Presidential Debates
The only subjects that seemed to animate the coup-attempting former president were abortion and the January 6 attack on the Capitol he incited.
The GOP nominee shared a conspiracy theory also backed by Laura Loomer.
The former president has lost debates before without sinking his electoral hopes.
Lying about a “stolen” election tanked a number of pro-Trump candidates in the midterms, but the coup-attempting former president is doubling down.
The showdown was fiery, with both candidates attempting to appeal to voters in a close race.
The former president ran through one over-the-top lie after another lie, shouting his way through most of it.
“You're not running against Joe Biden. You are running against me."
Following criticism for silence on Trump's use of AI-generated images and her friendship with Brittany Mahomes, Taylor Swift posted her endorsement after Tuesday night's debate.
Asked point-blank if he favoured the country fighting off Russian invaders, Trump said he wants to see a settlement between the two countries.
"Whoever prepared Donald Trump should be fired. He was not good tonight at all," former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said of the former president.