In just 10 days voters in Sri Lanka will cast their ballot in a high stakes Presidential election. The polls scheduled for September 21st will be the first such election after Sri Lanka spiraled under an economic meltdown back in 2022 and ever since has been trying to slowly inch its way back to recovery. But one look at the 38 candidates contesting the elections triggers the question of representation, not one of the 38 leaders vying the top job in is a female candidate. Watch in for more details!

Sri Lanka Presidential Elections: 52% women voters, yet no woman candidate

The world is eagerly waiting for the Trump-Biden debate ahead of the November election. However, now, former president Donald Trump has put&nbsp;a precondition.&nbsp;

Last week, President Joe Biden and Trump agreed to hold two campaign debates. The first is scheduled for June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on September 10 hosted by ABC.&nbsp;

Notably, Biden turned down the three debates recommended by the bipartisan US election debates commission. He instead opted for two audience-free debates hosted by news organisations.&nbsp;

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/joe-biden-launches-fresh-bid-to-win-over-black-voters-amid-dwindling-support-ahead-of-presidential-elections-722857">Joe Biden launches fresh bid to win over Black voters amid dwindling support ahead of presidential elections</a>&nbsp;

Meanwhile, Trump on Friday (May 17) said that he wants to debate Biden but will ask for a ‘drug test’, as he accused Biden of being "high as a kite" during the&nbsp;State of the Union address.&nbsp;

During a visit to Minneapolis, Trump said, "I just want to debate this guy. But you know, and I'm going to I'm going to demand a drug test, too, by the way."&nbsp;

"I don't want him coming in like the State of the Union, he was high as a kite. I said, 'is that Joe up there?' And by the end of the evening, he's like, well, he was exhausted, right? No, we're going to demand a drug test, but 'Fake Tapper' and these people, they're going to be fine. They're going to be fair," he added, mocking one of the moderators.&nbsp;

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Biden had also taken a dig at Trump as he referred to the ongoing criminal hush money trial in New York. The trial features a mid-week break and Biden said, "So let's pick the dates, Donald. I hear you're free on Wednesdays."&nbsp;

Democrats and Republicans have been sparring for months about debates for months. Such debates have long been a staple of any US presidential election campaign.&nbsp;

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<h2>Debate between vice presidential candidates</h2>

Trump also said that a deal was in the works for a debate between vice presidential candidates, even though he has not announced his pick yet.&nbsp;

"...And they just agreed or something to a vice president debate. I said, 'how could I have a vice president debate? I haven't even picked I haven't even picked the gentleman or woman yet.' I haven't picked. A lot of people think it's that guy right there. I don't know who the hell it is," Trump said.&nbsp;

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The world is eagerly waiting for the Trump-Biden debate ahead of the November election. However, now, former president Donald Trump has put a precondition. Last week, President Joe Biden and Trump agreed to hold two campaign debates.

The world is eagerly waiting for the Trump-Biden debate ahead of the November election. However, now, former president Donald Trump has put a precondition. Last week, President Joe Biden and Trump agreed to hold two campaign debates. The first is scheduled for June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on September 10 hosted by ABC. Notably, Biden turned down the three debates recommended by the bipartisan US election debates commission. He instead opted for two audience-free debates hosted by news organisations. Also read: Joe Biden launches fresh bid to win over Black voters amid dwindling support ahead of presidential elections Meanwhile, Trump on Friday (May 17) said that he wants to debate Biden but will ask for a ‘drug test’, as he accused Biden of being "high as a kite" during the State of the Union address. During a visit to Minneapolis, Trump said, "I just want to debate this guy. But you know, and I'm going to I'm going to demand a drug test, too, by the way." "I don't want him coming in like the State of the Union, he was high as a kite. I said, 'is that Joe up there?' And by the end of the evening, he's like, well, he was exhausted, right? No, we're going to demand a drug test, but 'Fake Tapper' and these people, they're going to be fine. They're going to be fair," he added, mocking one of the moderators. Also read: David DePape, man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband sentenced to 30 years in prison Biden had also taken a dig at Trump as he referred to the ongoing criminal hush money trial in New York. The trial features a mid-week break and Biden said, "So let's pick the dates, Donald. I hear you're free on Wednesdays." Democrats and Republicans have been sparring for months about debates for months. Such debates have long been a staple of any US presidential election campaign. Watch: TikTok: Firm never shared user data with Chinese government × Debate between vice presidential candidates Trump also said that a deal was in the works for a debate between vice presidential candidates, even though he has not announced his pick yet. "...And they just agreed or something to a vice president debate. I said, 'how could I have a vice president debate? I haven't even picked I haven't even picked the gentleman or woman yet.' I haven't picked. A lot of people think it's that guy right there. I don't know who the hell it is," Trump said. (With inputs from agencies)

It was all set for Trump-Biden presidential debates, now ex-president puts up a ‘test’ demand

The Trump campaign declares war on Commission of Presidential Debates over modification of rules for upcoming Presidential Debate 2020. Donald Trump declares himself winner of 1st debate. White House backs Trump over different moderator & candidate. Will the President adhere to new rules?

