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What Success — and Failure — Looks Like for Biden and Trump Tonight

The stakes in Thursday’s debate are high, and so is the risk of failure.

“— President, no.” “Can I be honest? It’s a very important question.” “Try to be honest.” “No, I ——” “He stood up.” “No.” “He stood up.” “The answer to the question is no.” “And he threatened Ukraine ——” “No. Sir?” “— with $1 billion ——” “Sir, that is ——” “—— if you don’t get rid of the ——” “You know what?” “That is absolutely not true.” “Wait. Stop.” “Well, you’re on tape doing it.” “You’re going to have ——” “Not true.” “Gentlemen.” “Why won’t you answer that question?” “Because the question ——” “You want to put a lot of ——” “The question is ——” “—— new Supreme Court justice, the radical left.” “The question — will you shut up, man?” “Listen.” “I say to the American people, when America gets knocked down, we get back up.” “We keep going. We will not cut Social Security. We will not cut Medicare. Those benefits belong to the American people. They earned it. And if anyone tries to cut Social Security, which, apparently, no one’s going to do ——” “—— if anyone tries to scrub Medicare, I’ll stop them. The tax system is not fair. It is not fair. Freedom, liberty. Democracy is still a sacred cause. We are the United States of America, for God’s sake.” “I mean it.” “They came after me trying to do a coup. They came after me spying on my campaign. They started from the day I won and even before I won. They’re weaponizing government. They’re trying to harm your favorite president. Every American is in danger if we don’t have an objective standard of justice that’s equally applicable to all. Less than four years ago, our border was secure. Inflation was nowhere to be seen. We didn’t have inflation. We have inflation that’s killing everybody. If he gets in, you will have a depression the likes of which you’ve never seen. Your 401(k)s will go to hell. And it will be a very, very sad day for this country.” “What do you want to call them? Give me a name. Give me a name.” “White supremacists and ——” “Go ahead. Who would you like me to condemn?” “White supremacists. Proud Boys.” “White supremacists and right-wing militia.” “The Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.” “The best way to get something done, if you hold near and dear to you that you like to be able to — anyway.” “Viktor Orban, did anyone ever hear of him? He’s the leader of Turkey. Nikki Haley is in charge of security. — that Saudi Arabia and Russia will re — be — do — oh. You are a rude, terrible person. You’re a nasty person.” “You’re a damn liar, man.” “Don’t ever use the word ‘smart’ with me. Don’t ever use that word.” “Oh, give me a break, man.” “Because you know what? There’s nothing smart about you, Joe.” “Will you shut up, man?” “Who is your — listen.”

What Success — and Failure — Looks Like for Biden and Trump Tonight

By Adam Westbrook and Emily HolzknechtJune 27, 2024

The stakes in Thursday’s debate are high, and so is the risk of failure.

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