I didn’t get this at the time but, soon after the debate started, it became clear.
CNN, announcing in advance that there would be no fact checking during the debate, had given Trump carte blanche to repeat his old lies and the freedom to voice any new ones that should come to mind.
“I never said that” about dead and wounded soldiers being losers, contrasts with: Trump’s own evasion of military service, film clips of him saying (of killed soldiers) “what’s in it for them? They don’t make any money,” and that (Vietnam war hero) John McCain requested his absence at his (McCain’s) D.C. memorial service while inviting Obama (who gave a eulogy), Clinton, and others.
(The day after McCain’s death, Trump had the White House flag returned to full-staff, one minute after midnight.)
Asked directly about his handling of Jan 6, he ran out the clock talking about immigration.
Biden didn’t do particularly well but he still has my vote.
— Edgar Ross, Scotts Valley
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