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U.S. President Joe Biden’s age and apparent frailty stole the show during the CNN presidential debate on June 27, overshadowing much of the domestic and foreign-policy issues discussed between him and his rival, former President Donald Trump. How is the debate being seen in the rest of the world? Political analysts Leslie Vinjamuri and Gideon Rachman join Ravi Agrawal to share their takeaways.
Suggested reading:
Michael Hirsh: Yes, Biden Flopped. But Let’s Not Overreact.
Rishi Iyengar and Christina Lu: Key Foreign-Policy Moments From the Trump-Biden Debate
Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware: How Bad Will Political Violence in the U.S. Get?
Leslie Vinjamuri: What Another Trump-Biden Showdown Means for the World
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