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BlueSky3

(728 posts)
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:46 AM Jul 2024

Trump backs out of debate

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Donald Trump has backed out of a previously scheduled debate that was slated to take place in September.

In a statement, Trump claimed it was "inappropriate" to schedule a debate with Harris because she is not yet officially the Democratic nominee, though she has secured the support of enough delegates and does not face any challengers.

Read more: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/live/kamala-harris-donald-trump-schedule-news-vp-josh-shapiro-20240726.html

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Trump backs out of debate (Original Post) BlueSky3 Jul 2024 OP
I hear chickens clucking. twodogsbarking Jul 2024 #1
🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐥 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 2024 #2
How did you get those chicken icons on your title page? Maraya1969 Jul 2024 #46
😁 The iPhone lets you post your available emoticons on DU robbob Jul 2024 #48
I'm on Android and it let's me post emoticons but like you said Dave Bowman Jul 2024 #77
I was using my tablet (Kindle Fire). I can do it from my iPhone, too. 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 2024 #61
Yes, he is. OLDMDDEM Jul 2024 #51
when i saw this come over the wire , i had the eggsact same thougt. AllaN01Bear Jul 2024 #58
As opposed to Pres. Biden ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Jul 2024 #3
This. This, Exactly! The_Counsel Jul 2024 #11
It's not his "argument". llmart Jul 2024 #35
EVERY SINGLE "ARGUMENT" FROM DOTARD IS RIDICULOUS AZ8theist Jul 2024 #43
Beat me to it. Biden had not yet been officially nominated yet, either. wnylib Jul 2024 #79
When Harris is officially nominated and polling continues to decline for Trump, he will be begging for debates. Freethinker65 Jul 2024 #4
Or even more frightened by the thought of it. wnylib Jul 2024 #80
There's gonna be a devastating explosion and fire onstage...wanna join in, trumpie? MiHale Jul 2024 #5
Will the fire smell like brimstone? DBoon Jul 2024 #76
Kamala punched him right in the face yesterday gab13by13 Jul 2024 #6
What is FAUX gonna do now? LilElf70 Jul 2024 #7
The Harris camp needs to SAVAGE Trump over this. hadEnuf Jul 2024 #8
She posted yesterday SCantiGOP Jul 2024 #41
He didn't "back out". Come on, people! Bucky Jul 2024 #9
Right. RIGHT! The_Counsel Jul 2024 #13
trump is an expert on what is "appropriate". mwb970 Jul 2024 #16
chicken shit James48 Jul 2024 #10
He's a scared little chicken IronLionZion Jul 2024 #12
How surprising is this? And when he will want to debate, there will be lots of unreasonable requirements SupportSanity Jul 2024 #14
My guess is it will never be 'appropriate' NH Ethylene Jul 2024 #26
She clearly frightens him. mwb970 Jul 2024 #15
No, she doesn't. She should be grateful to have dodged a bullet here. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #92
I disagree. mwb970 Jul 2024 #93
Chickenshit motherfucker. (nt) Paladin Jul 2024 #17
THIS wolfie001 Jul 2024 #23
🐔💩‼️ Oopsie Daisy Jul 2024 #18
He's smarter than I ever gave him credit for,,,, KarenS Jul 2024 #19
The coward The Third Doctor Jul 2024 #20
Neither one was the nominee on June 27th either. AllyCat Jul 2024 #21
Mr. Trump?? This sounds like something rather Fowl. chouchou Jul 2024 #22
Smells like it too orangecrush Jul 2024 #54
That's actually the only smart thing trump has probably ever done. BComplex Jul 2024 #24
Of course. evolves Jul 2024 #25
Scaredy Cat Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #27
Democats are not scared of Trump. wnylib Jul 2024 #81
Not Dems, Trump. Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #82
Yes, I know. Just responding to the term "scaredy cat" wnylib Jul 2024 #83
Snowflake Trump GoYouPackersGo Jul 2024 #28
He know he has nothing to gain and plenty to lose. CentralMass Jul 2024 #29
Don't worry, the Don will be back in for a debate once his taxes have finished the audit. LiberalArkie Jul 2024 #30
He was not official when he debated President Biden Tribetime Jul 2024 #31
🐔💩 irisblue Jul 2024 #32
Call him out as a coward, just like he was in the republican debates JohnSJ Jul 2024 #33
Bully runs away! BadgerKid Jul 2024 #34
gutless d.bowman Jul 2024 #36
Like all conservative, authoritarian, patriarchal, fear mongers; Magoo48 Jul 2024 #37
Djt is panicking over too many prosecutors 'persecuting' him in 2024 Jrose Jul 2024 #38
The media will now hound him out of the race for being old and feeble. LOL PSPS Jul 2024 #39
President Biden is a good debater... sanduca Jul 2024 #40
If djT's debate rival isn't an 80-plus year old with a stutter, Jrose Jul 2024 #42
Good. No debate. And no late debates. No October debates. bucolic_frolic Jul 2024 #44
He knows he'd get wrecked! Bluethroughu Jul 2024 #45
Remember, trump just spent a month in court facing women like Kamala... Wounded Bear Jul 2024 #47
Why are felons even allowed in a Presidential debate? CountAllVotes Jul 2024 #49
ABC should hold the second debate anyway GregariousGroundhog Jul 2024 #50
Can't blame him. tavernier Jul 2024 #52
Chickenshit orangecrush Jul 2024 #53
Which would make them Chickenheads Seinan Sensei Jul 2024 #70
Hai! orangecrush Jul 2024 #72
Hey Donny, usonian Jul 2024 #55
We need a jingle! MuseRider Jul 2024 #56
Bwak Bwak Bwaaaaaak Seinan Sensei Jul 2024 #57
He didn't "back out" he ran away like a speeding bullet. republianmushroom Jul 2024 #59
I guess he panicked & thought Kamala would BigDemVoter Jul 2024 #60
A candidate who can't debate their opponent, can't govern Dorn Jul 2024 #62
More proof that Jon Legend's wife johnnyfins Jul 2024 #63
It won't matter to his insane supporters. They have no place to go but to him. CTyankee Jul 2024 #64
His bone spurs must be acting up. paulrevere2018 Jul 2024 #65
'Arrested Development' had his number years ago... SeattleVet Jul 2024 #66
inappropriate Ladythatvotesblue Jul 2024 #67
He has no business being president Dem4life1234 Jul 2024 #68
And he wants to be our latex salesman.... Blue Owl Jul 2024 #69
Trump bromeando Jul 2024 #71
Harris mocks Trump after he hedges (again) on presidential debate LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #73
Cheung Scarlet Begalas Jul 2024 #87
Here is Kamala's line from here on in: anamnua Jul 2024 #74
Kamala should still have that debate, but w/ an effigy of djt, standing at the podium next to hers, along w/ SWBTATTReg Jul 2024 #75
Cowardly piece of shit. FoxNewsSucks Jul 2024 #78
In their misogynistic universe there is a phrase for this and it is inappropriate. Voltaire2 Jul 2024 #84
He is due to be sentenced in Sept. still for 34 counts and might be busy? Brainfodder Jul 2024 #85
"not yet officially the Democratic nominee" krkaufman Jul 2024 #86
Sniveling coward. Martin68 Jul 2024 #88
Coward, Unfit, Nasty Trump! Brainfodder Jul 2024 #89
figures prodigitalson Jul 2024 #90
Good. It's the best thing that could happen to Kamala Harris. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #91
He's afraid of Kamala TommieMommy Jul 2024 #94

