On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump “debated” major issues that confront the US. I challenge the term “debate” because it was more of a “debacle” — the standing President couldn’t articulate his own policy issues, and the former president lied more than he represented truths. Importantly, the essential topic of the climate crisis was nearly ignored in lieu of high drama in this year’s first Biden-Trump “debate.
” Topics that the CNN “moderators” pinpointed surrounded economic, foreign relations, and immigration policies. I dispute use of the term “moderators,” as Tanner and Bash were merely “questioners,” even though an AP press release defended them , saying they had “prepared meticulously” for the evening. When Trump failed to answer numerous questions and, instead, harped on in delusional fashion, the two questioners let him ramble.
More times than not, Trump failed to answer their questions, and the debacle dissolved into squabbling among two very old men who didn’t offer the wisdom of their years. There was one question about the climate crisis — hallelujah! At first, Trump failed to acknowledge the topic of the climate crisis, instead turning to another long-winded bit of nonsense about immigration. Then he exclaimed — as if he had just remembered the subject at hand — that his own administration had “the best environmental numbers ever” including “immaculate” water and air.
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