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Trump tried to push Harris into more debates. Now he's not sure he'll do another. (www.nbcnews.com)

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Within moments of Tuesday night's debate ending, Trump began to suggest that he wasn't interested in another face-to-face with Harris.

Donald Trump, who tried to push Kamala Harris into debating him by publicly accepting multiple invitations while her campaign insisted on first negotiating the terms, is now casting doubt on whether he will agree to another face-to-face meeting with his Democratic opponent.

Within moments of leaving the debate stage on Tuesday night with a performance that some Republicans were quick to pan, Trump began dismissing the idea he would participate in another debate — a reversal from his previous talking point that he was willing to do several debates and it was Harris who was hiding.

Trump’s campaign said before the debate that he had already accepted debate invitations from Fox News and NBC News, and that Harris had not. But in post-debate interviews, Trump was noncommittal. He claimed victory on Truth Social, saying, “Why would I do a Rematch?”

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[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 96 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't blame him, didn't you see how mean she was to him last night!?

She kept making him say wrong things, stupid things, lies, and bumbling rants by letting him talk!!!

What a fucking meanie poopoo-head Kamala was by letting Trump be a moron out loud. She cheated!

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 68 points 2 months ago

CHICKEN!

[-] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Chicken attaAaAAaack

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 55 points 2 months ago

This guy is so transparent it would be hilarious if he wasn't so god damned dangerous.

He'd be doing us all a huge favor to disappear and shut up until the election, honestly.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

Oh no, I think he should talk more. His dementia has reached an alarmingly obvious stage.

[-] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I'm with you. If everyone in the country could get to know Trump personally, he would get fewer votes than he has immediate family members. The best thing he can do for Harris is to go out there and be himself in public.

[-] xantoxis@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago

I'm enjoying the fact that, weeks ago, he tried to say she had scheduled some and her campaign's response was "we'll see how the first one goes". Which now can be read as "Maybe baby won't wanna play any more after we kick him in the nuts."

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago

I'm sure they now regret not scheduling a second one so he has to actually pull out

[-] Landless2029@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah. How much worse would it be if they had a NBC one setup in 3 weeks only for him to cancel it.

I'm sure it would be something stupid like arguing over the rules too.

No fact checking!!

[-] teft@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Coo-coo-ca-cha! Coo-coo-ca-cha!

[-] hexabs@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Koka koka kocka a ko.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 32 points 2 months ago

One was enough. Harris embarrassed him (or, more accurately, she let him embarrass himself). If he had any backbone or self control, he’d want a second chance. If he wants to let Harris focus on other things while he ends the debate phase on a low note, that’s fine with me.

[-] vegeta@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I had the best debate in the history of debating. Many people, tears in Their Eyes said Sir that Was a Perfect and Beuatiful Debate. Maybe I can Beat Perfection? It was Rigged and she had the answers, and I still Had a Perfect Debate. Should I do Another Debate, we will See, but let me tell you, The Crowd outside of The debate was Tremendous. They were all holding Trump Sigmas.

-@RealDonaldTrump

[-] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Elections are rigged, the DOJ is rigged, the debate is rigged. It's never his fault.

[-] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Definitely read that in Seth Meyers' impression

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 25 points 2 months ago

[-] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago

Did anyone expect any different? Bragging like he'd already won before, making an ass out of himself during, downplaying it after. That's par for the course with Trump. It's how he dealt with every single one of his court hearings as well.

[-] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Off topic, but I love your username. Dream Theater rules!

[-] swab148@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

And your comment is under Peruvian_Skies

[-] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Well call me Vanessa because I’m going to wait! (But not regretfully.)

[-] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks, people don't usuallt recognize it! They're one of my favorite bands.

[-] Ledivin@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Use his full name from now on:

Donald "The Coward" Trump

[-] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

The Palm Beach Chicken

image of San Diego Chicken

[-] remotedev@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Don't disrespect the San Diego Chicken with comparisons to Trump

[-] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago

She can easily bait him into another debate by talking about how small the crowds cheering for him were. I'm sure Grandpa will come running to tell us about his wholesome stories of transgender aliens performing surgeries on American cats and dogs.

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

immigration officers performing gender surgeries on cats and dogs eater aliens

[-] notsure@fedia.io 9 points 2 months ago

After he went in to the spin room looking as lost as an abandoned puppy...

[-] Pheonixdown@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

I trust someone who's better with puns and all the latest politics than I to do it justice, but I feel like there's a rendition of "Brave Sir Robin" as "Brave Sir Orange" that could be quite good.

[-] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago

Craven old Sir Orange
Rode forth from Florida
He was not afraid to lie
Craven Sir Orange
He was not all afraid to be nasty in his ways
Craven, craven Sir Orange

[-] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Two pump chump with failing stamina and a refractory period longer than the expected lifespan. We’re done with the shitgibbon…

[-] Spazz@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 months ago

Trump says shit all the time that he doesn't mean. He'll probably lie and say he never asked for more debates, then go and whine at his rallies that Harris refuses to debate him more

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