Dumbstruck silence and despair: Behind the scenes at the Trump-Biden debate
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Biden started the debate sounding hoarse, and looking every day of his 81 years, writes Andrew Feinberg from behind-the-scenes at the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia