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Top Moments from the Final Presidential Debate
Both candidates scored palpable hits. Will it boost either campaign?
Final Debate Showdown
Thursday night was the final presidential debate between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Moderator and NBC reporter Kristen Welker has received praise from both sides of the aisle for her handling of the debate and even drew a compliment from President Trump during the debate.
Welker has received some accusations from the right for showing pro-Biden bias in the framing of certain questions, as well as inconsistent interrupting. She has also received criticism from the left for not utilizing her mute button on Trump more during the debate. Overall, the consensus so far has been that Welker was far fairer than past debate moderators and did a great job.
New York Magazine and Huffington Post Contributor Yashar Ali wrote on Twitter “@kwelkernbc had an impossible task tonight and she did a fantastic job. The best debate moderator in the last two cycles. A) Muting was only for the two minute answer section B) Blame the debate commission for the fact-checking…that is their directive re moderators”
The topics for the final debate included COVID-19, National Security, Race, American Families and Leadership. President…