Opinion Today: “This was a disaster for America”

12 Opinion writers and columnists on the first presidential debate. 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A general-election debate in June (seriously, June?) featuring a current and former president? On Thursday night, that’s exactly what we got. In the first presidential debate of 2024, the stakes were high for President Biden and Donald Trump. For all the novelty and unpredictability of the event itself, Times Opinion turned to a trusted tool of coverage and, in a manner of speaking, [kept score](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kZWJhdGUtd2lubmVyLWxvc2VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NDM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDc5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnQTpn5mzPcPTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) — and the score, and commentary, was not promising for the current president. Columnists and other writers used words like “debacle” (the Times columnist Lydia Polgreen) or “disastrous” (Josh Barro) or “unsettling” (Kristen Soltis Anderson) to describe Biden’s performance. The writer Matt Labash said Biden “sounded like a dying humidifier.” Not a single scorer thought Biden won. Most went for Trump. For Trump, he “won as the more commanding presence, with a tighter focus on his themes, particularly immigration,” wrote Daniel McCarthy. The Times columnist Bret Stephens said that he “evaded questions, made false statements and preposterous claims and was bombastic from the first moment to the last” — but “he was forceful, confident and energetic.” Biden’s performance will raise new doubts among Democrats about his campaign. Frank Bruni, in a [post-debate column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kZWJhdGUtdHJ1bXAtYmlkZW4tMjAyNC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzQzNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzA3OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0E6Z-Zsz3D05SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), wrote: “Is it really too late for another Democrat to take Biden’s place? With stakes this high, mustn’t that be discussed one more time before the convention?” The Times columnist Michelle Goldberg suggested that the answer will be yes. “There will now be a new chorus of cries for him to drop out,” she wrote, “and I’ll be joining it.” After the debate, the topic of replacing Biden as the Democratic nominee (and perhaps a contested convention) is discussed in today’s crossover [episode](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kZWJhdGUtYmlkZW4tdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc0MzUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwNzkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdBOmfmbM9w9OUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) of The Ezra Klein Show and Matter of Opinion. In February, Klein, a Times columnist, kicked up a storm when he explored the idea of [picking a new nominee at the convention](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNi9vcGluaW9uL2V6cmEta2xlaW4tYmlkZW4tYXVkaW8tZXNzYXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc0MzUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwNzkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdBOmfmbM9w9OUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in depth. For now, last night’s debate “was a disaster for America,” Polgreen said. The year 1912 was the last time a sitting president faced a former one in an election, when the incumbent William Howard Taft ran against his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt. They both lost to Woodrow Wilson. The Trump-Biden debate kicks off a summer season of grinding campaigning and what have been standard party rituals: the conventions. Only one of the presidents is likely to emerge pleased with Thursday night’s unprecedented event. [Read the full scorecard here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kZWJhdGUtd2lubmVyLWxvc2VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NDM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDc5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnQTpn5mzPcPTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD): ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kZWJhdGUtd2lubmVyLWxvc2VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NDM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDc5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnQTpn5mzPcPTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD The New York Times ‘God Help Us’: 12 Writers Rate Biden’s Performance at the First Presidential Debate Columnists and contributors assess who won and lost the debate and distill what stood out to them. By New York Times Opinion A MESSAGE FROM AMERICA MAGAZINE [Get a smart, Catholic take on the world How does Joe Biden’s Catholic faith influence his politics? How is Pope Francis changing the Catholic Church? Get a Jesuit perspective from America magazine. For over 100 years, America magazine has been the go-to source of spiritual and intellectual exploration for American Catholics. With theological essays, political analysis, book reviews and more, America is a must-have resource for thinking Catholics. Subscribe now to start seeing the world through a well-informed Catholic lens. Subscribe for $1 [America magazine Logo]](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1lcmljYW1hZ2F6aW5lLm9yZy9zdWJzY3JpYmU_Y2FtcGFpZ249bnl0JmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzQzNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzA3OTImdGU9MSZ0cGNjPW55dC1uYXRpdmUtdGV4dCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0E6Z-Zsz3D05SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Here’s what we’re focusing on today: Editors’ Picks [Biden exits from behind a podium bearing the letters “CNN.” The background is bright blue and red.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2pvZS1iaWRlbi10b20tZnJpZWRtYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc0MzUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwNzkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdBOmfmbM9w9OUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Thomas L. Friedman Joe Biden Is a Good Man and a Good President. He Must Bow Out of the Race. Donald Trump is too grave a threat to America. Democrats need a nominee who can unite the country and articulate a compelling vision for it. By Thomas L. Friedman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL2pvZS1iaWRlbi10b20tZnJpZWRtYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjc0MzUmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwNzkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdBOmfmbM9w9OUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) More From Opinion [President Biden onstage at the debate on Thursday, June 27.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kZWJhdGUtdHJ1bXAtYmlkZW4tMjAyNC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzQzNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzA3OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0E6Z-Zsz3D05SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Frank Bruni Biden Cannot Go on Like This Democrats must grapple with his disastrous debate. By Frank Bruni](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL3ByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kZWJhdGUtdHJ1bXAtYmlkZW4tMjAyNC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzQzNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzA3OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0E6Z-Zsz3D05SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yNS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWRlYmF0ZS1wZXJmb3JtYW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzQzNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzA3OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0E6Z-Zsz3D05SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~[I’m Hearing High Anxiety From Democrats Over Biden’s Debate Performance Some are calling it a disaster. By Patrick Healy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yNS9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLWRlYmF0ZS1wZXJmb3JtYW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzQzNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzA3OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0E6Z-Zsz3D05SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yNS9vcGluaW9uL2pvZS1iaWRlbi1kcm9wLW91dC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzQzNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzA3OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0E6Z-Zsz3D05SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~[President Biden, I’ve Seen Enough He must withdraw from the race. By Nicholas Kristof](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yNS9vcGluaW9uL2pvZS1iaWRlbi1kcm9wLW91dC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzQzNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzA3OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0E6Z-Zsz3D05SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [President Biden standing at a podium speaking at a campaign event with a large American flag hanging in the background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLXRydW1wLWRlYmF0ZS1jcmltZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzQzNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzA3OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0E6Z-Zsz3D05SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Paul Krugman Biden Ended the Trump Crime Wave Homicides, which surged during 2020, have been plunging. By Paul Krugman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2JpZGVuLXRydW1wLWRlYmF0ZS1jcmltZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNzQzNSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzA3OTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0E6Z-Zsz3D05SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [A young girl leans into the street to search for something.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoYSsTP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yOC9vcGluaW9uL25ldy15b3JrLXNoZWx0ZXItZXZpY3Rpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI3NDM1Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDc5MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnQTpn5mzPcPTlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Guest Essay All the Shelter a New York City School Can Provide Schools ground migrant children and their families when everything else — the language, the city, the culture, the people — is brand-new. 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