US Election 2020: The ultra-aggressive cross talk fallout

The US President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;and his Democratic rival <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;participated in the first presidential debate on September 29 with Chris Wallace as the moderator.

However, the debate did not go as planned with&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;constantly interrupting&nbsp;Biden&nbsp;while&nbsp;Chris Wallace&nbsp;tried to take control of the situation. Additionally,&nbsp;Biden&nbsp;resorted to name-calling and ask the President to "shut up".

After the debate, a long debate was sparked worldwide on whether or not this could have been handled in a better way.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-elections-2020-debate-commission-promises-orderly-debate-next-time-331621">Also read|&nbsp;US elections 2020: Debate Commission promises 'orderly' debate next time</a>

Considering the same, the Debate Commission announced that would be making changed for the next debate. "Last night's debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues," the Commission on Presidential Debates said in a statement.

However,&nbsp;Trump, who has declared himself to be a winner, took to Twitter to oppose any changes and said he would not 'allow' any such thing.&nbsp;

"Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?," he tweeted.

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Since the end of the debate,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;has been chest-beating claiming the won and using unidentified polls to prove his point. However, majority of the US media has disagreed with him and declared&nbsp;Biden to be the frontrunner — in debate and election polls.

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The White House&nbsp;spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany, too, has also claimed that the only changes that will be 'allowed' by the President for the next debate will be&nbsp;"changing the moderator and a change in the Democratic nominee."

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/moderator-of-us-elections-debate-snaps-at-trump-for-speaking-out-of-time-331319">Also read|&nbsp;Moderator of US elections debate snaps at Trump for speaking out of time</a>

"He doesn't want rules that cover for a certain candidate's inability to perform well."

Meanwhile, Wallace has also expressed his frustration about the debate. Calling it a probable equivalent of a "beautiful, delicious cake", he said "I felt like I had gotten together all of the ingredients. Then, frankly, the president put his foot in it. And that was frustrating."

Biden&nbsp;proposed taking questions from the audience instead.&nbsp;

"We have an opportunity to respond to the questions from the people in the audience," he told reporters.

"I think it's appropriate that when a person, a constituent, some considering how they’re going to vote this year, when they ask a question, of whomever they ask that question, gets an opportunity to answer it fully."

The second presidential debate, which will be in a town hall format with audience members putting questions, is scheduled for October 15 in Miami. The third is set for October 22 in Nashville.

The US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden participated in the first presidential debate on September 29 with Chris Wallace as the moderator.

The US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden participated in the first presidential debate on September 29 with Chris Wallace as the moderator. However, the debate did not go as planned with Donald Trump constantly interrupting Biden while Chris Wallace tried to take control of the situation. Additionally, Biden resorted to name-calling and ask the President to "shut up". After the debate, a long debate was sparked worldwide on whether or not this could have been handled in a better way. Also read| US elections 2020: Debate Commission promises 'orderly' debate next time Considering the same, the Debate Commission announced that would be making changed for the next debate. "Last night's debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues," the Commission on Presidential Debates said in a statement. However, Trump, who has declared himself to be a winner, took to Twitter to oppose any changes and said he would not 'allow' any such thing. "Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?," he tweeted. Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2020 × Since the end of the debate, Trump has been chest-beating claiming the won and using unidentified polls to prove his point. However, majority of the US media has disagreed with him and declared Biden to be the frontrunner — in debate and election polls. The White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany, too, has also claimed that the only changes that will be 'allowed' by the President for the next debate will be "changing the moderator and a change in the Democratic nominee." Also read| Moderator of US elections debate snaps at Trump for speaking out of time "He doesn't want rules that cover for a certain candidate's inability to perform well." Meanwhile, Wallace has also expressed his frustration about the debate. Calling it a probable equivalent of a "beautiful, delicious cake", he said "I felt like I had gotten together all of the ingredients. Then, frankly, the president put his foot in it. And that was frustrating." Biden proposed taking questions from the audience instead. "We have an opportunity to respond to the questions from the people in the audience," he told reporters. "I think it's appropriate that when a person, a constituent, some considering how they’re going to vote this year, when they ask a question, of whomever they ask that question, gets an opportunity to answer it fully." The second presidential debate, which will be in a town hall format with audience members putting questions, is scheduled for October 15 in Miami. The third is set for October 22 in Nashville.

