'You are a child': First presidential debate closes with tense exchange

James Powel

June 27, 2024 at 11:29 p.m.·1 min read

The first Presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump Thursday night ended with an exchange with both candidates accusing the other of being childish.

Toward the end of the debate portion of the event, before closing statements, the two presidential candidates squabbled over the ability of the other to play golf. Trump claimed that he had won multiple club championships when Biden challenged him to a golf match in which both men carried their own clubs.

The exchange closed:

"Let's not act like children," Trump told Biden.Replied Biden: "You are a child."

The close of the debate typified the heated night that saw Biden stumble at the beginning but steady himself enough to call Trump a "sucker" and a "loser."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Biden, Trump close debate by calling each other 'children'

USA TODAY Sports - Golfweek
Trump Organization’s New Jersey golf courses could lose their liquor licenses after hush money conviction
Three golf courses in New Jersey with active liquor licenses are subject to the probe.
Yahoo News
Supreme Court's latest decisions: Justices rule on Jan. 6 defendants, criminalization of homelessness and power of federal agencies
The Supreme Court issued three more opinions on Friday, marking the first time the justices have weighed in on the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Associated Press Videos
Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction
The Supreme Court has made it harder for prosecutors to use an obstruction charge against participants in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol.
USA TODAY
Top trending moments from Biden-Trump debate: Golf handicaps, age argument, a Biden freeze
Last night's debate between Biden and Trump was the first of the presidential election season. It was filled with notable moments - for better or worse.
Canadian Press Videos
Supreme Court upends Chevron decision and makes it harder to charge Capitol rioters and Trump
The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning the decades-old Chevron decision along with making it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants and former President Donald Trump with obstruction, a charge used in hundreds of prosecutions.
Canadian Press Videos
French citizens in Montreal cast their votes against political
French citizens turned out to vote on Saturday in the first round of France's parliamentary elections as the surging far-right party and its allies lead in the polls back home. The voter turnout is expected to double the previous parliamentary election. (June 29, 2024)
Associated Press
New Jersey to hold hearing on 2 Trump golf course liquor licenses following felony convictions
New Jersey regulators will hold a hearing next month on whether two golf courses owned by former President Donald Trump should have their liquor licenses renewed following his felony convictions in May in New York. The licenses for Trump golf courses in Colts Neck and Bedminster expire on Sunday. The state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control said Friday it is not renewing the licenses, but it is issuing temporary 90-day permits to allow them to continue serving alcohol until a hearing on the licenses is held on July 19 in Trenton.
The Canadian Press
A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance
NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week.
HuffPost
Critics Clown Trump's 'IDIOTIC' Electric Planes Remarks: 'Dumb As A Box Of Rocks'
"What happens if the sun isn’t shining while you’re up in the air?” the former president asked at a rally in Virginia.
INSIDER
7 Democrats who could replace Biden if he drops his 2024 reelection bid
Some Democrats are saying there will be conversations about who could replace President Joe Biden after his disastrous debate performance.
CNN
Russia wants to confront NATO but dares not fight it on the battlefield – so it’s waging a hybrid war instead
When someone tried – and failed – to burn down a bus garage in Prague earlier this month, the unsuccessful arson attack didn’t draw much attention. Until, that is, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala revealed it was “very likely” that Moscow was behind it.
ABC News
Biden addresses poor debate performance, attacks Trump at Raleigh rally
President Joe Biden on Friday addressed his poor performance in Thursday's presidential debate, just hours after he faltered on stage in his matchup against former President Donald Trump. During the rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, a more energetic-appearing Biden acknowledged that he's not a young man, but contended that his morals and history prove that he's still fit for the job. Biden spent much of the rally pointing out what he called Trump's false claims during the debate about the economy, immigration and crime.
The Hill
Carville on Biden’s dismal debate: He relies on ‘employees’ not ‘advisers’
Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville said President Biden does not have advisers telling him what to do, he has employees, in comments after his poor debate showing on Thursday night. Since the debate between Biden and former President Trump, the conversation has been centered around if Biden should step aside and allow another Democrat to…
CNN
Opinion: The real loser in Thursday’s debate
CNN Opinion asked political contributors to weigh in on the first presidential debate of the 2024 race.
HuffPost
Trump Uses 'Palestinian' As A Slur For The Second Time In A Week
The GOP presidential frontrunner referred to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish, as a "Palestinian" during a rally on Friday.
CNN
A year ago, she drank battery acid to escape life under the Taliban. Today, she has a message for other Afghan girls
Arzo survived a suicide attempt but now faces a new threat that could send her family – and millions like them – back to Afghanistan and a life that has become so intolerable for women and girls that some would rather die.
HuffPost
Adam Kinzinger Hits Back At Ex-Trump Adviser For Mocking Biden Endorsement: 'Makes Me Proud'
The former GOP lawmaker wasn't having it with David Urban's attempt to clown him for backing Joe Biden's reelection campaign.
The Hill
Barrett breaks with conservatives over Jan. 6 obstruction charge ruling
In a pointed dissent, Justice Amy Coney Barrett skewered her fellow justices over their decision to narrow an obstruction charge used to prosecute scores of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Supreme Court voted 6-3 on Friday to side with Joseph Fischer, a former police officer accused of partaking in the…
GOBankingRates
Trump Wants To Eliminate Income Taxes: Here’s What That Would Mean for the Economy and Your Wallet
Former president Donald Trump recently suggested that he is considering instituting a policy of tariffs that would lead to the elimination of the federal income tax. Check Out: Trump-Era Tax Cuts Are...
The Canadian Press
As fall elections loom, are fears for the state of democracy in Canada justified?
At ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France a month ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a warning about the state of democracy.

Latest Stories