Trump suggests he may skip GOP debates

[69360]

It's a very electable position, it's a humanitarian position and many independents and democrats who hear that annoying moderator whining about Ukraine winning being more important than ending the war so people stop dying might finally wake up.

Of course my personal opinion is going to be closer to Ron Paul - and I'd be talking about the CIA meddling in Ukraine and such which caused it all - that's just not where the country is at, at the moment..

Trump is not electable any more. The sooner you face that reality, the easier it will be to handle it when he either leaves the race or loses.

 

[jmdrake]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to acptulsa again.

 

[jmdrake]

That's a fair point. You even have allegedly conservative Fox News moderators who let Biden slide with the "Trump said neo-nazis are fine people!" hoax while excoriating Trump for pointing out that the Hunter Biden laptop had evidence of criminal activity..

Biden then claimed that over 50 intel officers signed a statement that the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinfo, which we found out was not true, and recently we found out that it was the Biden campaign who requested they put out the letter.

The debates are fun, but also repulsive at the same time.

Trump did an excellent job on the CNN townhall.

The dumb moderator refused to be proven wrong.. she asked why Trump waited 3 hours to tell supporters to go home from the Capitol. She admitted they breached at 2pm. Trump had a tweet printed out from 2:30pm that twitter deleted, telling people to be peaceful.

She kept asking at least 3 or 4 times after he showed her the tweet why it took him 3 hours..

She did horrible.

Trump hit it out of the park on the Ukraine question:

So....you're argument is that Trump should skip debates with "horrible" Fox moderators but it's okay to do town halls with "horrible" CNN moderators? That...that's your argument? Is Trump scared of the moderators or is he scared of the competition?

 

[acptulsa]

So....you're argument is that Trump should skip debates with "horrible" Fox moderators but it's okay to do town halls with "horrible" CNN moderators? That...that's your argument? Is Trump scared of the moderators or is he scared of the competition?

The competition, of course. The powers that be are awfully intent on promoting Trump as the only Republican candidate, as the mere fact that this little "event" happened proves.

No, he's not scared of the punching bags moderators they provide.

Trump is not electable any more. The sooner you face that reality, the easier it will be to handle it when he either leaves the race or loses.

Trump is shtick, and the public has been there and done that.

 

[PAF]

After the Trump administration spent +$8 Trillion in one single term, he wants EUROPE to Pay More Money.

Isn't much of Europe NATO members?

In 2017, President Donald J. Trump began selling lethal weapons to Ukraine.

In 2019, President Trump unilaterally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, increasing Russian vulnerability to a U.S. first strike.

“The provocations that the United States and its allies have directed at Russia are policy blunders so serious that, had the situation been reversed, U.S. leaders would long ago have risked nuclear war with Russia.” Abelow concludes that the U.S. government bears significant responsibility for the Ukrainian war.

The U.S. has escalated its belligerence throughout the war. As Chas Freeman, the former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, observed: “Everything we are doing, rather than accelerating an end to the fighting and some compromise, seems to be aimed at prolonging the fighting.”

Col. Douglas Macgregor bitterly condemned the moral bankruptcy, the “shocking vacuum of humanity,” among the White House Neocon strategists who made common cause with Ukraine’s right wing ultranationalists (a polite description of the cohorts) to provoke the proxy war with Russia, sacrificing U.S. money and Ukrainian bodies. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-S...rom-intermediate-range-nuclear-forces-treaty/

 

[acptulsa]

After the Trump administration spent +$8 Trillion in one single term, he wants EUROPE to Pay More Money.

And I'm sure they will. Shortly after Mexico coughs up for those photogenic little sections of wall out in the desert.

I'm conservative. That certainly doesn't mean I spend less. It just means I promise to send the bill to somebody else, and hope they're dumb enough to pay it.

 

[dannno]

So....you're argument is that Trump should skip debates with "horrible" Fox moderators but it's okay to do town halls with "horrible" CNN moderators? That...that's your argument? Is Trump scared of the moderators or is he scared of the competition?

Maybe he doesn't want the Republican Party to tear itself apart. He doesn't want to hurt DeSantis or any other potential competitors who are, frankly, way way behind and deserve a shot in the future.

 

[jmdrake]

Maybe he doesn't want the Republican Party to tear itself apart. He doesn't want to hurt DeSantis or any other potential competitors who are, frankly, way way behind and deserve a shot in the future.

 

[acptulsa]

Maybe he doesn't want the Republican Party to tear itself apart. He doesn't want to hurt DeSantis or any other potential competitors who are, frankly, way way behind and deserve a shot in the future.

