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Top Trump Adviser Giuliani: I Wouldn't Do Another Debate
MSN ^ | 27 September 2016

Posted on 09/27/2016 10:19:25 AM PDT by Publius

One of Donald Trump's closest advisers has said he would pull out of the next debate if he were running for president.

"If I were Donald Trump I wouldn't participate in another debate unless I was promised that a journalist would act like a journalist and not an incorrect, ignorant fact checker," Rudy Giuliani said after Monday's debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton.

While Giuliani lashed out at NBC News' Lester Holt, who moderated the event, Trump said he "felt [Holt] was fine."

Giuliani added: "I did not say what I'm advising, I'm saying what I would do. Whatever advice I give to Donald Trump, I'll give to Donald Trump."

NBC News' Hallie Jackson reported that Trump had told her he was committed to taking part in the second of three planned debates — which is scheduled for Oct. 9.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: debate; giuliani; holt; lesterholt; media; presidentialdebate; trump
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To: MMaschin

I can’t wait to see the look on Hillary’s face when she hears, “That is old news...”


21 posted on 09/27/2016 10:29:56 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Publius
"If I were Donald Trump I wouldn't participate in another debate unless I was promised that a journalist would act like a journalist and not an incorrect, ignorant fact checker,"

I'd like to see somebody like The Hoover Institute's Peter Robinson moderate a debate.

-PJ

22 posted on 09/27/2016 10:30:00 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: Publius

Milo Yiannoppoulis as moderator


23 posted on 09/27/2016 10:30:38 AM PDT by Mjreagan
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To: Publius

So I guess Rudy was a big fan of Roberto no mas Duran!


24 posted on 09/27/2016 10:31:02 AM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: Publius

Sensationalized headline meant to distort Giuliani’s comment so people infer Trump doesn’t want to do another debate.


25 posted on 09/27/2016 10:33:02 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Publius

It was clear, Trump not only debated Clinton, but her co-candidate as well. Rigged from the top down.


26 posted on 09/27/2016 10:34:47 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Publius
Not a fan Giulani. Success Was Mike Milken's Real Crime

But it is not advise.

27 posted on 09/27/2016 10:36:54 AM PDT by the_daug
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To: dragnet2

Egg-zactly, and Trump did fine. This type of stuff plays to his base. Us against them....it’s great.


28 posted on 09/27/2016 10:36:54 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
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To: Publius
Better yet, the moderator should act like a moderator.
Ask identical questions to both participants.
Do not interrupt except for time infractions.
Do not challenge either participant on substance.
Be impartial.

29 posted on 09/27/2016 10:37:02 AM PDT by Genoa (deplorable)
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To: Publius

Trump is a fighter. He knows there are 2 more matches to go.
I believe Trump purposely took it easy on hillary the first match. I think he may take it easy on her during the second debate. That’s not to say he won’t defend himself or attack if provoked but i think he holding his punches at this time in the debates.
The last debate will be fresh on people’s mind. That when he needs to go for the K.O.


30 posted on 09/27/2016 10:37:03 AM PDT by Leep (Just say no to half dead hillary and wrong lane kaine!)
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To: Publius

Wrong tack, Rudy. To refuse further debates would make Trump look like a coward right be for election day. It would be a disastrous tactical error, and would give Clinton a boost, just as she’s going down.


31 posted on 09/27/2016 10:37:51 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

If Trump wants the Bernie vote, keep talking Goldman Sachs speeches.


32 posted on 09/27/2016 10:38:02 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: Genoa
Better yet, the moderator should act like a moderator. Ask identical questions to both participants. Do not interrupt except for time infractions. Do not challenge either participant on substance. Be impartial.

In general that would work, if the questions asked applied to both candidates. For example, if the moderator asks Trump why he says misogynistic things about women cows like Rosie O'Donnell, he can't ask Hillary what she thinks about it. The questions need to be questions one would ask any candidate.

33 posted on 09/27/2016 10:40:37 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte ("Political Correctness is communist propaganda writ small" - Theodore Dalrymple)
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To: Publius

Rudy is just reinforcing the expectation that the media is in the tank for Clinton. Last night was ops normal for any debate moderated by the media and America knows it. The expectation that Trimp has to fight two battles at once is baked in. Americans love a fighter and a winner and won’t tolerate a cheater and a loser.


34 posted on 09/27/2016 10:41:44 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Vote Trump. Defeat the Clinton Crime Syndicate. Reset America.)
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To: Publius
They are just MSM/Democrat ambushes as we learned last night.

It won't change in future debates.

He should cancel them both.

35 posted on 09/27/2016 10:42:01 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Democrats hate too much
Excellent question. It needs to be spread around to get traction.

Holt asked Trump if the "public's right to know" outweighed Trump's privacy regarding his taxes. In 2008, I asked if the public's right to know outweighed Obama's data privacy rights regarding releasing his Hawaii birth certificate, but the MSM didn't care about the public's right to know about that.

With the Goldman-Sachs speeches, there is no personal data at risk, but the people should know what Clinton said that is worth $250,000 each.

-PJ

36 posted on 09/27/2016 10:42:09 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

He should ask publicly if Clint Eastwood is still using his 2012 RNC convention empty chair if Trump does his own debate.


37 posted on 09/27/2016 10:42:22 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Vote for your guns!)
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To: Publius

I’d like to see the second “townhall” debate be moderated by one Conservative and one Liberal. Any suggestions on what Conservative and Liberal we should choose as moderators?


38 posted on 09/27/2016 10:44:04 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

“That woman set our intelligence community back 40 years with our classified information compromised on her illegal private and NONSECURE server! How did Trump NOT bring that up?”

He DID bring it up. He also asked her why so many of her employees and aides have taken the 5th while under questioning about it.


39 posted on 09/27/2016 10:44:16 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Sans-Culotte
In general that would work, if the questions asked applied to both candidates. For example, if the moderator asks Trump why he says misogynistic things about women cows like Rosie O'Donnell, he can't ask Hillary what she thinks about it. The questions need to be questions one would ask any candidate.

I agree. But when I say identical I mean totally identical. Not "Mr. Trump, do you think you're a sexist pig? If not, why not?" and "Secretary Clinton, do you think Mr. Trump is a sexist pig? If so, why?"


40 posted on 09/27/2016 10:44:46 AM PDT by Genoa (deplorable)
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