Was there a winner? The live TV debate is over. Trump lied but Biden was worse: “freezing, glitching and talking gibberish” says one paper. Is the REAL loser all of the rest of us?
Democrats panic after Biden’s shaky debate
Trump: “I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don’t think he knows what he said, either.” Glossary
Frail - Weak and easily damaged.
Free world - Termed coined by former US President George Bush to describe his country. During the Cold War, the "Free World" was used to refer to the West, as opposed to the Soviet Bloc.
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Democrat - A member of the Democratic party, the left-leaning US political party.
Infrastructure - The basic systems and services that a country needs to keep it going.
Republican Party - Also known as the Grand Old Party or GOP, it is one of the USA's two major political parties. Its first president was Abraham Lincoln. It sits on the right of the political spectrum.
Far-Right - The extreme right wing of a political party or group, favouring free enterprise, private rather than state ownership and traditional values.
US Capitol - The building in Washington DC where the US Congress meets. It was named after the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
Federal - In the USA laws are made both by individual states and the federal government, which governs all states together.
Muslim ban - A serious of executive orders made in the USA during Donald Trump's time as president, banning travel from several countries with a high Muslim population.
Tariffs - A form of tax on imports.
Paris Climate Accords - The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change, signed in 2015.