Golf-bragging, Biden loses train of thought and Trump’s lies: Six key takeaways from Biden-Trump debate

Biden’s halting debate performance stirs Democratic panic about his candidacy

Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant

President Joe Biden delivered a shaky, halting performance while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often false attacks at their debate on Thursday, as the two oldest presidential candidates ever exchanged personal insults ahead of the November election.

The two men traded barbs on abortion, immigration, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, their handling of the economy and even their golf games as they each sought to shake up what opinion polls show has been a virtually tied race for months.