Trump lied and Biden got tongue tied at the first debate. So why is the world only focusing on one?

On stage stood the two oldest presidential candidates the country has seen.

President Joe Biden, 81, stood to the right. It was supposed to be a night where he reassured voters that he, already America’s oldest president, is up for another four years. His campaign hoped the night would dispel fears about him being closer to 100 than 50.

He did anything but. Biden mumbled, stumbled and rambled throughout the 90-minute debate leaving the world stunned at the performance.

On the left was 77-year-old former president Donald Trump. He spoke crisply, authoritatively and didn’t get sucked into his usual name-calling that has become a trademark of his political career. He was on stage to take on the ‘worst president ever’ and show he was ready for another term.

But he lied nonstop. Trump blabbered on, refusing to answer questions and spewing lies that have become trademarks of his 2024 campaign. Yet, for some reason, the media — and the world — only care about one half of the equation.

Donors, media pundits, editorial boards and even 11 House Democrats so far have called on the president to drop out of the race. In the post-debate frenzy, through his energetic, passionate interviews and rallies, Biden has tried to eclipse his tired performance. Still, calls for him to step aside have only grown louder.

But no one is talking about Trump — and he is escaping accountability.

Biden’s performance was not what he and his team hoped for. It was a night when he was hard to hear and lost his train of thought. It was difficult to follow him at point and he hardly seemed capable of serving another four years. Even Biden said he was “just having a bad night.”

Trump hasn’t been praised for his debate — but criticism of Biden has taken up