 We are all a bit nervous about the debate, but no one thought it was going to be as bad as it was. Really? New York Times, after it told him to drop out of the presidential race following that debate, on Friday, the editorial board wrote that Biden is not the man he was four years ago. Foreign diplomats. I don't think they were shocked, though. Foreign diplomats all weighed in. World leaders, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia.