President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden square off on Tuesday in their first presidential debate. With five weeks to go until the November 3 general election, the stakes are high. Earlier, DNA India had compiled an explainer on the time, venue, format, and all you need to know about topics of debate ahead of Trump-Biden clash in the 2020 US Presidential Election debates.
Here are five things to watch for during the 90-minute televised debate in Cleveland:
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The face-to-face match-up comes after the New York Times revealed that Trump, a wealthy former businessman and reality television star, paid only $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017, and no federal income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years through 2017.
The report, which Trump called “total fake news,” gives Biden a fresh opening to make his case that his working-class…