Congressional Republicans quickly declared victory Thursday night over former President Donald Trump’s debate performance against President Joe Biden, who sounded alarm bells among Democrats for repeatedly stumbling through responses and failing to match the former president’s energy onstage.

“Only one of the men on the stage tonight is qualified and capable of being elected President in 2024,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said in a statement. “This is the biggest mismatch in the history of presidential debates.”

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