“Do you want to shut up?” In the opening debate, Biden told Trump to shut up on several occasions. Video

After the first 20 minutes of debate, US Vice President Joe Biden, who is running for the Democratic presidency, asked his rival, current US President Donald Trump, to “shut up.” The video was released by the 11Alive channel.

The event occurred at the end of the block dedicated to the discussion of the candidacy for the post of life member of the Supreme Court. In particular, the presenter asked if Biden was considering the option of expanding the composition of the court or filibuster, delaying the approval procedure for Amy Connie Barrett, who was nominated by Trump for this position.

Biden began to respond, but Trump cut him off multiple times, saying he didn’t say whether he would expand the court.

“He doesn’t want to respond,” Trump said.

“You want to shut up, buddy? … This is so inappropriate,” Biden said irritably.

The first debate between Trump and Biden. Online streaming with Russian translation

As the GORDON correspondent reports, a similar incident occurred about 15 minutes later, during a discussion about the coronavirus pandemic and the creation of a vaccine against COVID-19. Trump interrupted Biden again. Consequently, the former vice president said: “Let him be quiet for at least a minute.”

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This is the first of three rounds of face-to-face meetings between Trump and Biden. It is clear from the calendar that the second debate will take place on October 15 in Miami (Florida) and the third in Nashville (Tennessee) on October 22.

The results of a poll conducted by the US radio station NPR, published on September 18, showed that 52% of voters are willing to vote for Democrat Biden and 43% for Trump. Reuters published similar poll results: 50% of those polled supported Biden, 41% Trump.

The United States presidential elections will be held in November 2020.