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BlueLucy

(1,609 posts)
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:50 PM Sep 2020

Trump is setting the stage to drop out of the debates.

2020 Election: Trump claims first presidential debate will be ‘unfair'

Donald Trump has claimed the first presidential debate next week will be "unfair."

Mr Trump said in a radio interview that veteran moderator Chris Wallace was “controlled by the radical left” and would not ask Joe Biden tough questions.

“Chris is good, but I would be willing to bet that he won’t ask Biden tough questions,” the president told Brian Kilmeade on Fox News Radio.

“He will ask tough questions of me and it will be unfair, I have no doubt about it. He will be controlled by the radical left.”

https://news.yahoo.com/2020-election-trump-claims-first-192621187.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

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Trump is setting the stage to drop out of the debates. (Original Post) BlueLucy Sep 2020 OP
chris wallace, the guy from fox? lol nt msongs Sep 2020 #1
That's exactly what I was thinking. p;y S***! Is turning against FOV now? Betcha Chris loves napi21 Sep 2020 #12
Mike Wallace's son. cwydro Sep 2020 #23
God, what a baby. Aristus Sep 2020 #2
+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #16
He's spiraling. LakeArenal Sep 2020 #3
That's funny. lpbk2713 Sep 2020 #4
I despise Fox, but Chris Wallace has a good pedigree lol. cwydro Sep 2020 #24
I think he might do the first one, fail miserably, throw a hissy, and drop out of the rest Siwsan Sep 2020 #5
If he does... matt819 Sep 2020 #6
Um, doesn't each candidate have an opportunity to answer the same question? Blue Owl Sep 2020 #7
There is one thing here I always read. rzemanfl Sep 2020 #8
no he is an insane evil megalomaniac. I bet he is sure he will win the debate mucifer Sep 2020 #9
Stay home diaper boy! BlueJac Sep 2020 #10
Sample "fair" questions for tRump Wicked Blue Sep 2020 #11
I don't know how fair this is. He might not remember the answer to the second question. Marie Marie Sep 2020 #14
You definitely have a point there nt Wicked Blue Sep 2020 #15
NO ONE should allow that ass clown to speak in public any more... Moostache Sep 2020 #13
I'd put it at even money he drops out gratuitous Sep 2020 #17
I wish you were an oddsmaker Awsi Dooger Sep 2020 #32
Maybe just setting up an excuse for why he blows it and Biden soars soothsayer Sep 2020 #18
I think he's trying to put pressure on Wallace MontanaFarmer Sep 2020 #19
More whining from the world's biggest man baby. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2020 #20
Frankly, I wish that BlueMTexpat Sep 2020 #21
I doubt that it matters very much, at this point in time. Brother Mythos Sep 2020 #22
Coward that he is, I think a heck of a lot of us on DU don't think that trump will debate at all, SWBTATTReg Sep 2020 #25
Nope Bigredhunk Sep 2020 #26
Agreed. Right now he's just throwing shit at the wall to see if anything sticks. I doubt he... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #28
You are 100% correct Zeitghost Sep 2020 #39
Honest to God is there a bigger SUCKY BABY in all the world than this pathetic wretch of a man??? ClusterFreak Sep 2020 #27
Nah, he loves debates for gimmicks tishaLA Sep 2020 #29
I'm betting he'll make it maybe thirty minutes, and then walk off the stage in a huff. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #30
Oh I hope he does just drop out!! Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #31
I hope he does drop out. Give the entire debate night to Biden. Boogiemack Sep 2020 #33
Geezzzz, his life is just one big conspiracy, isn't it? Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #34
He's working the refs. Renew Deal Sep 2020 #35
Joe will still be there MFM008 Sep 2020 #36
By that logic an unfair question is asking his fatass what fucking day it is. Volaris Sep 2020 #37
Whining like a little boy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 #38

napi21

(45,806 posts)
12. That's exactly what I was thinking. p;y S***! Is turning against FOV now? Betcha Chris loves
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:56 PM
Sep 2020

orange juice now! I hope he redoes the questions to shove Orangie in a box. It wouldn't be hard~!

Aristus

(66,352 posts)
2. God, what a baby.
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:52 PM
Sep 2020

Only other babies could see this wimp as some kind of paragon of American masculinity...

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
16. +1000
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:02 PM
Sep 2020

He knows he's going to bomb and he can't bear the thought of being humiliated in public.

How dare he deprive us of that moment.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
24. I despise Fox, but Chris Wallace has a good pedigree lol.
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:11 PM
Sep 2020

And has held trump’s feet to the fire several times.

