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Photos: Scenes from the Sept. 29 presidential debate

  • The Associated Press
  • Sep 29, 2020
  • Sep 29, 2020 Updated Nov 15, 2020

Donald Trump and Joe Biden met Tuesday night for the first of three presidential debates.

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

A member of the production team walks toward the stage ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Chairs are seen in social distance spacing ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

APTOPIX Election 2020 Debate

APTOPIX Election 2020 Debate

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Patrick Semansky

APTOPIX Election 2020 Debate

APTOPIX Election 2020 Debate

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

From L-r., Rep. Chris Coons, D-Del., Rep. Lisa Rochester, D-Del., and Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, talking before taking their seats before the start of the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Patrick Semansky

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Guests for the first presidential debate take their seats, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Patrick Semansky

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Guests wear face covering as the wait for the start of the first presidential debate, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Patrick Semansky

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows waits in his seat for the start of the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, enter, walks in from l-r., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Lara Trump and Tiffany Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, fo the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Patrick Semansky

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

A member of the production team checks a microphone ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

APTOPIX Election 2020 Debate

APTOPIX Election 2020 Debate

A member of the production team walks toward the stage ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is interviewed by a television crew outside the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Mobile offices are lit up by the sunset outside the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

The sun begins to set behind a man walking outside the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Cristobal Alex, a civil rights attorney and senior adviser to Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, wears a face mask as he arrives at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Cristobal Alex, a civil rights attorney and senior adviser to Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, wears a face mask while talking on the phone outside the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Biden, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Alice Marie Johnson takes her seat as a guests of President Donald Trump to watch the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. Trump pardoned Johnson, who had spent more than two decades serving life without parole for a nonviolent drug offense. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

UFC fighter Colby Covington takes his seat as a guest of President Donald Trump to watch the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Patrick Semansky

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

A camera operator checks his watch ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

A staff member with the health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University carries an extension chord ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

A broadcast journalist sits in front of lights ahead of the first presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

From l-r, first lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, walk off stage at the conclusion of the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walks off stage at the end of the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

A face mask and debate program are left on the floor following the conclusion of the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julio Cortez

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News speaks as President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool vi AP)

Olivier Douliery

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden talk with moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News after the first presidential debate with President Donald Trump Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool vi AP)

Olivier Douliery

Election 2020 Debate

Election 2020 Debate

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures as President Donald Trump walks onto stage for the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool vi AP)

Olivier Douliery

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