A debate, or a disaster? The two leading candidates for the US presidency have gone head-to-head in the first of two televised debates, and it ended with near universal criticism of the performance of the current president. While Donald Trump openly told brazen lies, Joe Biden's verbal stumbles have raised serious questions within the Democrats about whether he should stay in the race. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-28/joe-biden-donald-trump-us-presidential-debate-key-takeaways/104034546 ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia