Wednesday 28th October 2020
As the 2020 Presidential election odds take centre stage on your favourite betting sites, the final debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden has finally taken place, on October 22nd.
Find it hard to keep up with all the action? Missed the live showing of the debate? Well, not to worry, as we break down the key parts of the debate below.
Despite Trump’s desire to discuss numerous other topics, such as his foreign policies, the coronavirus was the number one subject during the debate. Straight off the bat, Biden condemned the President’s handling of the virus, reiterating the opinion that Trump simply hasn’t taken the situation seriously enough.
Trump continued to downplay the coronavirus public health crisis, going on to defend his response, as well as predicting that a vaccine was imminent to be introduced, despite the fact that his own public health experts have admitted that it’s unlikely to become a reality until next summer.
He insisted that:
“It [the virus] will go away,
“We’re rounding the corner.”
The President points out that America is a massive country, with an equally as large economy and, because of this, it can’t stay closed. This comes after criticism that the US hadn’t engaged in extreme, or long enough lockdowns, like other countries.
Biden’s opening comments were quite the opposite, as he acknowledged the grim death toll:
“220,000 deaths. If you hear nothing else [that] I say tonight, hear this. Anyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain as President of the United States.”
Thankfully for the viewers, this 90-minute debate was far more coherent and calmer than the first presidential debate that took place in the previous month. The previous discussion had turned into a chaotic affair, with Trump constantly interrupting and heckling his opponent, as well as attempting to spar with the moderator. This time around, a candidate’s mic was muted when their rival gave their official response to each question.
Biden also showed restraint, remaining silent when the President fired out false claims about him. However, he couldn’t help but react when Trump referenced his opponent’s previous statement about the travel restrictions that had been imposed on China being Xenophobic, on the President’s side.
Biden clarified:
“He [Trump] is xenophobic, but not because he cut off access from China.”
Although the debate was unlikely to completely redefine the presidential race, and how the public vote, the stakes were still relatively high for both candidates. These debates pose as an excellent opportunity to outline visions and policies, something that Trump somewhat struggled to do.
Unlike the previous debate, this time round, there was a substantial discussion on policies, as well as both men directly addressing issues of race, immigration and the climate.
Trump confidently claimed that he was the least racist person in the room, whilst Biden struggled to bite his tongue, describing the President as:
“One of the most racist Presidents we’ve had in modern history.
“[who intentionally] pours fuel on every single racist fire.”
This is not an uncommon view, as Trump has been repeatedly accused of holding racist views, despite continuously denying that fact.
The debate drew to a close with discussions about climate change, with Trump and Biden’s views greatly differing.
Biden seemed to pioneer for the expansion of renewable energy sources, such as windmills, whilst Trump appeared to still hold some interesting opinions about the invention, responding:
“I know more about wind than you do.
“It’s extremely expensive. Kills all the birds.”
Understandably, Biden simply let out an exasperated laugh in response.
With the national polls still swinging in Biden’s favour, it’s extremely unlikely that this debate will pull things any closer to Trump’s side. However, as we’ve seen many times before, the polls don’t always predict the real outcome of the election, so it’s all to play for as we gear up for November 3rd.
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