Covering the 2020 Second Presidential Debate
By: Destiny Porter
Tags: Biden, 2020 Election, Trump, Presidential Debates, Vote

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The second Presidential debate was a little different compared to the first one. President Donald Trump and his competitor Vice President Joe Biden have officially finished their 2nd and final debate.

This debate made sure to bring up topics starting with the coronavirus and the government’s response to it, national security, China, American families, poverty, government relief, immigration, race in America, and finally, climate change.

The topics that stuck out to me the most had to be talking about the coronavirus pandemic and China also race in America.

Starting with the Coronavirus Pandemic, the moderator asked both candidates about the pandemic and how they would handle it if they were to be elected or re-elected. Both candidates gave interesting responses.

Trump continued to blame China and their lack of following rules and staying in their lane. Trump doesn’t know how to attack this pandemic properly; as Biden said, Trump’s timeline with the pandemic going away was supposed to end around Easter, and we’re currently entering a dark winter with millions of people getting the virus every day.

Joe Biden’s take on the pandemic and how he would control it isn’t too far from Trump’s response either. He also believes it is China’s fault as to why the world is infected, but it isn’t a race thing; it is a global issue that needs to be corrected. Pointing fingers isn’t going to get rid of the pandemic.

Following rules like wearing masks and social distancing will play a major role in the decrease of the coronavirus cases in America, but in the words of Donald Trump, the thought of locking yourself up in your basement won’t help fight this disease head-on either.

The topic of race in America is a major factor in our black communities today when questions were asked about how you would respond to families who fear their children in the black community.

Trump abandoned the question completely, not even answering a part of it, only making sure to point out everything Biden has not done and mention scandals in 1994.

Biden was obvious he did not partake in any scandal of 1994 that Trump was mentioning; in fact, Biden answered the question graciously, even hitting home to many Americans who’ve come into a situation where they shouldn’t reach into the glove compartment when being pulled over but to keep your hands on the wheel so you can avoid being shot.

Biden even highlighted the case of Trayvon Martin and referenced wearing a hoodie as a black person in America can get you in a lot of trouble or dead.

Trump backfires again, but this time mentioning how he isn’t racist because he’s invested so much money in the black community and has given HBCUs funding for whatever they might need and lastly closing with his version of prison reform and how he’s trying to keep black males off the street something Biden was supposed to do during his 8-year sentence as Vice President with Barack Obama.

Although the President may have made valid points on prison reform and his spending habits within the black community, Biden was sure to reference his opinions on Trump’s comments in the famous Central Park Five or The Exonerated Five to where Trump continued to reference they should get the death penalty. These were teenagers, and they were not even guilty.

This Presidential Debate was definitely better than the first one. Both Candidates kept their tempers even though the conversation tended to stray off a little; the moderator made sure to keep them in check.

Trump and Biden are two different people who want different things.

As a citizen who will be voting this election, Trump wants what’s best for him, making sure to defend himself by any means necessary, while Biden is fighting for the people. Donald Trump was talking to Biden, while Biden was having a conversation with the world.