Trump and Biden <br />Square Off , in First 2020 Presidential Debate.<br />Moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace, <br />the debate took place in Cleveland, OH, <br />under strict social distancing conditions. .<br />Sparks flew immediately<br />as President Donald Trump <br />attempted to steam-roll control of the debate. .<br />Topics in the first 15 minutes jumped from the Supreme Court to the Affordable Care Act to COVID-19.<br />The first segment ended with <br />Biden shaking his head at Trump, saying <br />"Will you shut up, man. That is so unpresidential.".<br />Trump touted his record concerning the virus <br />and the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine, <br />while Biden stated that Trump cannot be trusted.<br />When asked about how much he <br />paid in taxes in 2016, Trump claimed <br />that he paid "millions of dollars" in taxes. .<br />By the fourth segment, <br />Wallace had gained some form of control of the debate. <br />The topic shifted to the issue of race in America.<br />Trump was put on the defensive <br />about recent changes made by his <br />administration concerning racial sensitivity training.<br />Biden evoked the notion of bringing both poles <br />of the country together in order to "defeat racism.".<br />Trump egged on Biden to use the lynchpin phrase <br />of his campaign, "law and order.".<br />Law and order with justice, where people get treated fairly, Joe Biden, 2020 Democratic <br />Presidential Candidate.<br />Trump was put on the defensive about <br />his dismissal of climate change.<br />Biden touted a green infrastructure in which <br />millions of jobs would be created.<br />The candidates sparred at the end of the <br />debate concerning mail-in ballots.<br />Wallace asked if candidates would urge <br />their supporters to remain calm in the case <br />the election could not be called immediately.<br />Trump refused to go on the record stating as much. <br />Biden stated he would accept the results of the election
