- Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off in the first 2024 presidential debate.
- Biden’s poor performance sparked panic among Democrats, and Trump lied throughout.
- Photographers across the US captured viewers’ reactions to the debate ranging from dread to alarm.
Across the US, many viewers of the first 2024 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump appeared to find the spectacle difficult to watch.
As Biden’s convoluted answers and poor performance sparked panic among Democrats, Trump dodged questions in favor of offering lies and misleading statements about his own political record. At one point, the candidates argued about who was a better golfer.
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Photographers across the US captured Americans’ reactions to the debate, ranging from shock and disappointment to frustration and alarm.
