The most interesting questions that candidates receive in any televised debate are those with a harsh, hostile edge, forcing the practiced, generally polished politicos to move out of their comfort zones. In the upcoming Biden-Trump engagement, such tough and aggressive grilling is especially appropriate since the polls all show both presumptive major party nominees with more disapproval than approval from the voting public. An important inquiry would ask them to confront and explain this negative view they’ve engendered in the public and, most importantly, to indicate what they would do differently to achieve more positive results in a prospective second term.
But, with respect, these are not honest and thoughtful questions. Biden does not know or believe he is unpopular, so asking him what he'd do differently will draw an answer: nothing needs to change once the media stops persuading the ignorant how good they have it. As for Trump, your question assumes he did anything to warrant the attacks on him before and after he left office. As a premise of your point is he continues to deny he did anything to justify a change, why would you think he needs to change something?
A far more revealing question for Biden would be, do you believe allowing 10+ million undocumented persons to walk into our country in the last 3 years creates any national security risk?
For Trump, it would be useful to know, how would you bring peace to the Middle East and Ukraine?
But, with respect, these are not honest and thoughtful questions. Biden does not know or believe he is unpopular, so asking him what he'd do differently will draw an answer: nothing needs to change once the media stops persuading the ignorant how good they have it. As for Trump, your question assumes he did anything to warrant the attacks on him before and after he left office. As a premise of your point is he continues to deny he did anything to justify a change, why would you think he needs to change something?
A far more revealing question for Biden would be, do you believe allowing 10+ million undocumented persons to walk into our country in the last 3 years creates any national security risk?
For Trump, it would be useful to know, how would you bring peace to the Middle East and Ukraine?