US Presidential Debate 2020: The drinking games people played during Trump-Biden face-off

Owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 90-minute showdown occurred with a limited and socially distanced in-person audience.

• By: Express Web Desk
• New Delhi | Updated: October 1, 2020 11:22 AM IST
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As Americans watched the first Presidential Debate, they kicked off things with fun bingo and drinking game.

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden on Tuesday sparred in the first of the three scheduled presidential debates ahead of elections (and here are the key takeaways). And on social media, people shared photos of the various drinking games they had lined up for the debate.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 90-minute showdown occurred with a limited and socially distanced in-person audience. The debate began at 9 pm EDT at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

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Keeping up with a tradition that is as longstanding as the idea of the presidential debate, many Americans geared up with their own drinking and bingo games to play during the debate. Many shared photos and videos of their games.

Here are some examples:
https://twitter.com/poggispaghetti/status/1310703410694385664

The debate was moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News.

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