just witnessed a debate between president joseph robinette biden versus former president donald robinette trump a highly anticipated affair, according to the network that was running it. >> the first biden-trump debate, a little over one month away right here on cnn. >> we are less than two weeks away from the first presidential debate. >> just one week from today. >> welcome to the first workday of the most important week of the presidential campaign. >> three days and counting. >> just two days now. >> about 30 hours, 30-ish hours. >> just over 24 hours. >> twelve and a half hours >> say the words! >> it's debate day in america! >> jon: the candidates must have been so excited to know they haven't missed it! i imagine old man biden opening his window and shouting at the street below, "you there, boy! what day is today?" "why, it's debate day, sir!" "then there's still time! prepare the debate goose!" prior to the event, what did the political class believe was the criteria for each candidate to be successful? first, donald trump. >> trump has to show that he's not going to end democracy. >> d

donald j. trump or sleepy joseph robinette biden win the presidential debates? >> paul, what do you think? who do you think won that presidential debate, i'm not betting on joseph biden to be the, you know, the best out of the, you know, the best out of the deck there. >> really? no. and it's actually a cnn poll after that debate showed that even the democrat voters, even cnn viewers are all saying he didn't do well. and, i mean, it's a tricky one, isn't it, paul? because, you know, i actually do feel sorry for joe biden. i look at him and i think this is cruel. now, at this point, you know, he can't really string words together. he's he's having a hell of a time. what do you think? >> yeah. we should ask big questions of his family, of the democratic party, of the people who lie about him. and prop him up because this is just elder abuse. now, we've said, well, i think i think you're right. >> i know the audience are laughing, but i think you're right. well, i tell you what. let's have a look. we have actually got a clip from the debate. let's have a look for ourselves. >> we continue to