Former President Donald Trump traveled to Virginia for a celebratory rally Friday afternoon, taking what amounted to a victory lap following the first debate of the 2024 presidential election.
Trump won Thursday night’s debate with President Joe Biden, according to flash polls, largely by not losing it. On the debate stage, Trump delivered his answers smoothly and confidently, even if he frequently evaded questions from moderators and was dinged by fact-checkers for his claims. Biden, by contrast, stumbled through his answers, at times losing his train of thought, leading to questions about whether he should even remain on the Democratic ticket.
“Did anybody watch a thing last night called a debate?” Trump told a crowd of red-and-white-clad supporters in the Hampton Roads area. “We had a big victory against a man who is looking to destroy our country.”
While a Republican…
