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

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?”

  • thefartographer@lemm.ee
    971·
    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!

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    55·
    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
      8·
      2 months ago

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

      • Curious Canid@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        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.worldEnglish
    40·
    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
      12·
      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·
        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!!

  • magnetosphere@fedia.io
    32·
    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·
    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

  • Peruvian_Skies
    18·
    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
      4·
      2 months ago

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

        • hydrashok
          3·
          2 months ago

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

      • Peruvian_Skies
        2·
        2 months ago

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

  • UraniumBlazer@lemm.eeEnglish
    14·
    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
      4·
      2 months ago

      immigration officers performing gender surgeries on cats and dogs eater aliens

  • Pheonixdown@lemm.ee
    61·
    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·
      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
    41·
    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·
    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