a Theocracy,

1:19.0

a government under biblical rule.

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If they gain more power, it could mean fewer rights for you.

1:25.9

I'm Heath Drusen and on the new season of Extremely American, I'll take you inside the movement.

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Listen to Extremely American, from Boise State Public Radio,

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part of the NPR Network.

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I'm Rachel Martin.

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On this week's episode of Wild Card,

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actress and producer Lena Waite draws a card from the deck.

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