Presidential Debate 2024: Biden vs. Trump

Introduction

• Date & Time: 9 PM Eastern, 2024
• Location: Atlanta, Televised by CNN
• Participants: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump
• Moderators: Dana Bash and Jake Tapper from CNN

Debate Format

• Duration: 90 minutes
• Audience: None
• Microphone Rules: Candidate's mic muted while the other speaks
• Question Time: Each candidate gets 2 minutes to answer, 1 minute for responses
• Closing Statements: 2 minutes each
• Special Rules: No pre-written notes, props, or campaign contacts

Key Topics Discussed

Economy

• Inflation & Prices: Biden's Perspective
  • Inherited a freefalling economy and pandemic mismanagement from Trump
  • Created 15,000 new jobs, 800,000 manufacturing jobs
  • Efforts to reduce housing prices, cap rents, and lower prescription drug costs
• Trump's Perspective
  • Claims to have created the greatest economy pre-COVID
  • Criticizes Biden's handling of inflation and economic policies
  • Advocates for 10% tariffs to reduce deficits
  • Defends tax cuts, argues they spurred economic growth

National Debt

• Current Situation:
  • Trump Administration: $8.4 trillion in new debt
  • Biden Administration: $4.3 trillion in new debt
• Biden's Argument:
  • Proposes fixing the tax system, taxing billionaires fairly
• Trump's Argument:
  • Tax cuts benefited economy despite increasing debt; plans to extend and expand them

Abortion & Roe v. Wade

• Trump's Stance:
  • Takes credit for overturning Roe v. Wade, supports abortion pill approval
  • Suggests states should decide
  • Believes in exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother
• Biden's Stance:
  • Supports restoring Roe v. Wade
  • Criticizes state-level restrictions, emphasizes medical decision-making should be with doctors not politicians

Immigration & Border Security

• Biden's Policies:
  • Increased Border Patrol and Asylum officers
  • Criticizes Trump for separating families
  • Claims reduced illegal border crossings
• Trump's Policies:
  • Defends