When has a GOP debate ever done that to someone? Like, ever?

You grasp at those straws like they can keep you from drowning.

 

[devil21]

It's pretty standard that there arent any debates when an incumbent President is seeking re-election.

Given that they are both incumbents seeking re-election, it makes sense there are no debates

Maybe we should just do away with debates entirely and let the media report "the facts" about where they stand on issues via Twitter posts. I'm sure the proposed new CEO of Twitter, NBC exec and WEFster would be on board. Then, it'll only be a short step away from nominees just being crowned by the party apparatus and all the voters can stop worrying about silly things like primaries and selecting nominees. Maybe we can even just ditch debates, primaries and elections altogether and crown the Head of State, like the British do? Or have the central party choose the Head of State like the Chinese do? It would be so convenient! Think about the extra free time not spent thinking about candidates and issues and have to go to the polls and whatnot and instead can direct that time and attention toward the latest offerings from Netflix, while eating Carl's Jr. I hear there's a must-see show coming soon called "Ow, My Balls!"

 

[TheTexan]

Maybe we should just do away with debates entirely and let the media report "the facts" about where they stand on issues via Twitter posts. I'm sure the proposed new CEO of Twitter, NBC exec and WEFster would be on board. Then, it'll only be a short step away from nominees just being crowned by the party apparatus and all the voters can stop worrying about silly things like primaries and selecting nominees. Maybe we can even just ditch debates, primaries and elections altogether and crown the Head of State, like the British do? Or have the central party choose the Head of State like the Chinese do? It would be so convenient! Think about the extra free time not spent thinking about candidates and issues and have to go to the polls and whatnot and instead can direct that time and attention toward the latest offerings from Netflix, while eating Carl's Jr. I hear there's a must-see show coming soon called "Ow, My Balls!"

For a guy who seems to pride himself on a distrust of the media, you do seem to trust the media to run these debates

 

[unknown]

When Burnout supporters sued the DNC over claims that they rigged the Presidential primary, the DNCs defense was essentially that we're a private company and can choose whomever we want, regardless of the vote.

What's to stop the RNC from doing the same?

 

[PAF]

When Burnout supporters sued the DNC over claims that they rigged the Presidential primary, the DNCs defense was essentially that we're a private company and can choose whomever we want, regardless of the vote.

What's to stop the RNC from doing the same?

Wait... you weren't at the 2012 RNC Convention in Tampa?

They are essentially private orgs, but that doesn't stop rules from being broken.

 

[jmdrake]

For a guy who seems to pride himself on a distrust of the media, you do seem to trust the media to run these debates

Trump trusted CNN to run his town hall.

 

[vita3]

Trump trusted CNN to run his town hall.

Circus is still alive.

 

[devil21]

For a guy who seems to pride himself on a distrust of the media, you do seem to trust the media to run these debates

Meh, I would remind that one of those voices and claps in the nosebleed seats was mine, along with other RPFers like the founder of this forum, a past moderator of this forum, other very early liberty personalities who were co-opted/purged, etc:



Here we are now, years later and debates are invite only and are going away. The "selection" veil is being lifted. But you already knew all of that.....

(lol Herman Cain is dead and the rest on the stage have been put out to pasture.....tell me one person who gives a fuck about Rick Santorum today?)

 

[TheTexan]

Meh, I would remind that one of those voices and claps in the nosebleed seats was mine, along with other RPFers like the founder of this forum, a past moderator of this forum, other very early liberty personalities would were co-opted/purged, etc:



Here we are now, years later and debates are invite only and are going away. The "selection" veil is being lifted. But you already knew all of that.....

Well there's really nothing stopping RFK and anyone else from reaching out to, let's say, Glenn Greenwald, to host a debate. Or Tucker even.

Perhaps it's a good thing that MSM is refusing to do debates.

 

[devil21]

Well there's really nothing stopping RFK and anyone else from reaching out to, let's say, Glenn Greenwald, to host a debate. Or Tucker even.

Perhaps it's a good thing that MSM is refusing to do debates.

I guess that entirely depends on what Glenn or Tucker's ultimate motivations are, no?

 

[TheTexan]

I guess that entirely depends on what Glenn or Tucker's ultimate motivations are, no?

Is Glenn among the evil elites? I lose track

 

[devil21]

Is Glenn among the evil elites? I lose track

He was a compromising figure previously. In fact, a similar handle tried to buy my silence off with bait related to The Blaze so do pardon my skepticism (I informed that I am much more expensive that that). Let the people decide who is worthy, without undue influence. Chips shall fall where they may.