US Presidential Election Debate: Trump Is Involved In Case, Biden Avoids Warning

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JAKARTA - US President of the Democratic Party Joe Biden and his predecessor from the Republican Party, Donald Trump will face each other in the inaugural debate of the US Presidential Election.

The 90-minute televised debate between the president and former president was held on CNN and is expected to attract a large audience on Thursday, June 27 evening local time.

The record is 84 million people watched Trump's first 2016 debate against Hillary Clinton.

The two figures entered into debate in Atlanta with a political vulnerability that presents a mix of risks and opportunities. The debate lasted much earlier than usual more than four months before the November 5 election day.

This 'duel' also occurs when there is deep polarization and deep anxiety among voters about the political situation of America.

Two-thirds of voters in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in May expressed concern that violence would occur after the election nearly four years after a mass of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol Building.

Trump, 78, will appear as a person held hostage by a legal case that is still facing three criminal cases, including charges related to his efforts to cancel the 2020 election. The former president, who has declared himself to be punishing his political enemies if elected.

Biden, 81, is under intense pressure to avoid verbal mistakes and deliver a strong debate speech, after months of Republican statements about his ability to fade with age.