Headlines: first televised debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Cleveland, Ohio
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and outgoing President Donald Trump meet for their first televised debate this Tuesday, September 29, 2020. REUTERS / Carlos Barria / Leah Millis
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“
The success of Tuesday's presidential debate depends on two things
: first, the ability of candidates to express their opinions in a way that enlightens voters.
And secondly the attitude of the demonstrators outside the room, which we hope will be peaceful
”.
This is what Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said as quoted by local newspaper
The Plain Dealer
.
Donald Trump on the defensive?
Many editorialists believe that a few hours from the debate Donald Trump is clearly on the defensive.
"
The explosive revelations of the New York Times on his fiscal situation harmed the president at a critical moment in the campaign
: just before the debate and as Donald Trump tries to catch up in several key states
," said
The Hill
.
"
The information from the New York Times has obviously taken the Trump campaign team by surprise
," said the
Washington Post
.
"
During tonight's debate the president will have to answer awkward questions
," the newspaper predicted.
"
Such as whether it is appropriate for a self-proclaimed billionaire to pay less taxes than American families who earn only
50
000
dollars per year
”.
What strategy for Joe Biden
What does Joe Biden need to do to emerge victorious from tonight's debate?
First "
understand your opponent
", estimates the
New York Times
.
And Joe Biden has had four years to understand how Donald Trump works.
"
The president often behaves like a child who throws a tantrum in the supermarket,
" said sociologist Marta Beck in the columns of the daily.
“
If the mother rolls on the floor and throws a fit next to her child, things don't improve.
If she just continues to shop, things don't get better either.
Someone has to say
: stop
!
This is unacceptable
!
".
The
USA Today
newspaper
advises Joe Biden to keep calm and come back, whatever happens, always on the basic subjects: the pandemic, the economic crisis, health insurance.
"
Faced with a probably impulsive and noisy Donald Trump, Joe Biden will have no trouble showing that the adult is him
".
Postal voting
: one of the subjects probably debated
Defended by the Democrats because of the health crisis, the president and with him the Republican Party have continued to discredit this way of voting by arguing that it would promote cases of fraud.
This political showdown has turned into a legal battle.
"
Hundreds of trials in 44 of the 50
states are underway,
" reports the
Washington Post
, "
to ensure access to postal voting
."
The daily analyzed 90 legal proceedings and came to the conclusion that “
the judges are largely skeptical of the arguments deployed by the Republicans.
In no case has a judge supported President Trump's view that fraud is a problem big enough to influence the outcome of the presidential election
”.
Suspected forced sterilizations in US migrant detention center
: Mexico opens investigation
After the scandal of the forced sterilizations practiced on Latin American women detained at a center for undocumented migrants in the United States, the Mexican government opened an investigation yesterday.
“
The announcement was made by the Foreign Office which says it is looking into complaints of medical malpractice, and in particular cases of suspected hysterectomies performed without consent at the Irwin County Migrant Detention Center, in Georgia,
”reports
El Diario de Mexico
.
"
The Mexican government recalled that this center is placed under the responsibility of the ICE, the American agency for customs police and border control
."
"
A few days ago,
" the newspaper continues, "
the ICE indicated that the gynecologist in question in this case was relieved of his duties.
The US immigration agency, however, said it vehemently contests the idea that the detainees are used for medical experiments
.
Bolivia
: resignation of three ministers 19 days before general elections
In Bolivia, the interim government is rocked by a political crisis 19 days before the general elections.
Three ministers resigned yesterday.
Economics, Oscar Ortiz, was pushed out of government.
His departure prompted the resignations of the Ministers of Labor and Development.
In question, explains the daily
Correo del Sur
: "
the decision of the provisional right-wing government to return shares of the public electricity company Elfec to a former private shareholder
".
The company was nationalized in 2010 by former leftist president Evo Morales.
"
Less than three weeks before the elections, the interim government is in the midst of a crisis,
" notes
Los Tiempos
for its part
.
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