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Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump took the stage on Thursday night for a debate that offered voters a rare side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the U.S. presidency.

Here are some of the major takeaways:
HOARSE AND BUGGY:
Viewers learned little new about where both candidates stood on the main issues, but arguably that is not why many tuned in. The leading question going into the debate was how the two men, both of whom have faced questions about their fitness for the job, would handle themselves on stage.

The early going favored Trump, 78, who appeared forceful and energetic when compared to the 81-year-old Biden, who spoke in a hoarse, halting voice and offered sometimes meandering replies or trailed off during his answers to several questions.
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 On June 27, 2024, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump participated in a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia. This debate marked the first time in history that a sitting US president faced a former president in a debate .President Biden's performance during the debate was described as struggling, with a hoarse voice and difficulty delivering his points 
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 WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump took the stage on Thursday night for a debate that offered voters a rare side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the U.S. presidency.
Here are some of the major takeaways:
HOARSE AND BUGGY

Viewers learned little new about where both candidates stood on the main issues, but arguably that is not why many tuned in.
The leading question going into the debate was how the two