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President Joe Biden (right) and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump (left) stand during break in a presidential debate hosted by CNN, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta
A RASPY and sometimes halting US President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate ahead of the November election.
But the Republican rival countered Mr Biden’s criticism by leaning into falsehoods about the economy, illegal immigration and his role in the January 2021 Capitol insurrection.
Mr Biden’s terrible performance, particularly early in the debate, crystallised the concerns of many US citizens that, at 81, he is too old to serve as president.
As the dollar falters and US power turns predatory, Britain and Europe must abandon transatlantic illusions and build a collectivist alternative before the system implodes, writes ALAN SIMPSON
Groups are urging the US government to secure the 16-year old’s release as his mental and physical health decline dramatically after nine months inside Ofer prison, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
