The presidential debate: Biden faltered while Trump lied
President Joe Biden, left, and President Donald Trump LISA KEEN. |. Keen News Service lisakeen@mac.com It is hard to imagine that LGBTQ voters tuned into the presidential debate Thursday night, June 27, because they need more information before deciding who to vote for in November.
But now, it is hard to imagine that anyone — LGBTQ or straight — expected the post-debate chatter would be dominated by deep concern that Democratic President Joe Biden might be too physically and cognitively frail to tackle the hardest job in the world for another four years.
Biden walked onto the CNN debate stage in Atlanta with his usual slow, stiff gait, as if an invisible escort was holding his elbow and guiding him to the podium.
From the beginning, his face seemed frozen in a painful grimace. But when he spoke, Biden’s voice sounded weak and hoarse (reportedly due to a cold), and his answers trailed off topic. “Watching this was excruciating.
