Trump Blows Up And Threatens To Block All Other Networks From Presidential Debates After Fox Ban

[TheBlackAdder]

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Trump responded to his state-run TV (Fox News) being denied a Democratic primary debate by threatening to block all other news networks.

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

Democrats just blocked @FoxNews from holding a debate. Good, then I think I’ll do the same thing with the Fake News Networks and the Radical Left Democrats in the General Election debates!

Link to tweet

Trump can’t ban any networks from the general election debates, because he doesn’t control who can attend or cover them. The presidential debates are not White House events. Trump has no say over who gets a debate, or who covers the debates. His campaign will have to agree to the debates, but he can’t unilaterally decide who gets to host or cover a debate.

The president could threaten to not attend any non-Fox News debates, but that would kill his reelection campaign. If Trump blew off the general election debates, he would almost certainly lose in November. Trump’s tweet was nothing but bluster and nonsense, but it does lead to an important question.

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/03/06/trump-fox-debates.html


I don't think there is a benefit to debating Trump. He's a shapeshifter who lies, and you can't pin that type of person down. They will lie and there won't be any fact checking performed during the debate. The best thing is to not have debates with him!

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[manor321]

1. The Republican president is attempting to dictate where the Democratic party holds its debates

Amazing.

[TheBlackAdder]

4. He's just proving the symbiotic relationship he has with FOX.

[JI7]

2. he is one gross defective fuck

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Read the defects who are posting how all other news is fake, except FOX.

[bluestarone]

3. BRAIN DEAD FUCKER

That's all i want to say about him

[Gothmog]

5. trump is delusional

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Chipper Chat]

6. Dear Senor trump:

I dont give a fuck anymore what you do or don't do. So piss off.

[rzemanfl]

8. Fuck you Drumpf, you Nazi. n/t

[Mr Tibbs]

9. That would be a gift to all

[monmouth4]

10. I love it when he gets all riled up. what else could we do to drive him over the edge? nt

[KWR65]

11. He isn't going to have any Republican debates

If he says he won't debate in the General Election then good luck to him. The democratic candidate can hold a town hall for all networks in the general election.

[marble falls]

12. Gee. That was unexpected. Especially after he was sued to readmit Jim Acosta to WH pool.

[displacedtexan]

13. Trump will make this his excuse for no presidential debates at all

And I'm sick & tired of hearing talking hairdos say, "This is unprecedented!"

[TheBlackAdder]

21. I don't think Presidential General Election debates with a pathological liar benefits Democrats.

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No matter what fact, how well packaged, Trump remains fluid and adaptable and will say whatever bullshit comes into his head, that won't be fact-checked in real-time. He'll get the free pass to say whatever crap and he will get away with it. If a Democrat tried that, they would get called out, not by only the RW press, but liberal media outlets.

You can not debate with an insane person or a pathological liar, as they always maintain the advantage.

If you corner them on something, it will be a lie, a change of what the facts are, to 'alternative facts' or some character assassination that is beneath most adults, but not beneath Trump.


The lack of a Presidential Debate, takes oxygen away from Trump. This can be further exacerbated by doing a Phyllis Schlafly and scheduling Democratic events at the same time Trump has his rallys. Beto O'Rourke did this and it was highly successful in stealing Trump's network thunder. This is the tactic that Democrats should do this year. 1) No presidential general debates; 2) Democratic town halls scheduled at the exact same date and time as Trump's rallys.

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[BigmanPigman]

23. Hear, hear!

[SilasSouleII]

39. Interesting

I like the idea.

[CharleyDog]

49. excellent idea. He needs the attention, the CENTER of attention, and without it he will melt

into a glob of orange goo and steam. Good idea to deprive him of his lifeblood. Love it. Town halls are better than debates.

[Honeycombe8]

32. He's not going to miss his time in front of the cameras. "It's Showtime!"

"And away we go!"

[world wide wally]

14. Shut the fuck up, Donnie...

You're out of your element

[Solly Mack]

15. Me, tough guy. Me make threats. You, quake. Me smile bigly.

That's how I heard it anyway.

Yawn.

[smirkymonkey]

16. Get that blood pressure up!

It's our best and only hope at this point.

[trueblue2007]

17. I FEEL SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY FOR HIM. He actually thinks he is a dictator. He is a Dick !!

