‘Long history of playing games’: Biden campaign shuts down Trump’s tantrum
The Biden campaign on Wednesday proposed a series of two debates with very specific rules, including shutting off the microphone of the candidate not answering a question, and Donald Trump quickly accepted the invitations, including the stipulations, before turning around and proposing an additional series of debates.
In a stinging response the Biden campaign rejected Trump's proposal.
“Donald Trump has a long history of playing games with debates: complaining about the rules, breaking those rules, pulling out at the last minute, or not showing up at all – which he’s done repeatedly in all three cycles he’s run for president," said Biden-Harris 2024 Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon in a statement received by NCRM. "He said he would debate President Biden anytime, anywhere, anyplace. In fact, he’s said and posted it dozens of times with varying degrees of comprehension and basic grammar. President Biden made his terms clear for two one-on-one debates, and Donald Trump accepted those terms. No more games. No more chaos, no more debate about debates. We’ll see Donald Trump on June 27th in Atlanta – if he shows up.”
Politico warned Wednesday afternoon the "agreement does not ensure that either of the debates will happen. In fact, shortly after the campaigns agreed to two debates, the Trump campaign proposed two more."
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Early Wednesday morning President Joe Biden posted a video to social media, saying, "Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate. Now he’s acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. I'll even do it twice."
Biden also ridiculed Trump's schedule, which currently has him in court four days a week.
"I hear you're free on Wednesdays," Biden mocked.
Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate.
Now he’s acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. pic.twitter.com/AkPmvs2q4u — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 15, 2024
Barely hours later, Biden, keeping the same tone, posted to social media: "I've also received and accepted an invitation to a debate hosted by ABC on Tuesday, September 10th. Trump says he’ll arrange his own transportation. I’ll bring my plane, too. I plan on keeping it for another four years."
Trump on his social media website wrote, "It is my great honor to accept the CNN Debate against Crooked Joe Biden, the WORST PRESIDENT in the History of the United States and a true Threat to Democracy, on June 27th. Likewise, I accept the ABC News Debate against Crooked Joe on September 10th. Thank you, DJT!"
Also on his Truth Social page Wednesday, Trump had written, "I would strongly recommend more than two debates and, for excitement purposes, a very large venue, although Biden is supposedly afraid of crowds - That’s only because he doesn’t get them. Just tell me when, I’ll be there. 'Let’s get ready to Rumble!!!'"
CNN's Kristin Holmes reported Wednesday afternoon the Trump campaign is "a little bit irked right now, the fact that Joe Biden somehow took over the debate narrative despite the fact that Donald Trump has been using this as a narrative at all his campaign rallies."
Holmes: Talking to Trump's senior advisers and those in his orbit, they're a little bit irked right now, the fact that Joe Biden somehow took over the debate narrative… pic.twitter.com/uqK8AfXNXS
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 15, 2024
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