US election 2020: Trump says will not 'allow' debate rules to change

The organsiers of the US presidential debate were left speechless after the US President&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwihr5ry7o_sAhWawzgGHb0eDLAQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AfO9799mZXkwQdiR-a7m_">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;and his&nbsp;Democratic rival <a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiZ9JHp7o_sAhW9yjgGHfB6D5oQFjABegQICRAC&amp;usg=AOvVaw2uWmb1SVt292OTp_JacPPr">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;engaged in a 'chaotic' debate.

First presidential debate of the US elections 2020 were nothing less than a chaos of three men talking at the same time, of which one was trying to take his turn and the moderator was simply asking to establish order. This was one of rare times — probably the first — when the moderator had to ask a candidate that their campaign manager had agreed to rules which were being flouted by the candidate.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/moderator-of-us-elections-debate-snaps-at-trump-for-speaking-out-of-time-331319">Also read:Moderator of US elections debate snaps at Trump for speaking out of time</a>

The debate's chaos and lack of order were highly criticised. While the Democrats blamed Trump&nbsp;for constant interruptions, and the Republicans defended the President by claiming it to be Biden's&nbsp;fault for saying 'absurd' statements, the Debate Commission has decided to put it behind them and prepare for the next debate.

Last night's debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues," the Commission on Presidential Debates said in a statement.

Without revealing the details, the commission is now looking for additional measures "to ensure that additional tools to maintain order are in place for the remaining debates."

The chaos was even identified by the Fox News journalist and debate's moderator Chris Wallace as he agreed that the debate had gone off the rails at one point. "I never dreamt that it would go off the tracks the way it did," he told local media.

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"I guess I didn't realize — and there was no way you could, hindsight being 20/20 — that this was going to be the president's strategy, not just for the beginning of the debate but the entire debate," Wallace said.

A lot of people on social media asked the organisers to allow the moderator to mute the candidate who is speaking out of turn. However, Wallace put that thought to rest by reminding everyone that since the two candidates were standing at a very less distance,&nbsp;Joe Biden&nbsp;would have easily heard Trump even without a mic.

"I’m a pro. I’ve never been through anything like this," Wallace added, recalling the debate.

The organsiers of the US presidential debate were left speechless after the US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden engaged in a 'chaotic' debate.

The organsiers of the US presidential debate were left speechless after the US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden engaged in a 'chaotic' debate. First presidential debate of the US elections 2020 were nothing less than a chaos of three men talking at the same time, of which one was trying to take his turn and the moderator was simply asking to establish order. This was one of rare times — probably the first — when the moderator had to ask a candidate that their campaign manager had agreed to rules which were being flouted by the candidate. Also read:Moderator of US elections debate snaps at Trump for speaking out of time The debate's chaos and lack of order were highly criticised. While the Democrats blamed Trump for constant interruptions, and the Republicans defended the President by claiming it to be Biden's fault for saying 'absurd' statements, the Debate Commission has decided to put it behind them and prepare for the next debate. Last night's debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues," the Commission on Presidential Debates said in a statement. Without revealing the details, the commission is now looking for additional measures "to ensure that additional tools to maintain order are in place for the remaining debates." The chaos was even identified by the Fox News journalist and debate's moderator Chris Wallace as he agreed that the debate had gone off the rails at one point. "I never dreamt that it would go off the tracks the way it did," he told local media. × "I guess I didn't realize — and there was no way you could, hindsight being 20/20 — that this was going to be the president's strategy, not just for the beginning of the debate but the entire debate," Wallace said. A lot of people on social media asked the organisers to allow the moderator to mute the candidate who is speaking out of turn. However, Wallace put that thought to rest by reminding everyone that since the two candidates were standing at a very less distance, Joe Biden would have easily heard Trump even without a mic. "I’m a pro. I’ve never been through anything like this," Wallace added, recalling the debate.

US elections 2020: Debate Commission promises 'orderly' debate next time

On Wednesday, during the first national presidential debate, the US President &nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwihr5ry7o_sAhWawzgGHb0eDLAQFjAAegQIBRAB&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AfO9799mZXkwQdiR-a7m_">Donald Trump</a> not only missed an opportunity to condemn the white supremacist groups, but rather told them to "stand by".

