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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBased on what is happening, trump is not going to be debating Biden. He is a coward, and
knows any debate would hold him accountable.
senseandsensibility
(17,309 posts)it's business as usual. That's one thing we can count on. They will apply absolutely no pressure on him to do so, whereas if it was Joe refusing, well...I think we can all imagine.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,144 posts)He may take a debate to talk over Biden, interrupt, hog the mike, make outlandish statements, etc. to control the narrative.
He thrives by "flooding the zone with shit". He makes a huge bogus statement and embellishes it and muddies the waters. Then the media run around repeating his bullshit and keeping him in the news.
But your hypothesis has a lot of reasons to turn out to be the case.
JohnSJ
(92,609 posts)to me that President Biden isn't going to take crap from anybody.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,144 posts)Pendrench
(1,360 posts)I know that the networks would never go for this, but I would like to see debates where the candidates are not able to play off the responses/reactions of a live studio audience.
To me, it would be much more informative (and enlightening).
Tim
JohnSJ
(92,609 posts)Lonestarblue
(10,265 posts)Theyll come up with some BS reason not to debate when in reality it will be because they know he will be on national television saying nonsense like lady, lady, lady when he cant end a thought or something like the Post reported recently, when he said at a rally Gang, boom. This is me. I hear bing. In other words, total nonsense because he cannot now pull words out of his brain at times. The people around Trump know how bad it is, and they will try to keep it hidden until after election day.
Fullduplexxx
(7,894 posts)former9thward
(32,237 posts)He did. He has asked for debates in 2024.
Trump seeks debate with Biden in 2024 presidential race
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump, who has refused to debate any of his rivals for the Republican nomination, on Monday said he wanted to debate U.S. President Joe Biden immediately.
"I'd like to debate him now because we should debate. We should debate for the good of the country," Trump said on a radio show hosted by conservative commentator Dan Bongino.
When asked by reporters during a trip to Las Vegas on Monday about Trump calling for a debate, Biden, a Democrat, said: "If I were him, I would want to debate me too. He's got nothing to do."
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-seeks-debate-with-biden-2024-presidential-race-2024-02-05/
JohnSJ
(92,609 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,741 posts)I dont think Biden should agree to debate Trump under any circumstances.
JohnSJ
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