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Trump v Biden: a duel of contrasting masculinities

Trump v Biden: a duel of contrasting masculinities

DAVID COLLINSON, Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organisation, Lancaster University JEFF HEARN, Professor of Sociology, University of Huddersfield THE second and last US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was another round in a duel between two very distinct forms of masculinity. An excellent moderator, Kristen Welker, combined with rule changes that reduced the candidates’ ability to interrupt each other, toned down the vitriol and helped create a calmer debate, with more room for discussion of policy. But this didn’t change the fundamental differences between the two men. Although both protagonists are white, old, affluent men, they embody…
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In final Trump-Biden showdown, less chaos but plenty of clashes

In final Trump-Biden showdown, less chaos but plenty of clashes

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden offered sharply contrasting views on the still-raging coronavirus pandemic at today’s final presidential debate, seeking to persuade the few remaining undecided voters 12 days before their November 3 contest. Trump, a Republican, adopted a more restrained tone than he did during a chaotic first debate in September, when he repeatedly interrupted Biden. But Thursday's clash still featured plenty of personal attacks between two men who evince little respect for each other, and Trump kept fact-checkers busy by leveling unfounded corruption accusations at Biden and his family. The absence of disruptions yielded…
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Insults and interruptions mar first Trump-Biden debate

Insults and interruptions mar first Trump-Biden debate

JARRETT RENSHAW and STEVE HOLLAND US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump's record on the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare and the economy in a chaotic and bad-tempered first debate marked by personal insults and Trump's repeated interruptions. Trump bulldozed his way through the 90-minute debate, trying to goad Biden nearly every time he spoke, claiming that Democrats were trying to steal the November presidential election with mail-in ballots and declining to condemn white supremacist groups when asked to do so. Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News never established control of the debate, with Trump repeatedly…
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