Posted on 08/02/2023 9:02:19 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Trump’s comments came during an exclusive nearly hourlong interview at his golf club here last Thursday evening, and represent the furthest the former president has as of yet gone in suggesting he probably will not attend the first debate hosted by Fox News. Trump, who enjoys the spotlight debates would provide, is weighing whether or not to go to the debate based on a number of factors. First, he does like debates and believes his performance in the 2016 GOP primary debates and later the general election debates against Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton may very well have gotten him to where is today. But, with his opponents in the GOP primary trailing him so significantly, and the moderators being Fox News anchors who are no fans of Trump, he told Breitbart News he thinks it “could be stupid” for him to appear on stage and give floundering losing candidates like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, or others any shot at him. For their part, some candidates, such as DeSantis and Christie,
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“Reagan didn’t do them. Other people didn’t do them,” Trump said. “I don’t know that I should be doing it, to be up against a hostile network with hostile people that are polling at zero. I mean, they don’t have any votes. One of them actually had a zero with an arrow pointing left. I’m trying to figure out what that means. It probably means they have too many votes, you know, like the election. But they’re at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 maybe—and I’m in the 60s. I see a poll the other day, I’m at 78 and you have people at zero.”
“Let them debate so I can see who I MIGHT consider for Vice President!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump also noted again that he thinks it could be “foolish” or even “stupid” to appear on the debate stage given his commanding lead over the rest of the field.
“I feel it’s sort of foolish to be doing it,” Trump said. “I think it could be stupid—it could be a stupid thing to do. But I have not made up a decision. I don’t mind doing them. I like to do them—I enjoy them actually and I think they’re a good thing. But when you’re leading somebody by 50 or 60 points, I think doing it might be foolish.”
If Tucker did it, the Debate would be worth it, otherwise, nope.
F’em! I wouldn’t give the Uniparty Judases the ratings bonanza Trump would bring. Are you going to watch those jokers do the Uniparty’s dirty work of attacking MAGA? Not me, I don’t care what any of them, other than Trump, have to say.
Trump doesn’t need the debate. The “debate” needs Trump. Without Trump, no one will be watching. If I was Trump, a good round of 18 on one of his courses would be more productive.
Nobody is going to watch it without Trump.
Ha ha!
stream Trump/Tucker show same time as the debate.
Yup. 👍
Now THAT is a great idea. 👍
Here's a suggestion for FOX News to claw back a little credibility: When a person's on air - put a blue bar under the person IF THEY'RE A DEMOCRAT... AND A RED BAR under the picture if the person's a Republican.
That INCLUDES ON AIR TALENT.
If a person is too stupid or too dishonest to tell what party they belong to, DON'T PUT THAT PERSON ON AIR.
Are you there Bret Baier? If 'integrity' really matters to you stop enabling people hiding behind lies and misdirection. Identify guest by party - red and blue...
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