Posted on 04/29/2024 4:41:09 PM PDT by Libloather
President Biden's team worries that debate with former President Trump would "risk exposing" the chief executive on national TV, Politico politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin said on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday.
During a Friday interview with Howard Stern, Biden said he would be "happy to debate" Trump. The former president answered the challenge, saying he would be willing to debate that very night.
"I’m curious what Jen Psaki’s reaction would have been like, if she was still in the White House, when she heard President Biden blurt out during a live interview that he was gonna debate," said Martin, who also serves as Politico's senior political columnist. "Because Biden folks don’t want him to debate. They don’t want to give Trump that platform and risk exposing Biden like that on national TV."
Psaki, Biden's former press secretary who was also on the "Meet the Press" panel, didn't contradict him, but suggested that rejecting an offer to debate would be hazardous for the president's image as well.
"I was thinking, if I was in my old job from two years ago, you also don’t want him to say ‘no,’ because ‘no’ is weak, and ‘no’ is fear, so you have to say ‘yes,’" she said. "They both have to say ‘yes.’ Now, whether this happens, we all know there’s lots of things that need to be negotiated."
Martin said that if Biden does debate Trump, "I think it will be a tell for us this summer that Biden has got ground to make up still."
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Why are the Rats concerned? Even if Trump won the debate. Biden can always steal the presidency.
If we had a drinking game in a debate every time Biden lied about Uncle Bozey, spoke about Beau, stuttered, yelled, whispered, lost his train of thought, etc. etc...
We’d be DOA (drunk off ass) in 3 minutes.
As Gomer Pyle would say, “Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!”
Yup. I imagine the DNC bought a few dozen high speed printers.
Biden plans to have Trump behind bars before it would be time for a debate to happen.
Hopefully Trump learned from the first 2020 debate.
Sleepy Joe came across as not so sleepy, while Trump came across as arrogant and lacking respect.
If they debate, I would bet on Biden to win the debate.
because everyone knows that Biden has end stage dementia, he takes Prevagen..Newsom let the cat out of the bag a few weeks ago when he “suggested” that Biden take it..nah he didnt really mean suggest it, he means he’s taking it currently
Pathological liars can say whatever the hell they want. That and the sympathetic media would make brandon win a debate.
maybe some pointers from Jack handy would help with Joe’s confidence against that old mean-tweeter guy.
**I would bet on Biden to win the debate.**
Especially if Jimmy Carville is the moderator.
Joe went off the reservation...they’re as soon him poop his pants again as debate Trump
YA THINK???
BIDEN CANNOT DEBATE THE UPS GUY.
Prevagen? Is that that brain vitamin they advertise on TV?
As long as he survived the debate without pitching over, yeah, he would be declared the winner of the debate (by the MSM!).
Yeah, Newsom a few weeks ago recommended that Biden take it
Biden’s 81 million voters want to hear their great orator.
Let the man speak.
Biden’s 81 million voters want to hear their great orator.
Let the man speak.
Trump has the disadvantage of being vulnerable of a repeat of the 2020 election. That is why Biden does not worry about being behind in the polls. He can stay in his basement and still win.
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