The former president has faced growing concerns from within his party that he no longer has the stamina, stylistic novelty or mental acuity to defeat Kamala Harris.
Trump, who initially had tried to land attacks on inflation, was soon reduced to racist ramblings, tangential defenses of his past remarks and records.
Harris set about a methodical attack on Trump that repeatedly named him selfish, dishonest and weak, causing moments of explosive defensiveness from Trump.
His performance on Tuesday may genuinely harm his re-election chances in ways that will be difficult to recover from before voters cast their ballots.
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