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The Press Box

Biden-Trump Debate Instant Reaction

The Press Box

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4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker react to the first presidential debate of the 2020 election with Trump and Biden. They offer their impressions and reactions, as well as predictions for the upcoming debates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Uh, sir, sir, Mr. Shoemaker, if I may, Mr. Shoemaker, your side agreed to the rules

0:06.8

to this debate beforehand.

0:08.5

Hello, media consumers.

0:17.5

This is the press box, Brian Curtis and David Shoemaker here with your instant reaction

0:22.5

to the first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, such as it was, let's jump

0:28.8

right in, David, what was your first impression of that mess?

0:32.5

Oh, man, my first impression of my last impression, um, they're kind of the same probably

0:38.6

I'm guessing.

0:39.8

That was a mess, man.

0:41.0

That was a mess.

0:42.0

If the whole thing was made me so uncomfortable that I feel really ill equipped to talk about

0:47.1

it right now, although I will say if anything is bullying my spirits, it's that the, the,

0:54.5

the chorus on Fox News right now is saying that I'm not sure if either one changed, I'm

1:00.6

not sure if anyone's minds were changed on either side over and over again, which means

1:04.8

I believe when, uh, when, when, when, when graded on the curve that Joe Biden just mopped

1:10.6

the floor with President Trump today.

1:12.8

That's what you say when you lose.

1:14.2

Mm hmm.

1:15.2

I'm not sure anybody's minds were, were changed by this debate tonight.

1:18.5

Let's, let's dispense with both sides of them right away.

1:22.0

Yes.

1:23.0

This debate was a huge mess because Donald Trump came in determined to hijack the debate

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