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U.S President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden fired insults at one another during their first debate Tuesday.
During the 90-minute debate in Cleveland, the two candidates sparred over a number of pressing issues, including the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump said there was nothing smart about Biden and claimed that he wanted to shut down the economy.
For his part, Biden accused his opponent of being irresponsible, a liar and a clown who didn't have a plan.
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Biden: "This is the same man who told you by Easter this would be gone away, by the warm weather it would be gone, miraculous, like a miracle. And by the way, maybe he could inject some bleach in your arm and that would take care of it. This is the same man."
Trump: "I was saying sarcastically. That was said sarcastically."
Biden: "So here’s the deal. This man in talking about a vaccine. Every serious company is talking about maybe having a vaccine done by the end of the year. But the distribution of that vaccine will not occur until sometime beginning or in the middle of next year to get it out."
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Earlier, they clashed over health care and the make-up of the Supreme Court.
President Trump said he has the right to appoint who he chooses to the court in an apparent reference to his nominee Amy Coney Barrett to replace late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Trump: "I will tell you very simply. We won the election. Elections have consequences. We have the senate. We have the White House and we have a phenomenal nominee respected by all, top top academic, good in every way, good in every way. In fact, some of her biggest endorsers are very liberal people."
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