Earlier today the @JoeBiden account posted a 15-second video with more editing cuts than a fight scene in a Liam Neeson movie in which the president challenged Donald Trump to a pair of debates.
As we told you earlier today, Biden's acceptance, of course, comes with many conditions, including "no audience," among other things:
The actual Biden debate news today:
— Vince Coglianese (@VinceCoglianese) May 15, 2024
Biden is refusing to debate Trump in front of an audience of voters.
His campaign is demanding big guardrails for Biden, including:
- No audience.
- No RFK Jr.
- No Trump remarks during Biden's answers.
- Only Biden-friendly outlets &…
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The actual Biden debate news today:
Biden is refusing to debate Trump in front of an audience of voters.
His campaign is demanding big guardrails for Biden, including:
- No audience. - No RFK Jr.
- No Trump remarks during Biden's answers.
- Only Biden-friendly outlets & anchors can moderate (from CBS, ABC, CNN or Telemundo).
One of the outlets that will host a Biden/Trump debate is CNN, and it will be in June. There are many reasons CNN made the Biden campaign's list of acceptable outlets, and some of those reasons have dollar signs in them.
Biden's video mocked Trump for having limited days of availability because of court matters (they don't mind saying the quiet parts out loud), and CNN's senior political reporter not only mentioned the Biden campaign already has merch on the market but helpfully provided a link:
….and the Biden campaign leans into the debate and trial Trump trolling, with a new “Free on Wednesdays” T-shirt for sale in its online shop:
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) May 15, 2024
https://t.co/rG4eMFKojS pic.twitter.com/aTmBGJMg8e
The Biden campaign might owe CNN a sales commission.
CNN reporters are now promoting Biden campaign merchandise.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 15, 2024
Seems like an issue. https://t.co/fZ2m4BfVgW
Oh nothing. Just a CNN reporter linking to and promoting a campaign's merch shop. https://t.co/0lNgNQ5VPH
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 15, 2024
Will anybody at CNN also provide any links to Trump's campaign website? Yeah, probably not.
So you openly work for the Biden campaign. You're even selling merch.
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) May 15, 2024
What are the odds that the Biden campaign will have received all the debate questions by the end of the day?
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