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)
5. I think he might do the first one, fail miserably, throw a hissy, and drop out of the rest
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:53 PM
Sep 2020

His cognitive skills are deteriorating at such a rate, I expect a totally disastrous performance, and maybe it will be his kids who convince him to skip the rest.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
6. If he does...
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:53 PM
Sep 2020

...the un-debate should go on with the debates and given the time allocated to both candidates to answer the questions.

Blue Owl

(50,373 posts)
7. Um, doesn't each candidate have an opportunity to answer the same question?
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:53 PM
Sep 2020

Then again a toddler can't be expected to know such things...

rzemanfl

(29,557 posts)
8. There is one thing here I always read.
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:54 PM
Sep 2020

That said, I agree it is well within the realm of possibility.

mucifer

(23,542 posts)
9. no he is an insane evil megalomaniac. I bet he is sure he will win the debate
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:55 PM
Sep 2020

That said I don't think the debate will change too many minds. The deplorables will probably say trump crushed Biden.

Wicked Blue

(5,832 posts)
11. Sample "fair" questions for tRump
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:55 PM
Sep 2020

How do you like your steak cooked?

What is your wife's name?

How many scoops of ice cream do you get for dessert?



Moostache

(9,895 posts)
13. NO ONE should allow that ass clown to speak in public any more...
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:56 PM
Sep 2020

He is the epitome of 20 pounds of shit in a 10 pound bag.

I am so fucking tired of his schtick - the constant crying and whining when he is behind, the hideous braggadocio and false bravado when he 'wins' ANYTHING, the total lack of vocabulary and overall inability to speak intelligently...he make me want to punch kittens.



Make the orange man disappear on November 3rd....or the kitten gets it!!!

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
17. I'd put it at even money he drops out
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:03 PM
Sep 2020

Trump spent weeks crowing about how inept he thinks Biden is, but that hasn't provided him quite the bang for his braggadocio. So lately he's taken to complaining about how Biden is taking PEDs or something to improve his public performance. Now Trump's kvetching about how unfair everything is to him, which is his usual prelude to walking away from whatever situation it is that went south on him.

If he can figure out a way to duck Biden without looking like a craven little chickenshit(spoiler alert: he can't), he'll drop out.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
32. I wish you were an oddsmaker
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:38 PM
Sep 2020

That's an ultimate dream...mere need to wager on normalcy while happy adjusters project everything into outer space

MontanaFarmer

(630 posts)
19. I think he's trying to put pressure on Wallace
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:03 PM
Sep 2020

to ask about burisma bullshit, etc. I think Wallace actually is pretty fair in these settings, so when he doesn't ask about Ukraine trump can fuss and whine and throw red meat about the media to his stupid base.

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
21. Frankly, I wish that
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:04 PM
Sep 2020

he would drop out!

Any "debate" with him in it is NOT a debate.

It is a total waste of time.

He'll just go through the same-old same-old TPs and lies and call Biden some more names.

SWBTATTReg

(22,124 posts)
25. Coward that he is, I think a heck of a lot of us on DU don't think that trump will debate at all,
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:14 PM
Sep 2020

he's too stupid, too ignorant, too dumb, too slow on the uptake, etc. (fill in the blanks).

Bigredhunk

(1,349 posts)
26. Nope
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:21 PM
Sep 2020

This has been brought up a million times over the past year (he won't debate). All he's doing here is what he always does - preemptively attacking EVERYTHING/EVERYBODY as being against him, unfair to him. Same with the election results crap..."Well, I don't know if I'll except the results because, as you know, there's going to be a lot of cheating against me. It's going to be very unfair."

I've said it a bunch of times and will bet $$ on it - there's no way in hell that this egomaniac is going to give up the huge ratings that come with debates. He'll want to be seen by the millions watching and will want to throw out his stupid insults (WRONG, YOU PUPPET, YOU'D BE IN JAIL).

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
28. Agreed. Right now he's just throwing shit at the wall to see if anything sticks. I doubt he...
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:28 PM
Sep 2020

has any doubts about his "spectacular, beautiful" performance at the debate.

Zeitghost

(3,858 posts)
39. You are 100% correct
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 08:46 PM
Sep 2020

There is no way he will back out. This is what he lives for and it would kill any slim chance he has at winning. He's only trying to poison the well and set up his defense for a poor showing.

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)
29. Nah, he loves debates for gimmicks
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:30 PM
Sep 2020

Like bringing Juanita Broderick and Paula Jones to one debate, stalking Sec Clinton in another. He feels like he wins if his sociopathy garners headlines

Volaris

(10,271 posts)
37. By that logic an unfair question is asking his fatass what fucking day it is.
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 08:33 PM
Sep 2020

Let him do it.
Then we can all call him 'quitter', and fucking laugh at him.

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