Trump Biden Final Debate Takeaways

Pool photo by Caroline Brehman

Pool photo by Caroline Brehman

 

We ran the numbers: There are 6740 news articles covering this topic. 35% (2398) are left leaning, 40% (2679) are center, and 25% (1663) are right leaning.

On Thursday night, former Vice President Joe Biden and President Trump faced off in the final presidential debate before the election. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden drew a firm line on the Russian election interference, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden and Trump clashed over alleged foreign financial entanglements.

A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Biden drew a firm line on Russian election interference during the final presidential debate. The article notes that this was just th4 latest mischaracterization after four years during which Trump repeatedly wavered on whether Russia interfered in the 2016 election.  

NPR published a centrist article reporting on five takeaways from the debate, which includes the fat that the last debate was more disciplined than the first one, and that the coronavirus is still a driving force in the election. In addition, the article notes that Trump attacked Biden as a typical politician engaged in corruption.

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Biden and Trump clashed over alleged foreign financial entanglements, with Trump telling Biden “you owe an explanation to the American people.” The candidates also went back and forth on climate change.


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