The media has predictably begun preparations for the first presidential debate, scheduled for June 27, with the usual questions:Does the debate really matter?” I answer while asking myself.
As Politico’s Jack Schaefer points out, “nothing beats the glitz and glamour of a presidential debate, dominating the airwaves, newspaper headlines and homepages,” but he adds, “Don’t expect a CNN or ABC debate to decide the outcome of the election.”
Americans don’t want to hear Biden’s usual blame game — they want real solutions.
But if the media had framed their questions better — if the New York- and Washington-based media were more familiar with the issues facing Midwestern families — the debate might have been more transformative.
So, in the spirit of helping traditional media reconnect with the public they ostensibly serve, here are three questions American families deserve to hear answered from Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
1) Can Washington turn the economy around?
Biden economics has been a disaster for American families, but the media refuses to admit it. Slate magazine now calls inflation “Functionally finished” on the other hand, The Washington Post It would merely acknowledge that Americans may be suffering the economic equivalent of a hangover.
The truth is, families are still suffering the effects of inflation. The average family $1,000+ per month Compared to three years ago.
Biden will try to deflect concerns about inflation, but Americans know the truth: Bidennomics has made us poorer. IntentionallyAmericans want to hear solutions, not excuses.
2) What is the answer to the crisis at the US southern border?
The Biden administration, like Bidennomics, will continue to Denying the very existence of a border crisisWhen that stopped working, Biden Presidential Decree “It will help strengthen border control and restore order to the process,” he said.
That’s not going to happen. As my colleague says, Comment from Selene Rodriguez“Border security has become a top issue for Americans across the country, and the president is feeling that pressure as we approach the November election,” she added, but any executive order on the eve of the election “cannot undo four years of failure,” she added.
The executive order has already failed. A New York Post editorial points outOne day last week, “nearly 10,000 migrants were detained by the Border Patrol — four times the limit the president said he would set to stop processing bogus asylum claims by illegal immigrants.”
Under President Trump, the border was more heavily guarded than it has been in recent memory. Biden’s policies have reversed Trump’s accomplishments. Americans are listening to Biden’s usual blame game. They expect real solutions.
3) How do we strengthen America?
our Funding and military reserves Depleted With the ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine Rep. Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) said on Fox News. The president’s apparent weakness in April has emboldened the world’s worst dictators. “It’s happening all over the world,” Scalise said. “Iran sees a weakness in Joe Biden’s administration. I’m sure Putin sees that weakness and exploits it. Xi Jinping of China is exploiting it.”
And now we Russian warships docked in Cuban port It’s a provocative move. At home, the U.S. military Recruitment Crisis On a historic scale, Awakened politics and Dithering The Commander in Chief is prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion over national security threats.
Americans are increasingly concerned Foreign wars and the threat of international terrorism. They are worried about the economy, their jobs, and their children.
When the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates face off later this month, they don’t want political theater. They want answers. What’s unfortunate is that the media, which controls the debates, are unlikely to ask the right questions.
