Nancy Cook: Joe Biden’s mission in debate with Trump was to calm fears about his age – he did the opposite
US president Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump speak during a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Reuters
President Joe Biden bet that a debate with Republican Donald Trump would boost his moribund re-election campaign. His gamble failed.
A weary president looked every day of his 81 years. Instead of proving to voters that he had the stamina for another four-year term, everything that could go wrong did.
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