As interviews with Democratic allies, donors and former and current aides show, President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate with Republican opponent Donald Trump followed a series of decisions by his top advisers that critics now say were wrong. Trump, 78, repeated a series of tired, blatant lies during the 90-minute debate on Thursday, including claims that he actually won the 2020 election.
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