President Joe Biden has announced that he intends to serve as Commander in Chief until he’s 86, and the DNC has announced that there won’t be any primary debates. That’s pretty shocking — are they that afraid that Biden will show his age? It’s ridiculous.
On the Republican side, Donald Trump has pretty much said he’s not taking place in the primary debates — why let the moderators lie about you?
As everything Trump-related is these days, the question is whether Trump thinks he doesn’t need debates to win the primary or whether he’s afraid to debate; as usual, the Trump and DeSantis camps are weighing in.
Trump is right! The debates will be totally RIGGED against Trump.
Trump haters Neil Cavuto and Brett Baer “moderating” the first debate? What a joke! They’d be just as bad as Chris Wallace was! pic.twitter.com/zogF83g0d4
— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) April 25, 2023
“NO!” is pretty clear.
Indeed. They're as bad as any liberal moderator would be. They're united in making sure the people's candidate does not win.
— John Bind (@johnbind2) April 25, 2023
He said, "No." Love it.
The leftists in this country are not interested in a fair and reasonable debate at any level.
— AmericaFirst (@TheUnwanted46) April 25, 2023
I've been saying this for months
He doesn't need to do any debates because we know how he will govern already
Let Chris Christie and the rest of the back benchers go at it for 2nd place— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) April 25, 2023
So if the Dems can announce they will not be doing Debates, so can Trump! He can do rallies and town halls! Don’t fall into their trap President Trump. @realDonaldTrump
— PatriotRose17 (@PatriotRose17) April 25, 2023
We no longer need debates to be hosted by the legacy media. Especially primary debates. Trump should insist on primary debates that are hosted independently on Rumble or YouTube
— WhaDo!Kno (@Jon_D_Vapidest) April 25, 2023
Trump has all the power. No need to go on these decades old rigged debates.
— Henry (@HenryBack2Play) April 25, 2023
Lol, this you, dude? pic.twitter.com/yGv0VgkQ7I
— Netrunner (@2077Arasaka) April 25, 2023
Trump is such a con.
— Luke Zaleski (@ZaleskiLuke) April 25, 2023
Trump is musing about pulling out of the debates on the theory that his lead is "insurmountable" nine months before the first vote is cast. | @baseballcrank https://t.co/rbUIlUd7rC
— National Review (@NRO) April 25, 2023
Probably a mistake, as the debates get free air time. Something the Democrats need to consider, imho.
— Harry Le Hermit (@harrylehermit) April 25, 2023
Usually when candidates duck debates it's because they think the debates will hurt them. If Trump is trying to duck debates in 2024 that's a huge difference from 2016 when he was eager to get in them in order to hurt the other candidates. https://t.co/RmghpDyNTy
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 25, 2023
I'm sorry I just don't buy the idea that Trump's primary will be a cakewalk. He may win, probably has a 50 percent chance of winning at least, but he isn't acting like he's confident about it.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 25, 2023
His debate performance in 2016 was strong. The difference though is that other people have watched him and taken him seriously for years now so they probably know how to respond to him better now than they did then. https://t.co/myVWyqGQUh
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 25, 2023
There's also a risk for Trump for avoiding the debates, DeSantis becomes the de facto Trump and all the other candidates pile on him. He does well in debates and his star rises.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 25, 2023
So, he's a coward who thinks he's entitled to the nomination. Got it.
— Can of Spam (@iDoLikeSpam) April 25, 2023
If everything is rigged, nothing is rigged.
He's proving himself to be a coward, as well as a loser.
— SixPoundLine (@PeaGravelNed) April 25, 2023
Already hedging his bets for a poor performance.
Winners don’t need excuses. Losers do.
— GWardHome (@gwardhome) April 25, 2023
Dude, if Trump can't handle Cavuto and Baier, how in the f-ck is he gonna survive the Presidential debates when the moderators will be from far less friendly legacy media outlets?
— AdamInHTownTX (Not a Biologist) (@AdamInHTownTX) April 25, 2023
Will Trump and Biden even agree to debate each other if Trump turns out to be the nominee? Don’t forget the talk of Biden not debating Trump in 2016. Trump could claim the moderator is biased, and Biden could happily hide out in his basement in Delaware.
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This is what happens when you support authoritarians.
Cenk Uygur raging at the DNC for not allowing debates in 24 primary the SCHADENFREUDE we all cravehttps://t.co/wx7G6ekBYQ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 25, 2023
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