"Trump is the main threat to the United States": how were the first election debates of the Democrats

The first debates of potential US presidential candidates from the Democratic Party took place on June 26 and were not very energetic.

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Ten out of more than twenty candidates for nomination agreed in Miami (Florida), but, as many experts noted, they were not in a hurry to rush into battle, starting the conversation with very general statements, writes with the BBC.

Debaters

• Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren;
• New Jersey Senator Corey Booker;
• Texas Ex-Congressman Beto O'Rourke;
• Minnesota Senator Amy Clobouchard;
• Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard;
• Governor of Washington Jay Insley;
• Mayor of new york Bill de Blasio;
• Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan;
• Ex-congressman from Maryland John Delaney;
• Ex-Head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama Administration Julian Castro.

Healthcare

This is one of the most sensitive issues of the American domestic agenda and a very important trump card in the campaign of any participant in the presidential race.

The United States is the only economically developed country that does not provide its citizens with a unified and comprehensive insurance system.

With a high level of medicine and an impressive development of this industry, the services of doctors are not available to all Americans.

In the camp of the Democrats for a long time discussing the reform of Medicare for All, the essence of which is to provide all Americans with access to public medical care.

But the advancement of the bill in Congress is hampered by internal party contradictions, which was vividly illustrated during the debates.

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Elizabeth Warren, Bill de Blasio and Tulsi Gabbard argued the benefits of Medicare for All, while Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke and John Delaney called for a balanced approach, which essentially means "let's keep the interests of the private sector in mind."

“Government control of health insurance will lead to the closure of many hospitals,” Delaney said.

“How can you defend a system that doesn’t work?” New York Mayor de Blasio retorted.

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Foreign policy

Newcomers to big politics, Tim Ryan and Tulsi Gabbard, argued on this issue.

The first argued that the US needs to maintain control over the situation in the Middle East.

“Are you ready to say this to the faces of the parents of two soldiers who were recently killed in Afghanistan?” - Gabbard, known for her anti-war sentiments, asked him.

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is the only member who did not support the prospect of returning to the Iran deal.

In 2018, Trump announced US withdrawal from nuclear deal with Iran and reinstated the sanctions lifted from this country after the deal entered into force in 2016.

Border with mexico

The plight of migrants, whom many politicians say are being treated inhumanely, remains an insurmountable sticking point between the Republican majority in the Senate and the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.

The parties can not even agree on such an urgent issue as improving the conditions of detention of children. Suddenly, that among the Democrats, it turns out, there is no agreement.

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A fierce dispute in the air arose between the two politicians representing the border state of Texas, which houses many illegal content centers.

This is Congressman Beto O'Rourke and former head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development USA Julian Castro, the only participant in the race with Mexican roots.

Castro insists that illegal immigration should be decriminalized.

He called on the native Texas O'Rourke to support him, marveling at the fact that he who knows the realities and specifics of the southern states of O'Rourke almost agrees with the Republican methods.

Who stood out

Elizabeth Warren (Senator from Massachusetts) received the most applause. Polls show Warren is one of the most popular politicians among Democrats. Here she decided to consolidate her position by delivering an angry speech about economic populism.

“Who is our current economy working for? “It’s very good for a certain layer at the very top of our society, and even then that layer is getting thinner and thinner,” Warren said. “Our government, our economy and our country need structural change.”

Washington Governor Jay Insley will be remembered for how he was besieged when he spoke of his participation in the struggle for reproductive rights.

“Here are three women who actively fought for a simple woman's right - the right to choose,” Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar reminded him and received applause.

But Insley regained the sympathies of those present when the moderator of the debate asked what he considered to be the biggest geopolitical threat to the United States.

“The greatest threat to the security of the United States is Donald Trump,” the Washington state governor responded.

Most of the participants called China the biggest threat, and only New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was Russia.

“Because this country is trying to undermine our democracy,” he explained.

Trump's Reaction

"Boring!" — incumbent Republican President Donald Trump responded to the Democratic debate on Twitter.

Trump has repeatedly said that he does not see serious rivals in the fight for the presidency.

Donald Trump is not yet the official candidate of the Republican Party. Formally, the party must approve his candidacy at the congress in the summer of 2020. At the moment, he has only one rival within the party - former Massachusetts Governor William Weld.

Trump's campaign said after the debate that Democrats were proposing radical government domination of American society that would "destroy the American Dream for many who have just been given the opportunity to experience it thanks to the growing economy under Trump."

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The next round of Democratic debates will take place on June 27. On Thursday, heavyweights will take the stage - former US Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who currently have the highest ratings among the Democratic candidates.

The debates will take place from 21: 00 to 23: 00 EST, and will be broadcasted by NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo. If you prefer to watch online, the live debates can be found on the website. NBCNews.com, as well as on the pages of this portal in Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• June 18 evening Trump officially announced the start of his election campaign. Presidential supporters in Orlando (Florida), where the performance took place, began to take place in two daysbecause there were more people willing to hear the president than seats in the hall.
• “We will continue to make America great again, and then of course we will maintain America’s greatness. That is why, tonight, standing before you, I announce the official launch of my re-election campaign for the presidency of the United States. I promise you that I will never, never let you down, ”said Trump, addressing the crowd.
• The 59 US Presidential Election will be held on November 3 on 2020. The first party activist meetings during the upcoming presidential campaign will be held in Iowa in early February 2020. The Democratic Party convention, which will nominate a presidential candidate, will be held from 13 to 16 in July 2020 in Milwaukee (WI). Republicans will hold their convention from 24 to 27 on August 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• At the moment, Trump is one of two presidential candidates for the Republican Party, the former Massachusetts Governor William Weld is trying to compete with him; for the right to nominate the Democratic Party are fighting 24 challenger, the most famous of which are former vice president Joe Biden and senator from Vermont state Bernie Sanders.

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