Opinion Opinions commentary on the first presidential debate

By Washington Post Opinions Staff

September 29, 2020 at 8:26 p.m. EDT

President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden spent time arguing and interrupting each other during the first presidential debate on Sept. 29. (Video: The Washington Post)

Washington Post columnists David Byler, E.J. Dionne Jr., Charles Lane, Ruth Marcus, Megan McArdle, Michele L. Norris, Alexandra Petri, Molly Roberts and Eugene Robinson chatted live during the first presidential debate. Read a transcript of their conversation below.

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