robbob

(3,656 posts)
48. 😁 The iPhone lets you post your available emoticons on DU
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:01 AM
Jul 2024

How they look to other people I have no idea…

🐔🐔🐔👀

Dave Bowman

(4,484 posts)
77. I'm on Android and it let's me post emoticons but like you said
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 02:10 PM
Jul 2024

I have no idea what it looks like for other people.

😁😜🤔💡👌👀

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,059 posts)
61. I was using my tablet (Kindle Fire). I can do it from my iPhone, too.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:44 AM
Jul 2024

Their keyboards let you insert smilies. I wish my laptop's did!

3. As opposed to Pres. Biden ...
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:50 AM
Jul 2024

... who was also not the official nominee at the time the first debate happened or the second on as agreed upon. What is the difference?

The_Counsel

(1,745 posts)
11. This. This, Exactly!
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:11 AM
Jul 2024

Neither Biden nor Dolt45 were their parties’ official nominee when they debated in June. Dolt45’s current argument is ridiculous.

Not to mention: Kamala Harris IS the presumptive nominee, and will have accepted the nomination by September 10.

But we know the REAL reason Dolt45 doesn’t want to debate now, don’t we?

llmart

(16,332 posts)
35. It's not his "argument".
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:24 AM
Jul 2024

It's his excuse. What a yellow-bellied coward, but then we knew that from his bone spurs excuse not to serve his country.

AZ8theist

(6,625 posts)
43. EVERY SINGLE "ARGUMENT" FROM DOTARD IS RIDICULOUS
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:38 AM
Jul 2024

That's what happens when you're a pathological liar, idiot and an all-around scumbag.

wnylib

(25,183 posts)
79. Beat me to it. Biden had not yet been officially nominated yet, either.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 02:23 PM
Jul 2024

Only difference is that we knew Biden's VP choice and VP Harris has not yet chosen hers.

