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Biden Tests Negative For Third Time Since Debate

The Washington Post reports: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tested negative for the coronavirus on Sunday, according to his campaign, his third negative test since he shared a debate stage for more than 90 minutes with President Trump, who has been hospitalized with the virus. “Vice President Biden underwent PCR testing for COVID-19 today and COVID-19 was not detected,” according …

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Biden Team Raises Safety Objection Over VP Debate

Politico reports: The Biden campaign has raised a health and safety objection with the Commission on Presidential Debates ahead of next week’s vice presidential match-up between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, arguing the two would not be spaced far enough apart to abide by medical guidelines. The two campaigns and the commission were negotiating the terms on Friday when the …

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Trump Rants: Why Would I Allow Them To Change The Debate Rules When I Won So Easily The First Time?

Deadline reports: Donald Trump signaled that he would oppose changes to the rule of the second and third presidential debates, while claiming that he “easily won” the first match up with Joe Biden. In response to widespread criticism of the debate on Tuesday, primarily over Trump’s repeated interruptions of Joe Biden, the organizers of the debates said that they are …

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Biden +13 Over Trump In Post-Debate National Poll

CNBC reports: Joe Biden has opened up a 13-point lead over President Trump in the wake of the first presidential debate, according to a new CNBC/Change Research survey released on Thursday. The poll shows Biden garnering 54 percent of the vote to Trump’s 41 percent, with 53 percent of likely voters surveyed saying that the Democratic nominee performed better than …

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Debate Commission Promises Changes After Debacle

The Washington Post reports: After a chaotic and nearly unwatchable first presidential debate that devolved into interruptions and insults, mostly by Trump, the Commission on Presidential Debates said it would look into changing the format of the remaining debates. The televised debates are supposed to be “for the benefit of the American electorate,” the commission said in a statement Wednesday, …

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Biden Already Selling “Will You Shut Up, Man?” Shirts

Mediaite reports: Joe Biden lashed out at President Donald Trump’s constant interruptions during the first segment of the debate, calling him a “clown” and eventually letting out an exasperated “Will you shut up, man?” During Tuesday night’s presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, moderator Chris Wallace presided over a chaotic opening segment that saw Trump put …

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Insane Lie: I Made Insulin “So Cheap It’s Like Water”

STAT News reports: Not only has he lowered drug prices, President Trump claimed in the first 15 minutes of Tuesday’s debate — but he has helped lower the price of insulin, specifically, so that it is so cheap that it’s “like water.” In reality, insulin still retails for roughly $300 a vial. Most patients with diabetes need two to three …

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Trump Bullies And Lies In Chaotic Debate, Moderator Chris Wallace Unable To Stop His Endless Interruptions

CNN’s Stephen Collinson writes: It was easily the worst and most rancorous presidential debate in history. But it still left the country with its starkest election choice in many generations. Americans will need to decide if they want four more years of the fury, insults, chaos and self-absorption served up to millions of viewers by Donald Trump. If they will …

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LIVE VIDEO: First 2020 Presidential Debate

ABC News reports: President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden will face off from a social distance in the first presidential debate of 2020 on Tuesday night in Cleveland, just five weeks out from Election Day. The first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic comes on the heels of bombshell reporting from …

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Biden Team Launches Debate Fact-Checking Account

The Washington Post reports: Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee have a new weapon in their arsenal against President Trump: @Truth. The campaign and the party’s “War Room” have acquired the Twitter handle, which they plan to wield for fact-checking the president during Tuesday’s highly anticipated debate. A video promoting the @Truth account features a clip of the …

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Biden Releases 2019 Tax Return Hours Before Debate

The Wall Street Journal reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden released his 2019 tax returns on Tuesday, showing that he paid nearly $300,000 in federal taxes, seeking to draw a contrast with President Trump in the hours before their first debate. Mr. Biden and his wife, Jill, reported receiving $985,233 in adjusted gross income in 2019, a year in which …

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Trump Campaign Wants Biden Inspected For Earpiece Before The Debate, Biden Campaign Says Screw You

Fox News dutifully reports: Fox News has learned that the president’s re-election campaign wants the Biden campaign to allow a third party to inspect the ears of each debater for electronic devices or transmitters. The president has consented to this kind of inspection, but Biden has not, so far, sources said. A source said the Biden campaign has declined the …

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Biden Camp On Drug Test Demand: Joe Will Speak In Words, Trump Is Free To Make His Best Case With Urine

The Huffington Post reports: Asked about the president’s bizarre demand at an event earlier on Sunday, Biden chuckled and began to respond, but then held back and declined to comment. He has dismissed the accusations as foolish in the past. His campaign later released an irreverent statement to several media outlets. “Vice President Biden intends to deliver his debate answers …

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Debate Commission: Moderators Won’t Do Fact-Checks

Axios reports: Presidential Debate Commission co-chair Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. said Sunday he doesn’t expect Fox News anchor Chris Wallace or any of the other moderators to fact-check President Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden at the debates. “There’s a vast difference between being a moderator in a debate and being a reporter who is interviewing someone.” Fahrenkopf Jr. said …

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OH Gov To Deploy National Guard For First Debate

Cleveland’s NBC News affiliate reports: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a proclamation Thursday to activate 300 members of the Ohio National Guard to assist police officers at the presidential debate in Cleveland next week. DeWine said he reached this decision after receiving a formal request from the Cleveland Police Department Wednesday night. The National Guard will help to make sure …

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Trump Already Whining About Debate, Says Moderator Chris Wallace Is “Controlled By Radical Left” [AUDIO]

Mediaite reports: Fox & Friends hsot Brian Kilmeade spoke to Trump on his radio show and he asked what role the president thinks Wallace will serve as he presides over the debate. Trump answered by bragging about his TV ratings, claimed Wallace likes him because of the ratings he brings during their interviews, and then he said “I would be …

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Mayor Pete Role-Plays As Pence In Harris Debate Prep

Bloomberg News reports: Kamala Harris’s team is working to manage public expectations that her upcoming debate with Vice President Mike Pence will present her with an easy opponent, despite her withering attacks on Democratic rivals in earlier presidential primary debates. As the Democratic vice-presidential nominee readies for the face-off on Oct. 7 in Salt Lake City, her team has cast …

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Topics Announced For First Debate: Supreme Court, COVID, Economy, Race/Civil Unrest, Election Integrity

Just in via press release: The first presidential debate will be held on Tuesday, September 29 at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. The format for the first debate calls for six 15-minute time segments dedicated to topics announced in advance in order to encourage deep discussion of the leading issues facing the country. Chris Wallace, …

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Scott Walker Is Role-Playing Kamala Harris With Pence

The Washington Post reports: Former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker is once again working closely with Vice President Pence on debate preparations and serving as Pence’s foil in practice sessions, effectively playing the role of Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), according to two people familiar with the sessions who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to …

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Trump Blows Off Traditional Debate Preparations

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump has not held a single mock debate session, and has no plans to stage a formal practice round, as he readies for his first faceoff with Joe Biden in less than three weeks, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions. The president has dismissed the typical debate preparations he participated in four years …

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