MORNING NEWSBREAK | President Joe Biden hoped to build fresh momentum for his re-election bid against former President Donald Trump but stumbled against Trump’s stream of one falsehood after another without being effectively challenged, according to media reports.
The current and former presidents spent 90-minutes arguing over a swath of issues, ranging from the economy to climate change to foreign policy and at one point, their golfing skills. Each also repeatedly accused the other of lying.
Trump spent the evening rambling about statements that were untrue and convoluted with energy that covered up his misstatements, often going unchallenged by debate moderators. Biden appeared on the defense the entire night, stumbling over words, speaking hoarsely and giving somewhat confusing answers.
Biden defended his performance post-debate, however, claiming he had been fighting a cold and overall, was satisfied with his performance. His colleagues, on the other hand, were less impressed with the president. One House Democrat, who spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity, called the debate a “disaster” for Biden.
In City Paper news today:
CP OPINION: Celebrate freedom on Carolina Day and July 4. “Six days after this first major patriot naval victory of the Revolutionary War, 56 leaders of 13 American colonies unanimously adopted a revolutionary document in Philadelphia saying they were independent states no longer subject to British rule.”
CP CARTOON:
- Ariail: Global warming is a HOAX
- Stegelin: Culture wars
CP NEWS: Homelessness has a local cure, Charleston advocates say. Stacey Denaux, CEO of 180Place in Charleston, said the city has the resources it needs to end homelessness. For example, Charleston issued a $20 million affordable housing bond in 2021 to help leverage additional private funding to make some significant strides in increasing the supply of affordable housing.
CP NEWS: Critical energy reform needed soon, experts say. Experts say due to the lightning pace of technical and regulatory change in today’s energy industry, South Carolinians could face rolling blackouts and severe economic disruptions within the next decade unless state lawmakers pass critical energy reforms during the 2025-26 legislative session.
CP NEWS: Allegiance makes American flags that support American jobs . North Charleston-based Allegiance Flag Supply is faced with soaring demand during what it calls “flag season” with the Fourth of July just around the corner.
CP NEWS: Former Gullah Geechee Corridor leader files lawsuit over firing. Victoria Smalls, the former executive director of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor (GGCHC), has filed a lawsuit against the organization’s governing body, alleging it wrongfully fired her in November 2023.
CP NEWS: Affordable housing takes a step forward in North Charleston. North Charleston officials and community leaders celebrated the grand opening of a new affordable housing complex with the Thursday ribbon-cutting for North Bridge Townhomes.
CP FOOD: Charleston Wine + Food summer programming presents bar takeovers, cooking classes. Charleston Wine + Food Festival is launching The Sizzle, a series of workshops with bar takeovers and cooking classes that will continue with more offerings this July and August.
CP FOOD: Couple behind Berkeley’s expands with The Archer. Marc and Liz Hudacsko of Berkeley’s in downtown Charleston are expanding with The Archer, a grown up restaurant and bar with elevated fare and an adult vibe.
In other recent headlines:
S.C.’s White population growing the fastest in U.S. South Carolina’s demographic changes and population growth are fueled by people moving in from other states — so many that S.C. was the fastest-growing state in 2023.
S.C. ranked 3rd deadliest state for pedestrians, new report finds. National nonprofit Smart Growth America released the second installment of their “Dangerous by Design 2024” report which analyzes crash data from the federal government from 2018-2022, showing South Carolina as the third deadliest state in the country for pedestrians.
Dominion customers unanimous against proposed rate hike. Dominion Energy is proposing to raise customer bill rates, but customers voiced their opinions Thursday evening in North Charleston during a public hearing, unanimously voicing against it.
Lowcountry man connects British newspaper with its ties to slavery. Historian and preservationist Michael Allen has been tapped by a British newspaper, The Guardian, to help atone for its recently discovered role in the transatlantic slave trade.
- Previous CP coverage, 4/26: Allen to advise newspaper on Gullah Geechee culture
Incoming heat wave could pause Charleston carriage tours. Triple digit heat could push popular carriage tour companies to close their doors in an effort to avoid sweltering temperatures.
Weekly direct connections between Charleston, India begin at S.C. Ports. Ocean Network Express will now offer a weekly West India North America service at the Port of Charleston, with its first shipping arrival expected on Wednesday.
Charleston’s Saunders aiming for third Olympic Games. The Burke High School graduate, who began training for her sport near Harmon Field in downtown Charleston, is slated to throw in the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon in an attempt to participate in her third Olympic Games.
Charleston harbor pilot who navigated runaway cargo ship gets award. Harbor pilot Christopher Thornton was awarded with a Meritorious Public Service Award by the U.S. Coast Guard for successfully navigating a runaway cargo ship through the switchback curves of the Cooper River and safely out to sea.
Collapsed brick wall at downtown Charleston church rebuilt. A segment of Second Presbyterian Church’s wall near the corner of Charlotte and Elizabeth streets collapsed in November of 2022. Now, thanks to its neighbors The Dewberry, the wall has been fixed. Next? Re-paving the sidewalk.
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