COVID-19 dominated the conversation at the final debate between US President Donald Trump and Democrat contender Joe Biden.
When asked if the two would implement a lockdown in the future to prevent the spread of the disease, Joe Biden said he could not rule it out while Donald Trump said the country should open up now.
Biden also laid the responsibility for the high death toll of the virus at Trump’s door. “Anybody who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain the president,” he insisted.
The final debate was a more restrained affair than the first one held on September 29 in which both parties resorted to name calling and continuous interruptions.
The matter then turned to race with Donald Trump insisting that he is “the least racist person in the room”. Biden responded with one of the best lines of the night when he said “This guy has a [racist] dog whistle the size of a fog horn,” providing twitter with endless delight on the zinger.
At the end, Biden said he would transition from “oil-based” energy resources because “they pollute significantly”. President Trump latched on to the statement, “Will you remember that Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio? He’s going to destroy the oil industry,” Trump said.
