Cynthia Littleton Business Editor If anyone is equipped to analyze the turmoil in the presidential race that was catalyzed by Thursday’s debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, it’s CBS News anchor John Dickerson. Dickerson is network’s chief political analyst and anchor of “The Daily Report with John Dickerson” streaming broadcast. He’s written extensively about American presidents and the political dynamics of our age in his role as a contributor to the Atlantic and author of the 2020 book “The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency.” What’s more, Dickerson also co-hosts the Slate podcasts “Political Gabfest” and “Whistlestop.” Since the June 27 faceoff between the candidates, Dickerson has been working overtime trying to sort out the impact of Biden and Trump’s performances in the debate held unusually early in the campaign cycle.
In the First Presidential Debate, Biden Floundered, While Trump (Let’s Just Say It) Performed With Confidence and Angry Flair
28.06.2024 - 04:45 / variety.com
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but Donald Trump didn’t just give a better performance than Joe Biden during the first 2024 presidential debate. In terms of authority and confidence, quickness and poise, articulation and verve, Trump left Biden in the dust. Relative to his previous debate performances, Trump even came off as (God help us) presidential.
I’m sorry, but that’s what happened. Biden told a lot more truth, but he didn’t tell it well. From the opening moments of his walk toward the podium, he looked almost ghostly; Trump, by contrast, sauntered on stage with an angry bravado.
And Biden, from his first answer on inflation, launched into a mode of speaking that left one hoping he’d get to the end of each answer. That is not presidential. I’d argue that his performance was little short of a disaster.
Biden seemed at once glassy and wooden, rushing his words, skimming over the top of them even when the content was solid. His voice was scratchy, at times almost a whisper, and his answers were scattered. His head was talking but it seemed separate from his body.
Early on, he had one extended faltering moment that was agonizing, ending with the line “We finally beat Medicare.” Huh? It was Biden shorthand for “We finally beat the issue,” but it played as a gaffe, and it allowed Trump to answer him by presenting himself as the great defender of Social Security. Call that the first of Trump’s whoppers. He lied through his teeth, of course, most spectacularly about his own presidential record (on immigration, the economy, COVID — you name it, he told tall tales about it).
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