People gathered across the country, from living rooms to local bars, to watch and react.
See photos of people's reactions at watch parties around the country
A patron reacts during a watch party for the first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential elections between President Joe Biden and former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a pub in San Francisco, California, on June 27, 2024. The presidential debate is taking place in Atlanta, Georgia. Josh Edelson, AFP via Getty ImagesMalik Roberts, 31, attends a presidential debate watch party hosted by the Fulton County Democratic Party, in Sandy Springs, Georgia on June 27, 2024. Julio-Cesar Chavez, ReutersPeople attend a watch party for the first U.S. presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, at Union Pub on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard Nathan Howard, REUTERS
People attend a watch party for the first U.S. presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, at Union Pub on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard Nathan Howard, REUTERSWASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 27: People watch the CNN presidential debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a debate watch party at Shaws Tavern on June 27, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden and Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential cycle. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@gannett.com.
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