Trump says he won't debate primary opponents

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Trump says he won't debate primary opponents

BY BRETT SAMUELS at the Hill

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460560-trump-says-he-wont-debate-primary-opponents

"SNIP.....

President Trump on Monday indicated he would not be willing to debate the Republicans seeking to run against him in a primary for the party’s 2020 nomination.

“They’re all at less than 1 percent. I guess it’s a publicity stunt,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House for North Carolina.

“To be honest, I’m not looking to give them any credibility,” he added.



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[Thomas Hurt]

1. called this a few days ago...fn coward.

[a kennedy]

20. Yup....and said that too, I agree with you.

you da man.

[real Cannabis calm]

40. K&R you got that right! Trump's afraid of them all

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I don't expect him to debate the Democratic nominee, either.

I think he will just refuse.

[calguy]

4. I don't think he will debate the Democratic candidate either

Am I right??

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

30. +1,000

I predicted this a month ago. Now the question is, what excuse is he going to use? Veterans? North Korea negotiations? Dinner with the Queen? Annual sex event with Melania?

[Totally Tunsie]

34. Standing on his record, which will work just fine with his base, I suppose.

[bluestarone]

5. Hell time for the EMPTY chair debate. (RETHUG PRIMARY)

It would be empty even if he was there.

[diva77]

16. or perhaps the balloon

[bluestarone]

17. Now THAT'S even better!

I like i like!

[Ohiogal]

6. Chicken Shit Coward.

[spanone]

7. dictators don't debate.

[dalton99a]

31. +1

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. They'll have a ball mocking him in abstentia.

[msongs]

9. some dems do the same thing in hawaii. no big deal. nt

[TheFarseer]

10. They should have

Frank Caliendo doing a Trump impression as a stand in

[smirkymonkey]

11. COWARD!

We need to mock him mercilessly! Shame him into debating. He knows he will look like the fool he is. Hammer him on twitter and in the media. Call him weak and cowardly. Make him prove that he is not. We have to put him between a rock and a hard place. Either debate, and prove that you aren't afraid or hide from it and show the world what a scared little baby you are.

[TwilightZone]

12. If they stay under 1%, there's no reason to bother.

If one of them gains some traction, there might be more pressure on him to debate. Otherwise, no one is going to care.

[RainCaster]

13. He will be too busy with the impeachment

[C_U_L8R]

14. Bone spurs? Again?

[TeamPooka]

15. Trump beat 16 Publicans in 2016 primary but is afraid of having ANY opponent in 2020. Coward. lol

[dweller]

18. PABpotUS

✌🏼

[DinahMoeHum]

19. +1000s

n/t

[diva77]

25. what is PABpotUS?

couldn't find definition when googling

[lunasun]

26. #PABOTUS

[dweller]

32. Chrissy Teigan called him out in a tweet response

Pussy Ass Bitch potus 😳

it's trending on twitville


✌🏼

[diva77]

33. thanks

[Polybius]

21. Can't blame him for that one

Poppy Bush didn't debate Pat Buchanan in 1992. If you're leading 90-10 in your primary, why risk it?

[TwilightZone]

22. Agreed.

No point in it, especially if none of them gains any traction.

[Ahpook]

23. In other words

he is terrified to debate.

Of course

[onenote]

39. Actually this is a rare moment of rational decisionmaking

[struggle4progress]

24. ...

[blm]

27. He won't debate at all.

[democratisphere]

28. Best news all day! Won't have to listen to the asshole name call

the other candidates.

[Thekaspervote]

29. Indeed.. I'm sure he has no intention of debating the dem nominee either

[roamer65]

35. They can debate without him.

He’s not needed.

[no_hypocrisy]

36. Exactly.

I can see the byline for CNN: THIS is what Democracy looks like!

[Wounded Bear]

41. RNC won't support it...

so if they do, it'll be some 3rd tier television.

Who the hell would watch, anyway?

[roamer65]

43. Betcha CNN sets them up.

That would rankle Agent Orange good!

[Vinca]

37. They can always debate each other for a couple of hours on television and spend

most of it trashing Trump. It works for me. Maybe it will wake up some people who still call themselves Republicans that the very last thing Don does is carry on with Republican tenets like fiscal responsibility and free trade.

[onenote]

38. When was the last time an incumbent president debated a primary opponent?

I can't recall it ever happening so I'm not sure why anyone would find this newsworthy.

[onenote]

42. The DUers who say Trump won't debate his Democratic opponent could not be more wrong

Of course he'll debate his Democratic opponent. He is an out of control narcissist who craves attention. He believe he crushed Hillary in the 2016 debates and will do the same to his Democratic opponent in 2020. Oh, he'll demand some crazy rules etc., but he'll participate in at least one debate, probably more. You can bet on it.