The link in this post seems to get to Trump's brain for some reason...
this post was submitted on 17 May 2024
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Does anyone think auto cut off of the mic is warranted? "You have 60 seconds and then the mic cuts off".
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Biden should just invite RFK to take Trump's place if he doesn't show up. RFK would then draw from Trump voters, splitting the anti-Biden vote.
If he doesn't show up, Biden should call Trump direct on his cell phone with a spoofed number from one of Trump's associates, and then ask him live on air why he's not at the debate, and offer to have the debate right then and there with Trump on speaker.
If you're gonna be in charge of the USA's intelligence apparatus, and your opponent is okay with weaponizing the power of that exact same apparatus against you when they feel like it, I think you should be allowed to flex with it just a little bit from time to time.
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The gambit left him little choice but to immediately accept when the Biden campaign offered debate dates in June and September
I think this is vastly understating how prominently placed is total transparent bullshit, in the Trump mental model, and how willing his followers are to it
He can simply pretend that October 2nd is the real debate, and Biden is the one trying to back out because he’s too old and scared to debate Trump. If his followers also watched news with some connection to reality, and cross checked Trump’s pretenses against it, then they’d see the lie, but they don’t and they won’t.
Nah, that doesn't give Trump any advantage. He can just go on Fox any time he wants and have a "pretend debate" with no one. There are still rules to the reality Trump supporters have in their heads.
Basically, Trump supporters want to see him as better than someone else. So that other person has to play along. If you notice, the Republicans who support Trump have to pretend that he's better than them when they give speeches. It's just a modern monarchy (a conservative form of government).
Biden doesn't play along, so he actually doesn't look weak. Trump was begging for a debate and was ignored (looks weak). Biden said "let's debate" and Trump accepted. No one ever accepted Trump's debate on Fox, so rejecting it actually makes Biden look more powerful.
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Completely agree.
Offering Donald Trump a stage is one of the most consistently idiotic thing Democrats do.
He's still playing a different game than you are D's.
Don’t forget ‘anyplace’ too!
See you on the surface of the Sun 😎
That’s being moved to earth, iirc. Or at least, we’re getting rid of the woke cloak that used to filter out a lot more than it does now.
Idea 💡: Biden tells people he will show up for a speech, with or without Trump present.
Say that Trump will refuse to show up, bc he's too weak and pathetic. Use those exact words.
Trump doesn't show = profit.
Or if Trump does show, doing his usual falling asleep during talky talk, then profit even moar!
Most likely Trump will try to do the identical thing in reverse, but everyone would see that Biden did it first.
everyone would see that Biden did it first.
Where have you been the past 10 years? Half the country just sees what Fox "News" tells them.
that and farcebook. It sure explains for the current polls.
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Trump: My team will play football only if it’s a home game and I get to pick the referees. Also, your team doesn’t get to to play, only my team does. And if you don’t agree then I’m not showing up and your team is to blame.
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