Susie Wiles and Chris La Civita, campaign managers for former US President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he had won the presidential debate against his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.
The campaign announcement came before Trump and Biden delivered their closing speeches.
They said Biden "has shown exactly why he deserves to be removed from office."
Wiles and La Civita added in a statement: “Trump showed the greatest performance and victory tonight in the history of debates.”
They continued: "As for Biden, he showed exactly why he deserved to be removed from office. Despite spending a week's vacation at Camp David to prepare for the debate, he was unable to defend his disastrous record on economic and border issues."