‘Looks and Sounds Ancient’: Biden’s Appearance Roasted Minutes Into CNN Debate with Trump
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Social media was quick to roast the appearance of both President Joe Biden and Donald Trump at CNN’s Thursday debate, though far more appeared to focus on the current president.
Both candidates were introduced by moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper without a live studio audience leaving their walk ins mostly silent. Only minutes in, many were commenting on the appearance of both candidates, particularly Biden. Both camps have taken to poking at the other’s age. Trump is 78. Biden is 81.
god they both look like absolute shit
— Lolo (@LolOverruled) June 28, 2024
“It’s hard to imagine this debate starting worse for Biden,” journalist Chris Cillizza wrote on X just minutes into the debate.
It’s hard to imagine this debate starting worse for Biden
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) June 28, 2024
Sorry, I’m voting for President Biden but a disaster so far.
— Mike Murphy (@murphymike) June 28, 2024
Look. This debate was a total and complete disaster for Biden. He looked old. His answers trailed off repeatedly. He was hard to understand. He would stop in mid sentence and move on to something else.
I NEVER thought he would be this bad. Stunning. Truly.
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) June 28, 2024
This is a disaster. Democrats need to end their self-imposed censorship on Biden and fix this. There’s two months until the convention. Other countries hold general elections in less time than that.
— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) June 28, 2024
This debate making abundantly clear that Biden’s insistence on running for another term – when 66% of voters in our swing state poll believe it’s likely he won’t be able to finish a second term – has gravely jeopardized Dems’ prospects to defeat Trump.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 28, 2024
Former CNN host Brian Stelter noted the difference between Trump and Biden was “striking” and he was only listening to audio on the radio.
I’m listening on the radio, and the audible difference between Biden and Trump is really striking https://t.co/qbecRF9igo
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 28, 2024
It is criminal political negligence that Democrats rigged their primary to nominate Biden, who looks half-alive on the debate stage facing Trump.#PresidentialDebate #CNNDebate
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) June 28, 2024
This is not good for Biden. He looks tired and exhausted so far. #Debates2024
— Julio Ricardo Varela (@julito77) June 28, 2024
This is more painful than watching a Saw movie. Biden is beyond incoherent. He looks old and weak.
I loathe Trump with every cell in my body, but people that don’t follow politics closely are not going to vote for a candidate that seems this gone.
— Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) June 28, 2024
.@cenkuygur to @johniadarola:
“Look at Biden.”
“I don’t want to.” https://t.co/x5TchGAhF7 https://t.co/shDargjADN— The Young Turks (@TheYoungTurks) June 28, 2024
https://www.mediaite.com/tag/biden-trump-cnn-debate/
Conservatives also piled onto Biden quickly.
Biden looks angry and confused pic.twitter.com/yadUHPeFtp
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) June 28, 2024
This is not good for Biden. He looks tired and exhausted so far. #Debates2024
— Julio Ricardo Varela (@julito77) June 28, 2024
Trump is showing discipline. Biden looks as though he is going to die on the air.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 28, 2024
Young Turks co-founder Cenk Uygur, who ran his own independent presidential campaign, declared the debate was “over” just minutes in, saying Biden looks “ancient.”
It’s over. Biden looks and sounds ancient. Losing his train of thought. Speaking in a barely audible whisper. They have to pull him!!!
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) June 28, 2024
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