THE first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden quickly went off the rails, with each side lobbing bitter attacks and frequently talking over each other.
Here are the key moments from the combative primetime event:
Trump and Biden sparred in the opening moments over the consequences if the Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act.
In answering the first question of the night, Biden argued that if Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed as a Supreme Court justice and the court overturns former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, 100 million people who have pre-existing conditions will lose their coverage.
“And so it’s just not appropriate to do this before this election,” Biden said, referring to a Senate vote on Barrett.
Trump disputed the statement that 100 million people have pre-existing conditions, before pivoting to attack Biden for his own health care plan which
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