Joe Biden's disastrous debate blamed on bad preparation, exhaustion

Democrat candidate, US President Joe Biden , and Republican candidate, former US President Donald Trump , attend a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, US, Jun 27, 2024. with Republican opponent Donald Trump followed a series of decisions by his most senior advisers that critics now point to as wrong-headed, interviews with Democratic allies, donors and former and current aides show.

Confidence going into the event was high. Trump was convicted of falsifying documents by a jury in New York on May 31, while Biden held back-to-back visits in Europe. White House aides who traveled with the president were in a good mood as he headed to Camp David on Jun 21. They believed Biden was going into the debate with the most precious political asset: Momentum, the wind at his back.

The result, critics say, was candidate Biden at his worst: He appeared on stage with his face wan, his hair straggly at his collar and his voice hoarse. He was frequently incoherent. The triumphant memory of his State of the Union address in March fresh in their minds, Biden's team geared up to debate but took radical steps to control the terms.

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