Washington: Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Wednesday termed President Donald Trump a “liar” and a “clown” as the pair clashed in a fiery start to their first presidential debate.
Trump fired back, telling Biden, “There’s nothing smart about you, Joe. Forty-seven years, you’ve done nothing.”
During the first of the three presidential debates in Cleveland, Ohio, Trump and Biden clashed over each other’s personality, past record, family and their visions.
“The fact is that everything he’s (Trump) saying so far is simply a lie. I’m not here to call out his lies. Everybody knows he’s a liar,” Biden said.
Responding to the jibe, Trump said Biden is a liar and graduated last in his class.
Attacking Trump over the handling of the coronavirus, Biden said the president has lied to Americans on the COVID-19 issue.
“He still hasn’t even acknowledged that he knew…