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[-] Dagamant@lemmy.world 123 points 1 month ago

They should still have the debate. Empty podium and all.

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 74 points 1 month ago

Even better, have a fact checker repeat a summarized version of Trump's previous answers to similar questions and then explain why it was a lie.

[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

Or have it cut to the empty podium for 2 seconds, before they say "oh yeah, Donald Trump was too tired to attend today, too tired, very tired candidate..."

[-] twei@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 month ago

Or say "Wow the crowd is going crazy for you Mr. Trump" followed by a shot of an empty row of seats

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

This is even better than saying he is a coward. We should be spamming social media, "low energy Donald too old for second debate."

[-] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

I vote that he's replaced with a slowly melting ice cube.

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I vote that he is replaced with a robot that cracks eggs into a cold pan at a rate of 1 egg every 10 minutes.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Come on, we can't replace him with something more competent

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago
[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[-] Nurgus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Tub of lard. (All three things have replaced British politicians)

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago
[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That's just a tub.

[-] iroebfks@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 month ago

They should ask the questions to both candidates, and just cut to an empty podium every time it's Trump's turn.

"Mr. President, you have one minute to respond to the Vice President's claims."

crickets

[-] el_doso@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Would backfire with whoever is somehow still undecided, I fear

[-] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

They could just play random sound bites of him talking about electrocuting sharks and windmills causing cancer. It would be pretty much like the last debate.

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