[ProudLib72]

26. Dictator minus the potato

Yep, that's him.

[lunatica]

45. LOL!

[Alea]

18. I think he's saying he'll boycott them. Not block them,

but as usual he screwed up his twit lol

[Honeycombe8]

30. If the DNC can block a media outlet, so can the RNC, I would think.

The RNC is an arm of Trump.

[DBoon]

35. The RNC is not an arm of Trump

maybe some other bodily organ, not visible in polite society and with a terrible aroma

[Honeycombe8]

44. lol. That gave me a smile. Thx. nt

[Alea]

47. ok, I was just kind of guessing

I didn't think the DNC was actually blocking, but more just telling fox we're not coming to your debate if you have one. I'll have to educate myself on this stuff. I guess in a normal world no one would have to deal with this. No sanity in the trump world.

[friend of m and j]

46. The debates in the primaries are a different matter..

than the general election debates. The DNC can contract with whoever they want to moderate the Democrats debates. Trump nor the RNC have nothing to do with it. I don't know who selects which media that moderates the general election debates but Trump is not going to block or boycott them because they give him a stage to perform on and he knows that the 2020 general election debates will break all the records for most viewers. And he loves performing on stage more than anything in the world.

[Alea]

48. Thanks

You're right, he won't let that opportunity go.

[madaboutharry]

19. He isn't making any sense.

I am convinced he is suffering from dementia. He is also an idiot.

[keithbvadu2]

20. So 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?

So 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142128590

“Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution. But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by Ipsos and provided exclusively to The Daily Beast.”

So that 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?

https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-poll-43-of-republicans-want-to-give-trump-the-power-to-shut-down-media?via=twitter_page

[Honeycombe8]

29. Their anti-democratic movement has reached a peak frenzy. This is crazy.

Who would have thought this would happen in America.

[MadLinguist]

22. Shape Shifter? Nah, he's always the same stupid fat blowhard

And I disagree that there's no point in letting him stand and try to debate. He's such a poor performer and his sense of entitlement and overblown delusions of grandeur have grown so much worse since the last time he was on a debate platform that he is sure to have a series of meltdowns throughout the event. Plenty of benefit in that!

[Pepsidog]

24. Good point. Useless to debate an expert, unabashed liar who will say anything.

[happybird]

25. Wow. He's really not all that bright, is he?

Think I've said that at least once a day since mid 2016. Sigh.

I'm tired of living in The Onion.

[Honeycombe8]

27. Hopefully he won't be around for the debates. nt

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

36. After tonight's news about dangling pardons, there's a good chance he won't be.

[underpants]

28. Debate against who?

[cstanleytech]

31. Well he could just take a page out of the Clint Eastwood book and debate an empty chair which is

ironic when you consider that his head is also empty.

[hay rick]

42. And like Eastwood, he would probably lose that debate.

[Freethinker65]

33. Trump should just debate himself...or he could debate facts

[dawn5651]

34. the orange menace

if he refuses to debate the democratic nominee then what is he scared of....the orange menace loves publicity to much to refuse to debate...my thinking is also that he thought he could control the questions that the faux noise of the south hosts ask.

[djg21]

37. Who cares?

Is there any benefit to the ultimate Democratic Candidate even participating in a debate with the Dumbfuck? All a debate would be is theater and an opportunity for Trump to storm around the stage and throw some red meat to his dumbfuck 35%. The Dem candidate will be the instant favorite in a General election (unless Bernie fucks it up again), and there is no benefit to participating in a debate. Call Trump’s bluff and let RNC come back begging so the DNC can dictate terms.

[defacto7]

38. To tell you the truth, he's probably better off if he doesn't debate.

I think the GOP would be happy if they could just stuff him away somewhere where he can't look like a fool then pull him out for the election like a prop.

[lunatica]

40. He's literally incapable of learning that he doesn't have godlike powers

What a fucking bore he’s become!

[SWBTATTReg]

41. I remember in the 2016 elections that he threatened to not participate in one of the debates for...

reason. He ended doing so (participating in it) but he made it such a drama. As president (so called), he has zero power to stop any debates from happening. Zero.

[Ferrets are Cool]

43. The wannabe KING has spoken.