Was a direct fact check to j. D. Vance he did complain that cbs was violating its own rule. It is the top of the hour. Super grateful to have you watching our coverage of the Vice President ial debate. It started as a Slow Burn. Not sure what is happening on the substance, the pace was slower at the beginning and then about midpoint it really took off. And then we had what i think was a almost knock out. He wobbled on guns and then when we got to January 6 He Was out cold. There was stonns, too. I remember that lieberman debate, they were sitting next to each other, it was, we agree on stuff. Some of that vibe. You saw a little bit of this is j. D. Vance that made a lot of friends at yale this is tim walz that won a republican district in difficult times including 2010 when every other democrat got kicked out. You saw an heability i can talk to people who dont agree with me, right . But the thing that really Sort Of like cut it was the democracy question. Walz apologize for it. This is
The presiding officer pursuant to rule 4, paragraph 2, the senate having been in continuous session, the senate will suspend for a prayer from the senate chaplain. The chaplain let us pray. Holy god, as our lawmakers strive on this decisive day in history to accomplish your purposes, show them how to discern your will. May they renew their minds through the in yourishment of your an hourishment of your holly word. Lord, prepare them to be sober minded and filled with your spirit, accomplishing the tasks that receive your approval. Lord, keep them from conforming to worldly impulses, as they strive to ensure that their conduct will rightly represent you. May they conduct themselves with holiness, godliness, and civility, waiting for the day when you will return to establish your kingdom on earth. Lord, prepare us all to stand before you in peace without spot or blemish. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. Mr. Lee mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from utah. Mr. Lee mr. P
Cleveland clinic. Ofelcome you to the first the 2020 president ial debates between president donald j. Trump and former Vice President joe biden. The debate is sponsored by commission on president ial debates. The commission has designed the format with twominute 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 that none of the questions have been shared with the commission or the two candidates. This debate is being conducted under health and safety protocols designed by the cleveland clinic, which is serving as the Health Security advisor to the commission for all four debates. As a precaution, both campaigns have agreed to candidates will not shake hands at the beginning of tonights debate. The audience here in the hall has promised to remain silent, no cheers, no boos or other interruptions, so we and
There will be one in between facing the Vice President candidates at the university of utah in salt lake city. Real quickly joined by charles payne, lou dobbs. Lou, what do you think the president has to do tonight . Lou first and foremost, be himself. And to use his original mind, as im sure he will, and his sense of humor. Those are two advantages he has that he exploited in 2016 to his great and winning effect. I expect him to do precisely the same thing tonight. Neil you know, charles payne, debates were going up over these in the years dating back to 1976 with jimmy carter and gerald ford, you have to present yourself especially joe biden, youre as well known. Not quite as well known, obviously, as the president of the United States, but you have to reintroduce yourself. Both men, essentially, reintroducing themself. Likability come up as some intangible, george bush had that against al gore, ronald reagan, certainly, in that one and only debate with jimmy carter. Your thoughts on
Highly charged to combat of president ial election unlike anything most people have seen in recent memory and tonights there are 6 key issues that Chris Wallace has said that he will be asking the 2 candidates about thats right. They are first a trump biden records, this is a known particular no particular order. There to be talking about the Supreme Court obviously with rbg is passing current the new nominee. Covid19 the economy race and violence in our cities in addition, a 2 and tegra t of the election these of all been huge huge topics. I mean not even in the last year just in the last few months and you wonder certainly who. Is tuning in tonight in order to try to figure out who they will vote for so many folks have made up their minds you have people in. Trumps sector you have people in bidens sector and they dont really seem to see eye to eye on many issues, so you wonder just how many undecided voters there are one republican strategist frank luntz to studies all this polling t