President Joe Biden called former President Donald Trump a “sucker” and a “loser” in the first heated moment of Thursday’s debate, echoing language Trump has been accused of using to refer to military members who have been prisoners of war or died in combat.
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Biden was referring to claims made by Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly that Trump called military members who died in combat “losers” and those who were wounded or captured “suckers.”
The president said to Trump: “You’re the sucker, you’re the loser.”
Trump denied Kelly’s accusation in response to Biden, said it was “made up” and demanded Biden apologize.
This is a developing story and will be updated.