Four years ago, Donald Trump shook the political world by behaving like a boor during the debates, not respecting any of his opponents, brazenly lying and attacking the entire political class.
Both the media and the politicians in Washington deserved harsh criticism and even, at times, brutal treatment from the one who would become the 45e President. If I have always believed that Donald Trump did not possess any of the qualities necessary to lead one of the most influential countries on the planet, I understood very well the anger and the frustration of a part of the country at the ineffectiveness of career politicians. .
If some risked the bet of a vote for the New York billionaire in 2016, hoping to shake the system, I wonder if there are enough of them to trust him a second time. It is not Tuesday’s debate that should convince them to repeat the experience.
While he lags behind in the polls, Donald Trump was to hope for a knockout Tuesday to get back on track. It is no longer enough for him to speak to his base and hope that the distortions caused by the electoral college will allow him to cap his rival at the finish line. He was to use the evening to score points with a wider electorate.
Did he deliver the goods? He lived up to his character, no more, no less. Rude, rude and debating as much with the moderator as with his Democratic opponent. Distorting the facts as is his habit, he offered nothing serious, let alone a detailed plan. It’s not impossible that Americans want a rogue, bossy little macho, but what has he offered to others?
Joe Biden had it relatively easy on Tuesday. In a “normal” debate, his “Would you just shut up man»Would have been criticized since he addressed himself directly to the president. We can be sorry that it is now commonplace so much the debate has not left the gutter. Joe Biden didn’t have to stand out and that’s sad. He just had to wait until the end of the exercise
My assessment of this first debate which proposed crucial subjects to the two candidates? America deserves so much more and so much better. Because we are still too dependent on our American neighbor, we deserve better. Do you have the impression that good answers were offered yesterday? Could you summarize the serious proposals for me? We were treated to a pitiful reality TV episode.
They are more than 300 million Americans worried to wait for real solutions to reassure them while the country goes through a particularly difficult period. The United States did not deserve the sad spectacle to which we were entitled.
