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US voters react to presidential debate

today1 July, 2024

Background

With just over four months to go until American’s head to the polls, voters are digesting the first presidential debate of the year held on Thursday. The televised debate, which aired on CNN, saw President Joseph Biden and former President Donald Trump go head to head – without a live audience in the room. They clashed over topics like the economy, immigration and abortion – key issues for voters in November’s election. Here’s how people on New York’s Fifth Avenue thought the candidates performed.

 

Written by: Leonard Witbeen