Biden, Trump clash sharply on records in high-stakes debate | INQToday

Joe Biden and Donald Trump clashed sharply on Thursday on their records in the economy, abortion and immigration at a debate ahead of the United States presidential election on November. Biden opens with a rapid fire critique of his predecessor and stumbled several times, but Trump quickly seizing on his phrasing. Biden points S on the United States situation under the presidency of Trump, saying that the economy was in free fall and that Trump handled the COVID pandemic badly because many people died. But Trump shoots back, saying that he has led the greatest economy in the history of US. Biden calls Trump a loser after he cited accounts that Trump had described soldiers who died in the Normandy landing as suckers and noted his late veteran son Beau, who served in Iraq. However, Trump denies the remarks and repeatedly accused Biden of not being coherent. In his remarks. Trump describes Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan as the most embarrassing moment in the history of the United States and says it encouraged Russia to invade Ukraine. Trump and Biden also locked horns over abortion and immigration, which are key issues for their respective basis. Ahead of the debate, both Trump and Biden have had missteps, stumbling over words or appearing muddled.