Washington Post: “Much of the focus of Thursday’s debate focused on Biden’s confusing and meandering answers, and the ensuing panic his weak performance caused among Democratic officeholders, donors and operatives. The consensus view among most Republicans and Democrats was that Trump was clearly the winner of the first 2024 debate.”
“As for Trump, however, he repeatedly evaded topics he was not interested in speaking about, following the advice of advisers who encouraged him to move the conversation to friendlier ground such as immigration and the economy. It highlighted the challenge of interviewing Trump — who often says whatever he likes no matter the question and bulldozes interviewers with long answers, including myriad topic changes and falsehoods.”
