Was there a winner? The first live TV debate in the US presidential election is over. Trump lied but Biden was worse: “freezing, glitching ” 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
Meandering - Following a winding course, or moving slowly without a clear purpose.
Frail - Weak and easily damaged.
Election - A vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people.
President - In some countries, the leader is called the president.
Democrat - A member of the Democratic party, the left-leaning US political party.
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.
Mob - A large crowd, often one that is angry and violent.
Far-right - A range of ideologies that emphasise social order, racial purity and the elimination of opponents.
Nato - The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was founded in 1949 to unite Western democracies in Europe and North America against the perceived growing threat of the USSR. It now has 31 members.
Russia - The largest country in the world by area. It has a population of 144 million people.