"It was very hard to hear the two men at several points in this debate. [...] Overall it was really a fight between the two"

@ketgorjestani and @stuartnorval have more on how the first presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden unfolded

"I don't think either man comes out of it victorious"

Our international affairs editor Philip Turle gives us his take on the first US presidential debate

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Who do you think won this first US presidential debate?

#Debates2020 : 77-year-old Joe Biden may be similar in age, but they differ starkly in style and substance.

Here are key takeaways from the first of three scheduled presidential debates before Election Day on Nov. 3 http://f24.my/6vNo.t 

Trump is no stranger to going on offence, but his pugilistic approach on stage left his Democratic opponent fighting to complete a sentence.

At some point, Biden said: “Will you shut up, man? This is so unpresidential”

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On the handling of the #coronavirus pandemic, Trump said he had done "a great job," to which Biden responded: "A lot of people died, and a lot more are going to unless he gets a lot smarter.”

Trump and Biden also argued over the use of masks

Trump's tax returns were also mentioned, with Biden saying the president "pays less tax than a schoolteacher."

Trump fought back saying he "paid millions of dollars in taxes”

During the debate, Trump defended his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, saying “We have the Senate and we have the White House and we have a phenomenal nominee respected by all”

On racism and police brutality, Trump refused to condemn white supremacists, saying "somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left.”

Biden pushed back saying Trump's actions have "been disastrous for the African-American community”

Insults and interruptions: @smougin has the key takeaways from the first US presidential debate

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Could you really call it a debate? And did we hear anything new from either one of them when it comes to policy?

Our international affairs editor Philip Turle has more

During the debate, President Trump said once again that "this is going to be fraud like you’ve never seen"

But what's behind Trump's voter fraud worries?

Our international affairs editor Philip Turle explains

Donald #Trump and Joe #Biden battled fiercely over Trump’s record on the coronavirus pandemic, heathcare, the economy and even their respective families in a chaotic and bad-tempered debate. Watch the full #Debate2020 https://f24.my/6vPx.t