Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile)

Trump talks over the moderator to call Biden out on it. How does raising the minimum wage help small businesses? The moderator attempts several times to ask whether Trump would still consider raising the minimum wage to $15 and finally manages to ask it

Trump says he'd consider raising the minimum wage, but not to the extent that it would hurt small businesses Look the question is whether you'd raise it to 15, you do it or you don't Trump points out that the cost of living differs in different countries

Trump gets to talk about immigration. How do we reunite those 545 kids with their families? Trump says the kids are brought by the coyotes, the border is stronger than ever before, and accuses Biden of building the cages

Biden gets his chance "These 500 kids came with parents. They separated them at the border to provide a disincentive to come over...coyotes didn't bring them over, their parents brought them over!" Strong words. He says it's a shameful blight on America

Trump correctly points out that the Obama administration started enforced separation. Biden doesn't point out that Trump expanded it, he just continues to speak outrage. It's the correct decision, it plays better on the ears

Biden asked directly about the Obama administration's decisions on immigrations and forced separation Biden says, we made a mistake He says, I won't be the vice president this time He promises to restore the DREAM act, to do better

Trump: "He did nothing for 8 years. Except building cages for children" A bold statement, I feel like surely he did something else also. State dinners, perhaps Biden hammers Trump on his changes in the asylum policy.

It's interesting that Trump has decided a softer touch on immigration--blaming Biden for the cages--is the right answer at this junction