A Recap of the Final 2020 Presidential Debate
By Karma Guncic
El Rodeo Staff Writer
El Rodeo Staff Writer
With only 8 days to go until Election day, the final presidential debate saw President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden discuss issues such as COVID, racial injustice, and climate change, but was it enough to sway undecided voters?
The final debate kicked off with questions on the COVID-19 pandemic and what each candidate would do to bring the U.S out of the pandemic. While President Trump talked about reopening the country as quickly as possible, Biden took to the question more cautiously suggesting that the country should reopen only if it can be done safely.
“It will go away and as I say, we’re rounding the turn, we’re rounding the corner. It’s going away.” Trump said when discussing his handling of the pandemic. With over 200,000 Americans dead, the United States has both the highest number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 in the world with the Trump administration being heavily criticized for their handling of the pandemic.
When asked about racial injustice both candidates had very different takes on how the United States should deal with systemic racism. Biden discussed creating better healthcare, education and more opportunities for families to earn wealth, while Trump discussed criminal justice and prison reform as well as investing in historically black colleges.
Both candidates also discussed how the United States has dealt with racism in the past with Biden saying that the U.S. has unfortunately never lived up to its promise to be equal for all. Biden also criticizes Trump for his handling of racial injustice at one point saying, “He pours fuel on every single racist fire. Every single one.” Trump, however, does not view himself as racist going as far as to state that, “Nobody has done more for the Black community than Donald Trump. And if you look, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln, possible exception, but the exception of Abraham Lincoln, nobody has done what I’ve done.”
Climate change was another hot topic in the debate last night. With growing concerns over the irreversible effects of climate change, Biden and Trump were asked what they would do to combat it. President Trump discussed his past choices involving climate change such as his choice to remove the United States from the Paris Agreement claiming that it would have destroyed millions of American jobs. Biden also discussed his plans to transition the U.S from oil to renewable energy and how it would create millions of jobs.
With over 47 million Americans having already voted, the final presidential debate allowed the undecided voters one last chance to hear from the candidates before they cast their vote. Voting ends November 3rd, so remember to be safe and that every vote counts.
The final debate kicked off with questions on the COVID-19 pandemic and what each candidate would do to bring the U.S out of the pandemic. While President Trump talked about reopening the country as quickly as possible, Biden took to the question more cautiously suggesting that the country should reopen only if it can be done safely.
“It will go away and as I say, we’re rounding the turn, we’re rounding the corner. It’s going away.” Trump said when discussing his handling of the pandemic. With over 200,000 Americans dead, the United States has both the highest number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 in the world with the Trump administration being heavily criticized for their handling of the pandemic.
When asked about racial injustice both candidates had very different takes on how the United States should deal with systemic racism. Biden discussed creating better healthcare, education and more opportunities for families to earn wealth, while Trump discussed criminal justice and prison reform as well as investing in historically black colleges.
Both candidates also discussed how the United States has dealt with racism in the past with Biden saying that the U.S. has unfortunately never lived up to its promise to be equal for all. Biden also criticizes Trump for his handling of racial injustice at one point saying, “He pours fuel on every single racist fire. Every single one.” Trump, however, does not view himself as racist going as far as to state that, “Nobody has done more for the Black community than Donald Trump. And if you look, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln, possible exception, but the exception of Abraham Lincoln, nobody has done what I’ve done.”
Climate change was another hot topic in the debate last night. With growing concerns over the irreversible effects of climate change, Biden and Trump were asked what they would do to combat it. President Trump discussed his past choices involving climate change such as his choice to remove the United States from the Paris Agreement claiming that it would have destroyed millions of American jobs. Biden also discussed his plans to transition the U.S from oil to renewable energy and how it would create millions of jobs.
With over 47 million Americans having already voted, the final presidential debate allowed the undecided voters one last chance to hear from the candidates before they cast their vote. Voting ends November 3rd, so remember to be safe and that every vote counts.