Trump Dodges ABC and Demands Fox Debate With Harris | Common Dreams
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Former President Donald Trump backed out of an ABC debate with Vice President Kamala Harris and called for Fox News face-off instead. Harris' campaign accuses him of running scared.
  • smokin_shinobi@lemmy.world
    143·
    2 months ago

    Harris should refuse Fox because they have claimed in court to be an entertainment channel and not a news organization. If she does use her ABC time she should post that on a giant screen behind her podium.

    • mad_asshatter@lemmy.world
      71·
      2 months ago

      She should agree to Fox if:

      1. It takes place after ABC (so Trump doesn’t bail)

      2. Fox airs an explanation, immediately before and after the debate, for the $750 million+ settlement concerning the Big Lie.

      • SeaJ@lemm.ee
        5·
        2 months ago

        Considering how quick they are to point out that Biden legitimately won the 2020 election now that they had to pay out, Harris should hammer the point that Biden win in 2020 to poke the bear that is Trump. We’ll see if Fox is willing to be assured again and not call him on it or cut him off.

        • Vanon@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          2 months ago

          This is a very good point. If she ever ends up on Fox (hope not), it would be negligent not to use this attack. T**** lost, and he still can’t admit this basic, important fact. A fact his lawyers, all around the country, could not escape, in even the most friendly jurisdiction. Some of them are now disbarred because of this. Fox News paid an incredible sum (and lost Cucker) because of this.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
      29·
      2 months ago

      Read article that she refused and told Trump he needs to stick to the debate he already agreed to on a prime time channel. Not all of us have cable but lots of people can pick up ABC. She said she be there whether he is or not.

    • takeda@lemmy.world
      12·
      2 months ago

      She already is sticking to the scheduled debate that will be next week and starting that they can schedule additional ones. The whole Fox News stunt likely is an attempt to avoid debate at all.

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
      0·
      2 months ago

      To be clear Fox has never argued that their entire network is entertainment and not news. They have made that distinction between what they call opinion shows like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity’s old shows and their actual news segments. Fox does produce a legitimate news broadcast that is considerably less biased and inflammatory than those opinion shows. Unfortunately that broadcast is not nearly as popular as the garbage shows they’ve had to make the arguments you’re referencing about.

  • DxK@lemmy.world
    762·
    2 months ago

    Trump is a weird, scared, old man. He belongs in the dementia ward of a nursing home, not on the campaign trail. If conservatives were capable of shame they’d realize how embarrassing nominating this doddering old weirdo for the Presidency truly is.

    Edit: anyone trying to claim he’s not demented gets blocked. I have no patience for that bullshit.

    • Sanguine@lemmy.world
      77·
      2 months ago

      I agree with the sentiment here but trump doesn’t belong in a dementia ward. He does not have dementia, anyone watching him speak / interact with people can tell. It also diminishes his roll in all the absolutely terrible shit he does / spews everyday. Make him take full responsibility for his actions, dont blame even a second of it on dementia…its not fair to folks / families who have gone thru that disease.

      • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
        14·
        2 months ago

        I had several people who work with the elderly tell me he had early dementia signs in 2016, and he’s only declined since then, so I’m not sure what you’re taking about. He’s already sundowned a few times.

        • takeda@lemmy.world
          5·
          2 months ago

          Nah, I think the current strategy is the best. They try to paint themselves as some “silent majority”, when in reality they are just some odd balls, who for some reason are obsessed about having demented, geriatric felon to hold the office off the president.

          They are just a group of weird, insane people.

  • dan1101@lemm.ee
    44·
    2 months ago

    Waah, I wanted to run against Biden. Waah, I only want to debate on Fox. Waah, it’s not fair!! What a baby.

    • ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world
      111·
      2 months ago

      Which I could sort of understand, but then he whines for years about it if he doesn’t get his way. Even my young children get over things faster than he does.

  • foggy@lemmy.world
    17·
    2 months ago

    Bruh you pussy footed accepting the debate, you don’t get to have it on your terms, you twat

  • Blackout@kbin.run
    15·
    2 months ago

    I love how all the news orgs this morning worded it that Trump approved of the fox debate as if it was a thing before he made it one. Harris should make him do the ABC one with live fact checking before even considering fascist entertainment news network.

    • localme@lemm.ee
      0·
      2 months ago

      Live fact checking sounds good to me. I’d also like to see a long-form debate so that candidates have enough time to properly discuss each topic. The traditional format seems so outdated and only helpful for creating soundbites.

  • ceenote@lemmy.world
    11·
    2 months ago

    “Dodge” implies a degree of finesse. He’s throwing a temper tantrum. Again. Because he’s afraid he’s gonna lose unless he gets to pick the referee.

    • zabadoh@ani.social
      1·
      2 months ago

      I see the “ET” logo under right wing sources, and I think “Entertainment Tonight” is right wing?
      ET is Epoch Times