National

topics

politics-policy

epstein-files

donald-trump

2026-midterm-elections

immigration

behind-the-curtain

race-and-equity

technology

privacy-tech-regulation

automation-and-ai

tiktok-news

big-tech

social-media

cybersecurity

economy

social-security

inflation

tariffs

federal-reserve

jobs

transportation

business

stock-market-news

retail-news

crypto

media

elon-musk

dealmaking

health

rfk-jr

drug-prices

axios-explains-abortion

public-health

world

israel

axios-explains-ukraine

iran

russia

china

energy-climate

nuclear-energy

climate-energy-policy

climate-change

extreme-weather

alternative-energy

electric-vehicles

science

emerging-tech

biomedicine

newsletters

pittsburgh

atlanta

san-diego

charlotte

boulder

washington-dc

kansas-city

dallas

denver

detroit

des-moines

austin

boston

chicago

cleveland

columbus

houston

indianapolis

miami

nashville

new-orleans

nw-arkansas

philadelphia

phoenix

portland

richmond

salt-lake-city

san-antonio

san-francisco

seattle

tampa-bay

twin-cities

raleigh

huntsville

colorado-springs

axios-local

axios-pro

axios-live

the-axios-show

The most-talked about videos from Sept. 30's first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden:

Biden hits back at Trump interruptions: "Will you shut up, man?"

Biden: "I am the Democratic Party right now"

Trump and Biden clash over COVID: "It is what it is because you are who you are"

Trump to far-right Proud Boys: "Stand back and stand by"

Biden rebukes Trump for attacking Hunter Biden's drug problem

Pundits react to a chaotic debate: "What a dark event we just witnessed"

The top videos from last night's presidential debate

Politics

Presidential debates

2020 election

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

<p>The most-talked about videos from Sept. 30&#x27;s first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden:</p><ul><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Biden hits back at Trump interruptions: &quot;Will you shut up, man?&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-biden-debate-shut-up-00f9adb9-12ac-46c2-9d4c-3c1eac9b8972.html" data-vars-content-id="2f1c165a-6e39-4a92-989b-944e935a2216" data-vars-headline="The top videos from last night&#x27;s presidential debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-biden-debate-shut-up-00f9adb9-12ac-46c2-9d4c-3c1eac9b8972.html" target="_self">Biden hits back at Trump interruptions: &quot;Will you shut up, man?&quot;</a></li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Biden: &quot;I am the Democratic Party right now&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/biden-democratic-party-trump-a8a71bfc-945d-4e27-9241-cc2accc1cf6a.html" data-vars-content-id="2f1c165a-6e39-4a92-989b-944e935a2216" data-vars-headline="The top videos from last night&#x27;s presidential debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/biden-democratic-party-trump-a8a71bfc-945d-4e27-9241-cc2accc1cf6a.html" target="_self">Biden: &quot;I am the Democratic Party right now&quot;</a></li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Trump and Biden clash over COVID: &quot;It is what it is because you are who you are&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-biden-coronavirus-debate-1d007a62-da13-4156-80af-be1b5cbcfd91.html" data-vars-content-id="2f1c165a-6e39-4a92-989b-944e935a2216" data-vars-headline="The top videos from last night&#x27;s presidential debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-biden-coronavirus-debate-1d007a62-da13-4156-80af-be1b5cbcfd91.html" target="_self">Trump and Biden clash over COVID: &quot;It is what it is because you are who you are&quot;</a></li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Trump to far-right Proud Boys: &quot;Stand back and stand by&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-biden-proud-boys-condemn-97fc56d8-9041-4bae-9ec1-b0c54d863d30.html" data-vars-content-id="2f1c165a-6e39-4a92-989b-944e935a2216" data-vars-headline="The top videos from last night&#x27;s presidential debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-biden-proud-boys-condemn-97fc56d8-9041-4bae-9ec1-b0c54d863d30.html" target="_self">Trump to far-right Proud Boys: &quot;Stand back and stand by&quot;</a></li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Biden rebukes Trump for attacking Hunter Biden&#x27;s drug problem" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/joe-hunter-biden-trump-drug-problem-7b197efb-d004-41d9-998f-e80cc8ab12dc.html" data-vars-content-id="2f1c165a-6e39-4a92-989b-944e935a2216" data-vars-headline="The top videos from last night&#x27;s presidential debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/joe-hunter-biden-trump-drug-problem-7b197efb-d004-41d9-998f-e80cc8ab12dc.html" target="_self">Biden rebukes Trump for attacking Hunter Biden&#x27;s drug problem</a></li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pundits react to a chaotic debate: &quot;What a dark event we just witnessed&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/dark-event-pundits-react-chaotic-debate-2020-trump-biden-1befd2fc-cec3-401a-a80f-d95af360a4ff.html" data-vars-content-id="2f1c165a-6e39-4a92-989b-944e935a2216" data-vars-headline="The top videos from last night&#x27;s presidential debate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/dark-event-pundits-react-chaotic-debate-2020-trump-biden-1befd2fc-cec3-401a-a80f-d95af360a4ff.html" target="_self">Pundits react to a chaotic debate: &quot;What a dark event we just witnessed&quot;</a></li></ul><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

2024 will be an election year like no other, as President Biden seeks re-election amid economic uncertainty, two wars and questions about his age. His likely foe, former President Trump, faces felony charges and vows revenge on his political enemies. Meanwhile, Americans generally are dissatisfied with those choices and are divided over immigration, race, education and more.

Politics & Policy

The top videos from last night's presidential debate

What to read next