US President Joe Biden and his Republican opponent, Donald Trump, will face each other in the presidential debate on Thursday.
Biden, the current Democratic president, has an opportunity to convince voters that at age 81, he is capable of guiding the US through a series of challenges. Meanwhile, the 78-year-old Trump could use the moment to try to overcome his felony conviction in New York and convince tens of millions of people in the American public that he is fit to return to the Oval Office.
Biden and Trump go into the night facing fierce obstacles, including a public weary of the whirlwind of partisan politics. According to polls, most Americans do not like either of the two candidates, who offer wildly different visions on nearly every key issue.
Trump has promised comprehensive plans to reshuffle the US government if he returns to the White House, and Biden claims that his opponent would represent an existential threat to the country’s democracy, AP reports.
