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After a marathon debate between Biden and Trump lasting over an hour and a half, climate change got its brief moment under the spotlight – lasting around a grand total of 90 seconds.
In what seemed more like an afterthought than a planned discussion, the global crisis barely made the agenda between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
It was the first time the two had squared off since October 2020, and both have had their respective issues in that period. Father time appears to have caught up with the acting president, while Trump remains in the grip of a historic court case.
The majority of their verbal tennis (or golf) match focused on the usual topics: immigration and the economy. Moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, meanwhile, struggled to steer the ship as Biden stumbled through responses and Trump threw out typically out-of-pocket remarks.
Midway through, Bash asked a question about the climate crisis, to-which Biden lauded his administrationโs efforts in promoting clean energy technologies, while Trump danced around actual policy, instead declaring his love for โimmaculate clean waterโ and โclean airโ.
He reminisced about the โbest environmental numbers everโ from his term. Fantasy aside, we know his volatile tenure saw the rollback of over 200 environmental protections.
