Published 11:45 IST, September 30th 2020

'Bro, shouldn't you be debating?': Netizens amused as Trump & Biden 'live-tweet' US debate

A little over a month left for the US Elections, September 29 saw the first face-off between US President Donald Trump & former VP & Democrat hopeful Joe Biden

Reported by: Ananya Varma
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A little over a month left for US Elections, September 29 saw first face-off between US President Donald Trump and former VP and Democrat hopeful Joe Biden in Case Western University’s campus in Cleveland. While debate was riddled with chaos and constant low-blows like 'shut up, and 'clown', what caught netizens' attention was how both Trump and Biden were tweeting mid-debate. 

While Presidential debate was ongoing, both Trump and Biden's accounts, evidently being handled by ir PR teams were constantly tweeting responses to ir opposing candidate, sharing videos from live debate. Netizens were left confused as to how accounts were operating mid-debate asking both Trump and Biden to focus on debate instead of live-tweeting. 

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Trump campaigns mid-debate 

Biden campaigns mid-debate 

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Netizens perplexed

This year,  debate in Cleveland was understandably understated as compared to or election years because of prevalent risk of coronavirus.  first debate was held in an atrium on Case Western University’s campus where organisers tried to maintain social distance between audience by ensuring that y sit with one empty seat between m. Joe Biden who entered debate, leading polls is looking to gain voters from among suburban voters, women and seniors. Since being elected in 2016, Donald Trump has lost a lot of ground with se groups. 

Read: Full 1st US Presidential Debate 2020: Watch Donald Trump & Joe Biden Square Off

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11:44 IST, September 30th 2020