This comment was immediately taken to the social media and while some criticised the President sending out message to the group, some — mainly from the group itself — rejoiced on being mentioned in the presidential debate and took it as a message from Trump.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-misses-opportunity-to-condemn-white-supremacists-group-proud-boys-331376">Also read:&nbsp;Trump misses opportunity to condemn white supremacists group Proud Boys</a>

Afetr the comments, the only African-American Republican in the US Senate,&nbsp;Senator Tim Scott, said, "White supremacy should be denounced at every turn. I think the president misspoke, and he needs to correct it," he said.

"If he doesn't correct it, I guess he didn't misspeak," Scott added.

However, upon seeing the major backlash on social media and local media on this comment, Trump, later, backtracked on his statement and, once again pretending to not know who they are, said,&nbsp;"I don't know who Proud Boys are but whoever they are they have to stand down."

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-2020-trump-defends-supreme-court-pick-barrett-331308">Also read|&nbsp;US election 2020: Trump defends Supreme Court pick Barrett</a>

"Stand down, let law enforcement do their work," he said. "Whoever they are, stand down," he continued.

By the time Trump corrected his statement, his Democratic rival &nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiZ9JHp7o_sAhW9yjgGHfB6D5oQFjABegQICRAC&amp;usg=AOvVaw2uWmb1SVt292OTp_JacPPr">Joe Biden</a> had already used to opportunity to gain an upper hand.&nbsp;"My message to the Proud Boys and every other white supremacist group is: cease and desist," Biden said. "That's not who we are. This is not who we are as Americans."

After the debate, Biden started on a tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania — two important states in the election. While campaigning, he was repeatedly asked if he thought the 90-minute debate went well, considering there was constant interruption from Trump and name calling from Biden — such as<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-2020-biden-calls-trump-a-clown-as-candidates-spar-in-first-presidential-debate-331321"> clown</a>, Putin's puppy and a direct put-down where Biden told Trump to <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-elections-2020-shut-up-man-biden-accuses-trump-of-lying-331313">shut up</a>. To save his face from the blame of name-calling, Biden quickly shifted the blame to Trump and said, "The president of the United States conducted himself the way he did -- I think it was a national embarrassment."

On Wednesday, during the first national presidential debate, the US President Donald Trump not only missed an opportunity to condemn the white supremacist groups, but rather told them to "stand by".

On Wednesday, during the first national presidential debate, the US President Donald Trump not only missed an opportunity to condemn the white supremacist groups, but rather told them to "stand by". This comment was immediately taken to the social media and while some criticised the President sending out message to the group, some — mainly from the group itself — rejoiced on being mentioned in the presidential debate and took it as a message from Trump. Also read: Trump misses opportunity to condemn white supremacists group Proud Boys Afetr the comments, the only African-American Republican in the US Senate, Senator Tim Scott, said, "White supremacy should be denounced at every turn. I think the president misspoke, and he needs to correct it," he said. "If he doesn't correct it, I guess he didn't misspeak," Scott added. However, upon seeing the major backlash on social media and local media on this comment, Trump, later, backtracked on his statement and, once again pretending to not know who they are, said, "I don't know who Proud Boys are but whoever they are they have to stand down." Also read| US election 2020: Trump defends Supreme Court pick Barrett "Stand down, let law enforcement do their work," he said. "Whoever they are, stand down," he continued. By the time Trump corrected his statement, his Democratic rival Joe Biden had already used to opportunity to gain an upper hand. "My message to the Proud Boys and every other white supremacist group is: cease and desist," Biden said. "That's not who we are. This is not who we are as Americans." After the debate, Biden started on a tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania — two important states in the election. While campaigning, he was repeatedly asked if he thought the 90-minute debate went well, considering there was constant interruption from Trump and name calling from Biden — such as clown, Putin's puppy and a direct put-down where Biden told Trump to shut up. To save his face from the blame of name-calling, Biden quickly shifted the blame to Trump and said, "The president of the United States conducted himself the way he did -- I think it was a national embarrassment."

Trump backtracks on Proud Boys; Biden calls debate 'national embarrassment'

After a chaotic and controversial US presidential debate of Tuesday night, Google search results for “move to Canada” spiked in the hours following the debate, as many Americans contemplated abandoning their country for the true north strong and free.

