Biden joke results in extraordinarily awkward second at Newsom-Dahle debate

An uncommon second occurred when Dahle was requested if Joe Biden would legally win the 2020 presidential election.

“He received the election, however the huge query is did he comprehend it. That is one thing I generally marvel,” Dahle mentioned.

California governor nominee Brian Dahle (R) tried to make jokes about Joe Biden at Sunday’s debate in opposition to Governor Gavin Newsom (D).

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It was very clearly a “Joe Biden is outdated,” and KQED moderator Scott Shafer pressed Dahle to say as a lot instantly as attainable. After Dahle mentioned, “Typically I ponder if he actually realizes that he is the president of the US,” Newsom jumped in to defend Biden’s honor.

“After all he realized it,” Newsom mentioned. “You’re insulting the president of the US. After all he understands that he’s the president of the US.”

Nationwide politics performed a distinguished function within the debate as Newsom sought to tie Dahle to the nationwide Republican Celebration. On schooling, for instance, Newsom mentioned of Dahle, “I blame you for not having a single fantasy besides those promoted by the likes of Betsy DeVos, in addition to vouchers and privatizations our public schooling system.”

The ballot exhibits that Newsom is prone to beat Dahle by a margin. Sunday’s debate begins at 1pm (the identical time Christian McCaffrey debuted the 49ers), and is then re-aired at 6pm on KQED.

If you happen to’re the common individual, spend your Sunday watching soccer – or possibly HBO’s “Home of the Dragon” – as an alternative of Newsom vs. Dahle, you’ll be able to watch the complete debate within the video above.