MiHale

(11,169 posts)
5. There's gonna be a devastating explosion and fire onstage...wanna join in, trumpie?
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:52 AM
Jul 2024

Aww, come on it’ll be fun to see lil mushrooms and peabrains roasting on national television cooked up by our new chef, Harris.

Ya scared? Should be!

gab13by13

(26,272 posts)
6. Kamala punched him right in the face yesterday
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:57 AM
Jul 2024

She told TSF to bring it on, any time, any place.

Remember this and never forget it, WE OWN THE NARRATIVE. TSF is scared shitless, no presidency=jail.

LilElf70

(691 posts)
7. What is FAUX gonna do now?
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:58 AM
Jul 2024

I'm pretty sure they wanted to host yet another debate a week AFTER this scheduled one, which the POS has apparently backed out of. And of course he blames the dems for all his worries again. He's such a role model for the MAGA crowd. Why these losers insist on back up this lying game show host and con man, is beyond me.

I'm guessing Kamala is under his skin now, and he can't help but scratch it, thinking it will go away. She's going after him full blast, and I'm loving every second of it. I keep looking forward to her next blow.

If I was a betting man, my money would be on Kamala. I'd actually double down.

So far, so good. You go girl!!!!

SCantiGOP

(14,350 posts)
41. She posted yesterday
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:36 AM
Jul 2024

Responded to a tweet that said Trump
Insiders were saying he would drop out:
“What happened to anytime, anyplace?”

Bucky

(55,334 posts)
9. He didn't "back out". Come on, people!
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:04 AM
Jul 2024

What he did was weasel out of the debate on a bullshit technicality. Imagine Trump starting his lame excuse with the phrase "it wouldn't be appropriate"

Yes, he's shitting you.

The_Counsel

(1,745 posts)
13. Right. RIGHT!
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:16 AM
Jul 2024

It wouldn’t be appropriate to lie for 90 minutes during a debate, but damn if Dolt45 didn’t do it. Eff him and his fake concern for what’s appropriate….

valleyrogue

(1,616 posts)
92. No, she doesn't. She should be grateful to have dodged a bullet here.
Sun Jul 28, 2024, 12:35 AM
Jul 2024

What Trump would level at her would be devastating.

KarenS

(4,774 posts)
19. He's smarter than I ever gave him credit for,,,,
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:44 AM
Jul 2024

After watching her speak the other day, she kicks ass AND takes names
She would devastate him in a debate!!

BComplex

(9,233 posts)
24. That's actually the only smart thing trump has probably ever done.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:08 AM
Jul 2024

She was going to absolutely wipe the floor with him.

wnylib

(25,183 posts)
83. Yes, I know. Just responding to the term "scaredy cat"
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 03:06 PM
Jul 2024

Last edited Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:58 PM - Edit history (1)

In general because they can be pretty fierce, despite (or maybe because of) their quick instincts that make then jump at sounds and get wary in some settings.

PSPS

(14,289 posts)
39. The media will now hound him out of the race for being old and feeble. LOL
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:28 AM
Jul 2024

They won't, of course. He still has some lucrative clicks left in him that they want to mine. TUNE IN TO SEE WHAT OUTRAGEOUS THINGS HE SAID/DID TODAY!!!111!!!1 And, think of all the money they can make if, god forbid, he gets "elected" again.

sanduca

(91 posts)
40. President Biden is a good debater...
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:35 AM
Jul 2024

But, he was not at his best in that debate trumputin actually set it up. He wasn't feeling good...he was exhausted and he was pissed. I could tell all those things together didn't help him. Trump is an idiot, a liar and a bully at debates. He knows nothing about policies. His job is to anger all the racists, the greedy and the ignorant. That's it and he does it well.
Kamala is a fire cracker, he has no idea what awaits him😅
She's knowledgeable on all fields.

Jrose

(1,399 posts)
42. If djT's debate rival isn't an 80-plus year old with a stutter,
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:36 AM
Jul 2024

who's sick with a cold, medicated for a sore throat and exhausted from overwork ...
well., then it 'just wouldn't be fair'.

CountAllVotes

(21,204 posts)
49. Why are felons even allowed in a Presidential debate?
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:03 AM
Jul 2024

Why is the orange man allowed to even leave the house much less the prison he belongs locked up in?

Why?

DUMPTRUMP!

& recommend.

tavernier

(13,386 posts)
52. Can't blame him.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:10 AM
Jul 2024

It would be a massacre of horror movie legend. Even Stephen King would turn his head away, unable to watch.
I really wish his ego would make him reconsider. But perhaps he will send his second in command to face the Cat Lady.

orangecrush

(22,964 posts)
53. Chickenshit
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:17 AM
Jul 2024

This will not sit well with the MAGAT base, and we should make sure they know about it by HAMMERING THIS INTO THEIR HEADS WITH ADS

MuseRider

(34,437 posts)
56. We need a jingle!
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:23 AM
Jul 2024

Since this is not in my musical area of expertise I know there are people here who are. Short, cutting and easy for everyone to sing. Then another honoring our wonderful nominee even though she does not need one. Jingles can be very effective if written with thought and a great, catchy melody. Just something cute and cutting for us to entertain with.

