First White House campaign debate of 2024 leaves more questions than answers

Protests after the 2020 death of George Floyd and a reference to “Black jobs” were among the topics tossed around during a hostile first debate in the 2024 White House race between President Joe Biden and his Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump.  The session that saw Biden — losing his voice and said to be battling a cold — stumbling through his words and Trump unleashing a flood of untruths took place at CNN headquarters in Atlanta. It was the first of two scheduled presidential debates. President Joe Biden, right, speaks during the presidential debate with Republican presidential hopeful and former President Donald Trump, left, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. Photo credit: Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press CNN journalists and moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash quizzed the candidates on topics ranging from the economy, the Israel/Hamas war, immigration, and even American democracy itself.  But much of the focus was on the candidates — Biden, 81, and Trump, 78 — and how they comported themselves. On the one hand, there was Trump, who took control of the debate by the sheer force of a fire hose of untruths. On the other hand, there was Biden, who appeared pale...