The Presidential debate between Joe Biden and President Trump was an absolute dumpster fire. For 90 minutes both Trump and Biden just yelled at each other in one of the most unpleasant debates in history.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/moderator-of-us-elections-debate-snaps-at-trump-for-speaking-out-of-time-331319">Also read:Moderator of US elections debate snaps at Trump for speaking out of time</a>

The Trump-Biden debate had a lot of Americans wanting to make way for the northern border, or at least writing or tweeting about it.&nbsp;

Queries for “how to apply for Canadian citizenship” skyrocketed about an hour into the yelling match between the two men, peaking around 10:30 p.m., according to Google.

The search was most popular in the state of Massachusetts, followed by Ohio and Michigan.

Meanwhile, the organizers of the US presidential debate were left speechless after the US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden engaged in a 'chaotic' debate.

The first presidential debate of the US elections 2020 were nothing less than a chaos of three men talking at the same time, of which one was trying to take his turn and the moderator was simply asking to establish order. This was one of rare times — probably the first — when the moderator had to ask a candidate that their campaign manager had agreed to rules which were being flouted by the candidate.

The debate's chaos and lack of order was highly criticised. While the Democrats blamed Trump for constant interruptions, and the Republicans defended the President by claiming it to be Biden's fault for saying 'absurd' statements, the Debate Commission has decided to put it behind them and prepare for the next debate. 
 
(With inputs from agencies)

After a chaotic and controversial US presidential debate of Tuesday night, Google search results for “move to Canada” spiked in the hours following the debate, as many Americans contemplated abandoning their country for the true north strong and free.

After a chaotic and controversial US presidential debate of Tuesday night, Google search results for “move to Canada” spiked in the hours following the debate, as many Americans contemplated abandoning their country for the true north strong and free. The Presidential debate between Joe Biden and President Trump was an absolute dumpster fire. For 90 minutes both Trump and Biden just yelled at each other in one of the most unpleasant debates in history. Also read:Moderator of US elections debate snaps at Trump for speaking out of time The Trump-Biden debate had a lot of Americans wanting to make way for the northern border, or at least writing or tweeting about it. Queries for “how to apply for Canadian citizenship” skyrocketed about an hour into the yelling match between the two men, peaking around 10:30 p.m., according to Google. The search was most popular in the state of Massachusetts, followed by Ohio and Michigan. Meanwhile, the organizers of the US presidential debate were left speechless after the US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden engaged in a 'chaotic' debate. The first presidential debate of the US elections 2020 were nothing less than a chaos of three men talking at the same time, of which one was trying to take his turn and the moderator was simply asking to establish order. This was one of rare times — probably the first — when the moderator had to ask a candidate that their campaign manager had agreed to rules which were being flouted by the candidate. The debate's chaos and lack of order was highly criticised. While the Democrats blamed Trump for constant interruptions, and the Republicans defended the President by claiming it to be Biden's fault for saying 'absurd' statements, the Debate Commission has decided to put it behind them and prepare for the next debate. (With inputs from agencies)

After US presidential debate, Google search surge for ‘how to apply for Canadian citizenship’

The US President Donald Trump missed the opportunity to condemn the actions by White supremacists groups&nbsp;during the first presidential debate that took place in Ohio on September 29.

When the debate moderator <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/moderator-of-us-elections-debate-snaps-at-trump-for-speaking-out-of-time-331319">Chris Wallace</a>&nbsp;asked&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;if he was willing to call out and reject the various&nbsp;racist and militia groups, such as Proud Bys, he tried to deflect the question.

However, when pressed upon the subject,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;said 'Give me a name and I will say it', and then called out to Proud Boys and said,&nbsp;"Proud Boys -- stand back and stand by."

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-elections-2020-trump-defies-friendship-with-pm-modi-questions-indias-covid-data-331361">Also read|&nbsp;US Elections 2020: Trump defies friendship with PM Modi; questions India's COVID data</a>

He quickly tried to jump from the subject by blaming all chaotic situations on the left-wing movement&nbsp;Antifa.&nbsp;"But I'll tell you what, I'll tell you what, somebody's got to do something about Antifa," he said.

The statement garned a lot of criticism on various social media platforms.

An American journalist published a screenshot of several posts of the members of the 'Proud Boys' group on various social media platforms in which they can be seen rejoicing in the fact that only were they mentioned in the debate, but were also sent a message by the President and claimed to be "ready".

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Trump's Democratic opponent&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiZ9JHp7o_sAhW9yjgGHfB6D5oQFjABegQICRAC&amp;usg=AOvVaw2uWmb1SVt292OTp_JacPPr">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;too, retweeted this saying "This. This is Donald Trump's America."

