US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden offered sharply contrasting views on the still-raging coronavirus pandemic at Thursday's final presidential debate, seeking to persuade the few remaining undecided voters 12 days before the November 3 election. Trump, a Republican, adopted a more restrained tone than he did during the chaotic first presidential debate in September when he repeatedly interrupted Biden. Trump has trailed Biden in opinion polls for months, though the contest is tighter in some battleground states likely to decide the election. Trump, who has broken with decades of precedent in refusing to release his tax returns, said he had paid "millions." Trump passed up another planned debate last week after it was switched to a virtual format following his COVID-19 diagnosis.

Source: The Star October 23, 2020 03:33 UTC