Top 5 moments during Trump-Biden debate showdown: 'I didn't have sex with a porn star'

There were respective heated moments and pointed jabs during the archetypal 2024 statesmanlike statement betwixt President Biden and erstwhile President Trump connected Thursday night. 

Discussing a assortment of topics, including migration and the border, the warfare successful Israel, and abortion, the candidates managed to onshore immoderate punches and situation 1 different connected their respective records. 

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Here are the apical 5 moments from the statesmanlike debate, which was hosted by CNN.

President Biden and erstwhile President Trump debated connected Thursday night.  (Getty Images)

1. ‘I didn't person enactment with a porn star’

During the debate, Biden deed Trump implicit the assorted transgression cases helium is progressive in, including the New York proceedings that ended with Trump's condemnation for falsifying concern records. The records were related to alleged hush wealth payments to big movie prima Stormy Daniels, who Trump allegedly had an matter with. However, Trump changeable backmost at Biden, claiming, "I didn't person enactment with a porn star."

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2. Trump slams Biden Afghanistan withdrawal 

"He was truthful atrocious with Afghanistan," Trump claimed during the debate, calling it "such a horrible embarrassment." 

"He should person fired those generals similar I fired the 1 that you mentioned, and truthful he's got nary emotion lost, but helium should person fired those generals," helium added. "No wide got fired for the astir embarrassing infinitesimal successful the past of our country, Afghanistan, wherever we near billions of dollars of instrumentality behind. We mislaid 13 beauteous soldiers and 38 soldiers were obliterated."

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3. Biden denies wrongdoing, calling it ‘outrageous’

The president slammed Trump's claims helium could beryllium prosecuted, brushing it disconnected arsenic "outrageous." 

"Joe could beryllium a convicted felon with each of the things that he’s done," Trump claimed. 

 "This antheral is simply a criminal. This antheral — you’re lucky. You’re lucky. I did thing wrong. We’d person a strategy that was rigged and disgusting. I did thing wrong," helium added. 

Biden changeable back, "the thought that I did thing incorrect is outrageous."

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4. Biden says helium is 'not for a late-term termination — period'

Biden pushed backmost connected Trump aft the erstwhile president said helium would allow precocious word abortions to occur.

"So that means helium tin instrumentality the beingness of the babe successful the ninth period and adjacent aft birth? Because immoderate states Democrat-run instrumentality it aft birth. The erstwhile politician of Virginia: ‘put the babe down, past we determine what to bash with it.’ So, he’s consenting to, arsenic we say, rip the babe retired of the womb successful the ninth period and termination the baby. Nobody wants that to hap — Democrat oregon Republican. Nobody wants that to happen," Trump said. 

But Biden claimed, "You’re lying. That is simply not true." 

According to the president, helium is "not for a late-term termination — period. Period." 

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5. Trump claims Biden 'has go similar a Palestinian'

While discussing Israel's warfare with violent radical Hamas successful Gaza, Trump slammed Biden, who helium said doesn't privation to fto Israel "finish the job."

"He’s go similar a Palestinian, but they don’t similar him due to the fact that he’s a precise atrocious Palestinian. He’s a anemic one," helium said. 

"I’ve ne'er heard truthful overmuch foolishness," Biden responded.

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