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Report nowThe duel between Joe Biden and Donald Trump went down well with very few people. There is a lot of malice on social media, especially for the incumbent president.
US President Joe Biden put in a shaky performance in the first TV duel against his challenger Donald Trump. During the 90-minute exchange of blows, Biden regularly floundered, speaking indistinctly, quietly and in a raspy voice. As usual, Trump attacked Biden with aggressive rhetoric and repeated old accusations and lies.
Both were aggressive during the TV debate: Donald Trump (left) and Joe Biden.
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The reactions to Biden's appearance have been devastating - especially in his own party. And the internet is also full of derisive comments. Mostly the central topic: the age of the two candidates. The 81-year-old Biden in particular receives a lot of malice.
For example, Matt summarizes on X: "Two men close to death arguing about who can play golf better to get the nuclear codes. Should I kill myself?"
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While we are used to an aggressive choice of words from Trump, for once Biden also took an unusually harsh approach to his opponent. Zeez found a symbolic video for the verbal exchange of blows.
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A meme posted by The Feminist Misogynist is in the same vein. The headline: "Old man shouts at old man".
Some users questioned Biden's mental presence during the debate.
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Others feel driven to unhealthy habits by the selection of candidates for the most powerful office in the world.
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One particular scene caused numerous amused reactions on social media: Donald Trump says after one of Biden's arguments: "I don't really know what he said at the end of his sentence, but I don't think he knows either."
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The final word belongs to user broti gupta, who sees good reason for optimism - albeit with a good dose of irony: "It could be worse. It could be the two presidential candidates."
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