MP Kaluma mocks Biden after heated debate with Trump
Homa Bay Town Member of Parliament Peter Kaluma has taunted President Joe Biden for how he performed against Donald Trump in the first US presidential race debate on Thursday night.
The Kenyan legislature believes that the 46th President of the US performed poorly as compared to his Republican challenger for the November poll race.
"Republican Donald Trump mogged and mopped the floor with Democrats' sleepy, tottering Joe Biden," Kaluma said in a statement on X on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Biden struggled in the debate, although he delivered the first opening salvo in the debate. He fumbled his words, and as he faced his first question, he went directly to Trump's jugular as he attacked the 45th President's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We had an economy that was in free fall. By the time he left, things were in chaos. Things were in chaos. So we put things back together," Biden said during the CNN debate.
Biden continued to attack Trump for his resistance to COVID-19 safeguards, saying, “Just inject a little bleach into your arm, and you’ll be alright.”
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When he was given time, Trump, in his characteristic flamboyant defence, boasted that the US had the greatest economy during his tenure.
“We had the greatest economy in the history of our country. We have never done so well. Everybody was amazed by it. Other countries were copying us. Everything was rocking good," the New York business mogul added.
Under Biden, Trump said the US became a weak nation, but the current president defended himself and his performance against the accusations.
“I’ve never heard a president talk like this before. We’re the envy of the world. Name me a single major country that wouldn’t trade places with the United States of America.
“No one thinks we’re weak. No one wants to screw around with us. Nobody," Biden said. 
Meanwhile, a survey from The New York Times and Siena College showed Trump with nearly 48 per cent support, close to four points ahead of Biden, who was around 44 per cent.
The US elections is keenly followed by Kenyans because of historical, trade, investment, and political ties between the two nations. Barack Obama, the US 44th president, traces his lineage to Kenya, as his father, Barack Obama Sr. (1934–1982), was born in Kogelo village in Siaya County.
