Loch ness monster of the swamp. He must prove to be up to the challenge. When i tell the American People im going to do something, i follow through. Tonight, both candidates make their case to the American People as they look for strength and leadership. Who will stand out, both will try to together. This is the most important election in the history of our country. Time for us, for we the people to come together. The candidates are on the clock and america is watching. Bret and welcome to cleveland with the biggest stage in the nation is set for President Trump and former Vice President biden to finally go toetotoe in the first president ial debate of 2020. Good evening, im bret baier. Martha and good evening, im martha maccallum. We are live on the campus of Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic, and tonight is the night for one of the most highly anticipated president ial debates in history. Bret the candidates are at their marks backstage and the moderator, our o
And his relationship with the left of the Democratic Party. Will their performance swing any votes . Well have analysis of the debate with the bbcs katty kay and laura trevlyan as well as amanda renteria, former National Political director for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and republican strategist ron christie President Trump and former Vice President joe biden are now about half an hour away from their first debate of this years us president ial election. With a distinct lack of Campaign Events due to the pandemic, the political clash is seen as the best chance for both sides to make their case to the country. But this contest wont be quite like anything weve seen before, while as many as 100 million americans will tune in to watch the two men go head to head, only 70 will be in the room to see donald trump and joe bidens verbal joust. Laura trevelyan is our correspondent in cleveland. What are we expecting . High drama. Ican what are we expecting . High drama. I can tell you thatjoe biden
And the American People are looking for some version of strength. And theyre going to see two different kinds here tonight. One man, President Trump who leads from his gut, and another man, joe biden who says to the American Public, im leading with the help of experts and my own experience in government. Those are two very stark choices. And i think its going to be really on display, to the extent these two men have strengths and weaknesses, watching them and covering them over the years. This is going to be a well matched fight and a slugfest. One guy conveys empathy, the other guy conveys toughness, nastiness. I remember in 2012 when obama had his first debate, he had been in a bubble, only talking to people who liked him and supported him. He was rusty and out of shape, talk about a bubble. People talk about the liberal bubble. The maga bubble that donald trump is in where he talks to judge janine and fox folks i guess he has a fox months rater, i wonder what effect that will have.
Whats bad but also reminding us about how we can be great. Thats my regret that we are not well served. Im don lemon. Thank you for watching. Our coverage continues. Good evening from the Health Education campus of Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic. Im Chris Wallace of fox news, and i welcome you to the first of the 2020 president ial debates. Between president donald j. Trump and former Vice President joe biden. This debate is sponsored by the commission on president ial debates. The commission has designed the format, six roughly 15 minute segments with two minute answers from each candidate to the first question, then open discussion for the rest of each segment. Both campaigns have agreed to these rules. For the record, i decided the topics and the questions in each topic. I can assure you none of the questions has been shared with the commission or the two candidates. This debate is being conducted under health and safety protocols designed by the Cleveland
One didnt. If you havent watched it, its a will kane recommendation. Its great to be here in studio f. Right, dave . Studio f. Out of studio h, into studio f. Good to see you. Good to see you. I get the studios mixed up in the fox building. Theres so many of them. Were so lucky. We get to come in when its dark out and we bring the light. [ laughter ] so great to see you both. I was liking studio h. I like that one as well. So big show today and great to see you guys bright and early. Theres a lot to get to today. Several big stories, starting with President Trump. He says hes me medicationfreed a feeling great in the first on camera interview since being diagnosed with covid19. With the next debate now canceled, the president is preparing for a white house event today. Rich edson is live in washington with more on the president s schedule. Reporter this will be his first inperson event since he tested positive for covid19. The president in his first on camera interview says hes feeling