The Biden vs Trump Presidential Debate!
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Joe Biden and Donald Trump face off in their first presidential debate
The testy showdown was marked by personal attacks and a stumbling Biden performance. The Americast Team reacts to the policies debated as well as each candidate’s performance.
Sarah and Anthony join us from the Spin Room after the debate, where they talk about the Democrats’ mood and how the Trump team is reacting.
GUESTS: Miles Taylor, former chief of staff at Department for Homeland Security
HOSTS: Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter Sarah Smith, North America Editor Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent
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This episode was made by Purvee Pattni and Catherine Fusillo. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Thank you, former President Trump, President Biden. |
| 0:08.8 | Stay with us, Anderson Cooper and Aaron Burnett. |
| 0:11.9 | And the anchors are saying goodbye and the two men are standing there at their podiums both of them looking as if they are |
| 0:19.6 | still very much on camera and still very serious that kind of gloomy look that |
| 0:24.8 | presidential look that they're both trying to affect but oh my goodness as they |
| 0:30.8 | continue to stand at the podium I think many many people in America in fact a majority |
| 0:36.6 | almost certainly of those who have watched this debate will be wondering what on earth is going on |
| 0:41.5 | They turn to leave and at that stage CNN cuts to a |
| 0:46.7 | wider shot president former president Trump leaves the stage they don't go close to |
| 0:52.4 | each other Joe Biden is there leaves the but the whole thing has been the most rambling peculiar affair. |
| 1:05.9 | Someone in a focus group quite early on in the course of the debate |
| 1:09.4 | said it was a choice between the circus or the nursing home and there has been a feeling I think |
| 1:15.6 | among many many people watching that number one the questions that were |
| 1:19.6 | asked were not answered but number two and this is probably the biggest story of the night. |
| 1:24.8 | President Biden did not look presidential. He did not hit home with the points that he |
| 1:31.5 | needed to hit home and there are bound to be |
| 1:34.4 | questions now about whether he needs to be replaced. Welcome to AmeriCast. |
| 1:43.0 | AmeriCast from BBC News. |
| 1:46.0 | Let me start off with two words. |
| 1:48.0 | Made in America. |
| 1:50.0 | My name is Ted Cruz and my pronouns are Kiss My ass. |
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