The first presidential debate of 2024.

I'll be honest. I didn't have much expectations on this debate for 3 reasons:

CNN

Dana Nash &

Jake Tapper.

None of whom are "big Trump fans".

A week of preparation for Biden and even on his own turf, blundered and failed miserably. Imagine what his performance would have looked like if he came unprepared.

Trump came out fighting. He called out Biden's border policy and the deaths that border policy caused. He forced Biden to admit the inflation was on his watch. Plus much more. Clearly Trump won this round. 

Rumors are abound that CNN essentially gave this one to Trump. The idea is to give the DNC an excuse to nominate someone other then Biden. We shall see. On to the second debate.