Just a thought.

CTyankee

(65,568 posts)
64. It won't matter to his insane supporters. They have no place to go but to him.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:15 AM
Jul 2024

And he knows that. The misogynists who form his core of supporters will just ignore it. They are too far gone to care.

Ladythatvotesblue

(230 posts)
67. inappropriate
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:31 AM
Jul 2024

apparently, the irony is lost on this genius.
How many inappropriate things has he done?
buckbuckbuckbuckbuckbuck!!!!!
Chicken shit.
For such a brave tough guy he sure acts like a big freakin BABY.

Dem4life1234

(2,401 posts)
68. He has no business being president
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:38 AM
Jul 2024

Every president boldly faces off in a debate.

I am just about sick of his bad built drooling evil self.

He really trashed up American politics for a long time.


Punk ass

LetMyPeopleVote

(157,737 posts)
73. Harris mocks Trump after he hedges (again) on presidential debate
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 01:44 PM
Jul 2024

The more Donald Trump hedges on debating the likely Democratic nominee, the more eager Kamala Harris is to mock the former Republican president.



https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kamala-harris-mocks-donald-trump-election-presidential-debate-2024-rcna163777

Later Tuesday, Trump told reporters he was “absolutely” prepared to debate the likely Democratic nominee, though he quickly added, “I haven’t agreed to anything. I agreed to debate with Joe Biden.”

The latest sign of trouble came last night. The New York Times reported:

Advisers to former President Donald J. Trump said they would not commit to another debate, one they had already agreed to participate in, now that the Democrats have changed candidates from President Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris.

The written statement from Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign’s communications director, was weird, even by 2024 standards. It said there’s “chaos” in Democratic politics (there’s not). It said Biden is corrupt (he isn’t). It suggested Barack Obama opposes Harris (he doesn’t). It suggested it was necessary to use Obama’s middle name (it’s not). It said the opposing party is called the "Democrat Party" (it's not). It also said “many” Democrats want to nominate someone other than Harris (they don’t).

But after combing through the nonsense, the bottom line was simple: Team Trump concluded that it would be “inappropriate” to “finalize” the existing debate schedule until after the Democratic National Convention......

When we last kicked this around, it seemed as if there were a couple of possible explanations for the antics. One was that Trump was engaged in a mind-numbing “work the refs” exercise, whining incessantly about ABC, in part in the hopes that the network will tilt the debate in his favor and in part to preemptively have an excuse in case Harris fares well in an upcoming standoff.

The other possibility is that Trump and his team are simply afraid of how he’d perform against the incumbent vice president.

All things considered, the latter explanation appears to be the accurate one.

SWBTATTReg

(24,730 posts)
75. Kamala should still have that debate, but w/ an effigy of djt, standing at the podium next to hers, along w/
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 02:05 PM
Jul 2024

lots of deodorizers (visible to the audience too). Maybe Sat. Night Live can do a parody on this, on crooked don, running towards the hills to avoid debating, of all persons, a top-notch prosecutor.

Voltaire2

(15,164 posts)
84. In their misogynistic universe there is a phrase for this and it is inappropriate.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 03:24 PM
Jul 2024

This is not a good play for him. He's stumbling.

Brainfodder

(7,181 posts)
85. He is due to be sentenced in Sept. still for 34 counts and might be busy?
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 04:16 PM
Jul 2024

Meanwhile, not concerned in the slightest, he is going to lose in spectacular fashion in Nov. (IF)

krkaufman

(13,774 posts)
86. "not yet officially the Democratic nominee"
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 04:42 PM
Jul 2024
not yet officially the Democratic nominee


Do any of the articles discussing this nonsense highlight that Joe Biden wasn’t the official Democratic nominee?

Just seems like one of Trump’s moves to manage media coverage. Get media covering what he wants, rather than Kamala or Vance.

Brainfodder

(7,181 posts)
89. Coward, Unfit, Nasty Trump!
Sat Jul 27, 2024, 07:06 PM
Jul 2024

Corrupt Unreasonable Nutty Trump!

Creepy Unrepentant Narcissistic Trump!

All versions lead to one conclusion?

He is the YUGEST....


valleyrogue

(1,616 posts)
91. Good. It's the best thing that could happen to Kamala Harris.
Sun Jul 28, 2024, 12:34 AM
Jul 2024

Any debate would be extremely nasty, and Kamala Harris would not at all benefit from the onslaught of dirt Trump would hurl at her.

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