Trump agrees to debate with Harris (on Fox News)

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He is so damn pathetic and it’s actually kinda hilarious to see his brain-dead supporters jumping through hurtles to justify/make sense of his cowardly behavior 

[Nemo 4,414]

1 hour ago, MOT said:

Trump is a high IQ guy (to the best of my knowledge)

I don't really understand how anyone can say that with a straight face.

[Controversiaga 17,233]

He really is a giant baby.

But the amount of coconuts that’re about to fall on him is HUGE

[BUtterfield 8 41,858]

Kamala should just do it like Fox isn’t gonna censor her for the entire debate they can only do so much 

[Chlorine 47,976]

14 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

 

The baby is crying. Maybe he needs to be burped. 

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17 minutes ago, SlowLoris said:

LOL he cited the war on Christmas?  Damn he's pulling out all the guns

But not literally.

Those toys were recently taken away from him forever 🎄

[Nemo 4,414]

WaPo has the right spin:

https://wapo.st/4d8qF7c

i.e. Trump is the one backing out, and Harris never agreed to his terms.

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4 hours ago, HelloHangoverz said:

I honestly don't know why they can't do it on a neutral platform, or CREATE a neutral platform even for debates. Absolutely crazy a news media organization with its own agenda should be given control over how a presidential debate happens/is broadcast. If I had my way they would be separated, given a set time to speak, their mic is cut after that set time and there's instant fact checking. There's something deeply wrong with us as a society when those recommendations are controversial.

I like this idea!!

At this point the debates of today are solely for ratings, spectacle, and the parent company of the networks agenda, it’s such a disservice to Americans. 

A debate should showcase the platform of the candidate, giving citizens insight to inform their voting decision. It should be boring, it shouldn’t be a cage match for entertainment purposes. 

Bring in professional moderators- ditch the network stars. Have strict guidelines and stick to them. Ditch the impartiality from the talking heads.

It’s quite scary, and sad that the current status quo of debates has veered so far into dystopian territory, it’s a reason Trump became president. 

Cult of personality has much more room on the debate stage than the qualified public servants in todays age.

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1 hour ago, Nemo said:

I don't really understand how anyone can say that with a straight face.

You can't see my face. 🙂

Seriously though, I would say that Trump is a smart enough guy, good at thinking and reacting quickly. Give me a few weeks and I might come up with something else positive to say about him.

 

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3 hours ago, Ivy said:

I feel like he's just doing this knowing she won't agree, so then he can make a big thing about her backing out/being scared etc

His way of turning around the narrative of him doing those exact things 

That's exactly what this is: a media manoeuvre to control the narrative. That's why his proposed date is *before* the original ABC debate one.

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7 hours ago, getbehindmybarrier said:

We used to have this. It was called the Commission on Presidential Debates.

 

And guess what? The RNC pulled out of it to protect Trump.

"In January 2022, the Republican National Committee (RNC) warned the CPD that it planned to amend the Rules of the Republican Party to prohibit Republican presidential nominees from attending CPD-sponsored debates.[7] The RNC unanimously passed the amendment to quit to CPD in April 2022."

 

Now it fell back to individual deals with Broadcast Networks.

omg I can't believe that. That's actually shameful

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17 hours ago, smitherz said:

Kamala has not agreed to this debate. 
 

https://x.com/kamalahq/status/1819748584109076836?s=46&t=0f0mhlmYZbedQaSX6W6O2g

I live how she's not scared of going all in. I just hope it doesn't create a patt situation where it hurts the trust in both of the candidates.