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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Friday with a rally targeting senior voters at The Villages retirement community in Florida.
Trump made eyebrow-raising claims like Biden taking away seniors' air conditioning and remembering Barack Hussain Obama, as a member of the crowd appeared to make the so-called "white power" dog whistle in the background.
Biden, meanwhile, returned to his home state of Delaware to outline his coronavirus pandemic plan a day after the US hit a record for the number of new Covid-19 cases, announcing a mask mandate on all interstate transportation and in all federal buildings.
The candidates were coming off their final in-person debate, which turned out to be a remarkably civil affair with lower ratings than their previous encounter.
Trump was also back to work in the White House to announce an historic peace deal between Israel and Sudan, with five more - including Saudi Arabia - expected to be announced after the dam broke with United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in recent weeks.
Trump tried to get Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack Biden on a phone call in front of reporters. Bibi did not take the bait, with commentators noting that he is probably keeping a keen eye on the current polling numbers.
Veteran GOP pollster Frank Luntz said that Trump may have won the battle of the last debate, but Biden has won the war. He says it's "impossible" for the president turning around voter sentiment this late in the election cycle.
Trump is also up against a campaign that has broken all records for its spend on television and digital advertising in a presidential election, with still more than a week to go before polls close.
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Who won the presidential debate?
There were fewer interruptions than in their previous clash, but Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s showdown got bitter quickly
Four key takeaways from the last Trump v Biden showdown
1. Biden and Trump offer diametrically opposed visions on coronavirus
2. Shallow on policy, deep on family conspiracy
3. Trump doubles down on buddy-buddy relationship with Kim Jong-un
4. Trump, as president, continues pitching himself as swashbuckling outsider
The Independent’s Griffin Connolly breaks down the four key takeaways from the final debate.
Four key takeaways from Trump and Biden's last presidential debate
Republican and Democratic nominees spar over coronavirus, personal corruption, North Korea, and leadership
Trump praises moderator Kristen Welker after debate
At least according to armchair lipreaders, who seem to agree Trump told Welker something approximating “fantastic job, very professional”.
He also paused mid-debate to give the host praise.
GOP pollster Frank Luntz is bringing in the debate receipts
Returns from average American voters are coming in after the debate via the veteran analyst, who caused a stir this week by calling the Trump campaign “political malpractics” and the worst campaign he had ever seen.
His focus group’s words to describe Trump:
• “Controlled”
• “Reserved”
• “Poised”
• “Con artist”
• “Surprisingly presidential”
Words to describe Biden:
• “Vague”
• “Unspecific”
• “Elusive”
• “Defensive”
• “Grandfatherly”
The final presidential debate didn’t go well for Trump — and it looks like he knows it
As Biden pointed out, the president seemed confused about who he was actually supposed to be debating, writes Holly Baxter for Independent Voices.
The final presidential debate didn’t go well for Trump — and it looks like he knows it
As Biden pointed out, the president seemed confused about who he was actually supposed to be debating
‘Poor boys’: stand back and stand by for memes
Blink and you may have missed Biden talking about the Poor Boys, which we can only assume was a rebranding of the Proud Boys, which he raised during the first debate.
The internet didn’t miss it.
Off the debate stage onto Twitter
Biden and Trump wasted no time in the modern-day spin room to capitalize on the unexpected debate performances.
“Folks, I just stepped off the debate stage, and I’ve never been more fired up and ready to win this election,” says Biden.
The most telling part of the debate was when Trump described how he really thinks of Democratic voters
When answering a question about the Heroes Act, the president said he didn’t want to give money to ‘bail out’ blue states and immigrants, writes Noah Berlatsky for Independent Voices.
Trump said what he really thinks of Democrat voters during the debate. It was telling
When answering a question about the Heroes Act, the president said he didn’t want to give money to ‘bail out’ blue states and immigrants
‘Beware the fumes from scary windmills!’ Trump mocked for ludicrous climate change remarks in debate
Donald Trump made a bizarre series of statements during the climate change segment of the final face-to-face presidential debate with Joe Biden on Thursday.
In the final minutes of the 90-minute long showdown, moderator Kristen Welker turned to climate change and asked each candidate how they planned to tackle the crisis.
“He thinks wind causes cancer. Windmills,” Mr Biden noted.
"I know more about wind than you do," Mr Trump replied, before going on to say windmills are extremely expensive, “kill all the birds” and “the fumes coming up, if you’re a believer in carbon emission … for these massive windmills is more than anything we’re talking about with natural gas which is very clean”.
The Independent’s Louise Boyle reports.
Trump mocked for ludicrous climate change statements during debate
President who has repeatedly called climate change a ‘hoax’ says he plans for a ‘trillion trees’
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