Politics
Presidential debate: I feel sorry US has to pick between Trump and Biden, says Bolaji Akinyemi
Bolaji Akinyemi, a former minister of foreign affairs, says
neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump are fit to lead the United States of
America.
US President Biden and Trump, his predecessor, are seeking a
return to the White House in the country’s elections in November.
Biden sparred with Trump, the presumptive Republican
nominee, on Friday night in a debate hosted by CNN.
The president’s speech was at times slurred, throaty, and
incoherent, while he stuttered on occasion, and his ripostes came across as
weak.
At one point, as the candidates debated border closure and
Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, debated the Russia-Ukraine war,
Throughout the debate, Trump repeatedly put Biden on the
After the debate, John King, CNN’s chief national
Speaking on Arise TV on Friday, Akinyemi said Democrats did
“I feel sorry for Biden. You know Biden is a stammerer; he
“Above all, I feel sorry for the United States that it has
“I believe that Biden
“Even when Biden could have gone after him as being a friend
“Biden thought he was in a university debating society, and
“What I don’t understand is why the aides of Biden agreed to “They did their
Akinyemi also criticised Trump’s performance, accusing the
The former minister said Biden’s positions on policies were Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
immigration, a gloating Trump said, “I really don’t understand what he said at
the end of that sentence. I don’t think he knows what he said either.”
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, the treatment of veterans, abortion, taxes,
medicare, inflation, Afghanistan, and America’s standing in the world.
defensive.
correspondent, said the Democratic Party is looking to replace Biden as its
presumptive nominee ahead of its national convention in August.
Biden a disservice by agreeing to the debate in the first place, knowing the
incumbent’s frail position.
was taught how to speak, and that affects the way he speaks. The optics of his
look were terrible; he looked lost, I admit,” the former minister said.
to be a choice between the two people.
could have done a better job of going after Trump. Trump avoided practically
every question he was asked; he twisted everything back to this question of
illegal immigrants.
of dictators, he didn’t.
that was terrible where you’re dealing with someone like Trump.
have that debate. I understood that they were even the ones who asked for it.
principal a disservice by allowing that to happen; you cannot cure the looks of
an old man. He looked old, and he looked lost.”
former president of tactically avoiding questions and throwing them back to
Biden.
commendable but stressed that his poor delivery marred the outcome.
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