Withing minutes of the statement, the group also started circulating designed messages and rolled out t-shirts that read "Oroud Boys&nbsp;"Standing By".

The US President Donald Trump missed the opportunity to condemn the actions by White supremacists groups during the first presidential debate that took place in Ohio on September 29.

The US President Donald Trump missed the opportunity to condemn the actions by White supremacists groups during the first presidential debate that took place in Ohio on September 29. When the debate moderator Chris Wallace asked Trump if he was willing to call out and reject the various racist and militia groups, such as Proud Bys, he tried to deflect the question. However, when pressed upon the subject, Trump said 'Give me a name and I will say it', and then called out to Proud Boys and said, "Proud Boys -- stand back and stand by." Also read| US Elections 2020: Trump defies friendship with PM Modi; questions India's COVID data He quickly tried to jump from the subject by blaming all chaotic situations on the left-wing movement Antifa. "But I'll tell you what, I'll tell you what, somebody's got to do something about Antifa," he said. The statement garned a lot of criticism on various social media platforms. An American journalist published a screenshot of several posts of the members of the 'Proud Boys' group on various social media platforms in which they can be seen rejoicing in the fact that only were they mentioned in the debate, but were also sent a message by the President and claimed to be "ready". The Proud Boys are ecstatic tonight about getting mentioned in the debate tonight. "Trump basically said to go fuck them up! this makes me so happy," writes one prominent Proud Boy. pic.twitter.com/hYA7yQVAOn — Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) September 30, 2020 × Trump's Democratic opponent Joe Biden too, retweeted this saying "This. This is Donald Trump's America." Withing minutes of the statement, the group also started circulating designed messages and rolled out t-shirts that read "Oroud Boys "Standing By".

Trump misses opportunity to condemn white supremacists group Proud Boys

A little over a month is left when the United States will elect its president and at this stage, all eyes have set upon probably the most-anticipated events: the presidential debates.&nbsp;

US President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump </a>and his Democratic rival <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden </a>will set the ball rolling on Tuesday, which will likely to have audiences only surpassed by Super Bowl championship.&nbsp;

Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-elections-2020-biden-compares-trump-to-nazi-goebbels-ready-for-personal-attacks-330560">US elections 2020: Biden compares Trump to Nazi Goebbels; ready for personal attacks</a>

The debates are undoubtedly important for deciding the fate of Biden and Trump, but, over the years we have seen that winning these presidential face-off doesn't always translate into winning the election.&nbsp;

In 2016, Hillary Clinton was the winner of all three debates, but she ultimately lost the election to Trump.&nbsp;

Similarly, Democrat John Kerry performed better than George W. Bush in 2004 debates but was unable to win the election.&nbsp;

John Koch, a professor specialised in debates at Vanderbilt University, describes these debates as important not because they influence the voters, but as "it's the only time we see both candidates together and the two major parties ostensibly debating, outside of Congress", as quoted by news agency AFP.

Also, when the face-off will begin, there will be rehearsed performances by Biden and Trump, which makes these events less relevant, but still significant.&nbsp;

A Pew Research study found that only 10 per cent of voters finalised their voting choices after or during the debates in 2016.&nbsp;

A little over a month is left when the United States will elect its president and at this stage, all eyes have set upon probably the most-anticipated events: the presidential debates.

A little over a month is left when the United States will elect its president and at this stage, all eyes have set upon probably the most-anticipated events: the presidential debates. US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden will set the ball rolling on Tuesday, which will likely to have audiences only surpassed by Super Bowl championship. Also read | US elections 2020: Biden compares Trump to Nazi Goebbels; ready for personal attacks The debates are undoubtedly important for deciding the fate of Biden and Trump, but, over the years we have seen that winning these presidential face-off doesn't always translate into winning the election. In 2016, Hillary Clinton was the winner of all three debates, but she ultimately lost the election to Trump. Similarly, Democrat John Kerry performed better than George W. Bush in 2004 debates but was unable to win the election. John Koch, a professor specialised in debates at Vanderbilt University, describes these debates as important not because they influence the voters, but as "it's the only time we see both candidates together and the two major parties ostensibly debating, outside of Congress", as quoted by news agency AFP. Also, when the face-off will begin, there will be rehearsed performances by Biden and Trump, which makes these events less relevant, but still significant. A Pew Research study found that only 10 per cent of voters finalised their voting choices after or during the debates in 2016.

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