Former President Donald Trump dominated the first head-on-head presidential debate with President Joe Biden, according to the most recent CNN poll.
The survey found that 67 percent of registered voters who watched the key debate were more convinced of Trump’s performance while 33 percent said the same of Joe Biden.
The 565 participants were five points likelier to be Republican-aligned, however, and 55 percent of them believed Trump would outdo Biden in the debate before it started.
CNN fact-checkers found that the President made at least nine false assertions during the debate that portrayed him as an elderly candidate, struggling with a hoarse voice, confusion, and several gaffes.
Fact-checkers found that Trump made 30 false assertions but he still maintained his alert and confident attitude even claiming that he had cleared two cognitive tests Biden would not be able to clear.
“Biden’s disastrous head-to-head with Trump has seen punters rapidly lose faith that the incumbent president has another five years in him,” Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said.
“The two men were neck-and-neck back in April, now, despite Trump’s varying legal and financial headaches, he has the punters’ firm backing to be the next U.S. president.”
