Biden vs. Trump: 'Decency' vs. ‘Success’

In Thursday night's debate, President Trump and Joe Biden got down to some tough issues. One topic that couldn't escape discussion was the details revealed in recent emails about the Biden family's purported foreign business dealings. It was Biden that invoked the topic by mentioning Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal attorney. Biden claimed Giuliani is "being fed information that is Russian". The claim of Russian disinformation is a familiar rhetoric. The allegations referred to by the president link to a new batch of emails sourced from former Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinski. Bobulinski was President Trump's guest at the debate. Bobulinski spoke to the press before attending the event about his conversations with Biden over the family's plans for a business partnership with a Chinese energy conglomerate. Biden defended himself in absolute terms. Biden moved the conversation onto tax returns, asking President Trump if he has something to hide. The final debate was much more calm than the first, with Trump and Biden speaking mostly uninterrupted. Nearing the end of the debate another key topic arose. The former Vice President said that he would “transition from the oil industry … over time.”zz