President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will duke it out in the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, and you can take part in the fun as you decide which candidate to vote for.
While watching the 90-minute debate on CNN on Thursday night, you can play along with the Washington Examiner’s bingo card for the first presidential debate. The bingo card features several phrases either candidate could say on the debate stage.
Some spots that invoke phrases Biden may say include many of the president’s trademark phrases, including “folks” and “bunch of malarkey.” Biden may also defend his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted on gun charges in Delaware earlier this month, by saying, “Extremely proud of my son Hunter.” He may also proclaim that “I’ve never been more optimistic” about the country or its people if the topic comes up.
Biden may also take aim at Trump by labeling him and his supporters as “extreme MAGA Republicans,” referring to Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” or he may proclaim the 2024 election is a battle for “the soul of democracy,” in a similar vein to his 2020 election pitch that won him the White House.
Spots on the bingo card that refer to possible Trump phrases include a call to “close the border on day one” and “energy independence.”
Trump may also take aim at Biden’s family by referring to Hunter Biden’s “laptop from hell” or proclaiming the first family as the “Biden crime family.”
The former president may also discuss his criminal trials, labeling them a “witch hunt,” which he claims are from the “weaponized Justice Department.” He could also talk about his recently scaled-back “gag order” from a New York judge. Biden may take a jab during this time to call Trump a “convicted felon,” referring to his criminal conviction in Manhattan last month.
Trump may also go for personal attacks on Biden, telling him, “You’re a loser, Joe,” or may go after debate moderator Jake Tapper, renewing the nickname “Fake Tapper.”
Whether it is Biden or Trump, questions of whether one of them is “mentally unfit” may come up. Biden may invoke it to say Trump is unstable, while Trump may use it to claim Biden is losing his mind and is too old.
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The debate will air at 9 p.m. Eastern from CNN’s studios in Atlanta. It will be televised by CNN and simulcast by various other networks and cable channels.
The second debate between Biden and Trump is scheduled for Sept. 10 and will be hosted by ABC News. Election Day is Nov. 5.