Critic's Notebook: A Bullying Donald Trump and an Ineffectual Chris Wallace Turn Debate Into a Disaster

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'Anybody who watched those 90 minutes of television is dumber for the experience. You. Me. All of us': THR's TV critic reviews the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden

I'm sure we're going to have many disputes about who won or lost Tuesday night's debate and I'm sure that most of that will break down along party lines, because this is where we are.

But if you tuned into Tuesday's debate hoping for a thoughtful conversation about anything, you got whatever the absolute opposite of that is. So no matter what your insta-polling tells you tonight, the only people who won tonight's debate are the people who didn't watch — and even if you didn't watch, it's not like you aren't stuck dealing with the ramifications.

He should. He shouldn't take the blame exclusively. Every once in a while, Wallace tried to keep things on the rails and he made several persistent attempts to get Trump to say seemingly non-controversial things like,"Climate change is real and bad" or"White supremacists are real and bad.

Is Wallace to blame for this nadir of the national discourse? Probably not. Did he fail at his job? Yes. Incontestably. I can't even imagine the argument that this wasn't a failure of moderation. His supporters will say so and wouldn't have said otherwise even if somebody had dumped a big vat of pig's blood on his head and 88-year-old Piper Laurie had stormed the stage yelling,"They're all going to laugh at you!"

 

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Imagine all the plans we would’ve gotten last night with ewarren as our candidate.

Elections are more about personalities than issues so this debate gave voters all they need to decide.

I'm perfectly fine the contrast between them is vast as fuck! Trump is a racist that acts like a 4th grade bully Biden is an adult. Tree Apple Donald Stapler Hairspray

Trump may be hot around collar he gets things done,Biden forgetting it’s State Democratic leaders who have been weak leaders & have allowed violence Divide in our country! After watching violence, destruction and breaking down of society, thT State Dem leaders allowed, Voting RED

That was no “debate.”

I applaud Biden for not getting in the muck with Trump. That wouldn’t have helped anything or anyone.

Phew! I didn't watch.

Chris Wallace's father must be turning over in his grave. He was the other embarrassment on this broadcast.

I just typed debatepoll and answered 60 polls on who won the tonight's debate. 57 had Trump won by a large %, 1 was tied, 1 neither won, and Biden only won 1. The silent majority have spoken.

Tonight, Joe Biden made it clear that if he’s elected he’s prepared to perpetually lockdown the American people, shut the economy down again, and make sure schools stay closed. That statement alone makes it worth fighting every day between now and November 3rd.

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Plenty of people admire Biden for not “getting in the muck.” They saw a statesman and a calming leader.

It must be really embarrassing to be an American right now, if these are the best leaders you can come up with.

💥🥊💥🥊BIDEN LOST

The debate proves the point I have long made. Biden is a man at a debate. Trump is a 300-pound protozoa with 500-word vocabulary who has no idea humanity exists. That he is being undone by a virus is an irony. It is the only thing more base than he.

They have before you have the experience pe, and yet, I'll be condemned to go always been told that we are charming, quite irrational and never, never toing through the square of that sealed be taken seriously for a moment.

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Yeah, the bullying. But ineffectual? Kinda difficult to publicly balance respect for the office while the person holding office doesn't command respect?

Ineffectual? He called the President of the US every name in the book and told him to shut up! He was horrible.

Wasnt Biden the one name-calling?

he can't bully Putin though 😂😂

mr trump is the ever best president of usa history!! mr trumpmaking something what NO ONEbefore him can't doit never!!- the peace entry arabs and israel!! indeniable prouesse for mr trump!!

Let’s not forget “Come’on man” Sleepy Joe ... was pretty sad as well.. The entire debate was 💩Storm.. Hope they ALL clean up their acts by the next one...

WHAT was the moderator supposed to do, Rader Donnie WITH electrical prod?👍yesssss!

Trump, Biden and Wallace were all ridiculous. What Sht Show!

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