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BlueSky3

(653 posts)
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:46 AM Jul 26

Trump backs out of debate

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Donald Trump has backed out of a previously scheduled debate that was slated to take place in September.

In a statement, Trump claimed it was "inappropriate" to schedule a debate with Harris because she is not yet officially the Democratic nominee, though she has secured the support of enough delegates and does not face any challengers.

Read more: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/live/kamala-harris-donald-trump-schedule-news-vp-josh-shapiro-20240726.html

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Trump backs out of debate (Original Post) BlueSky3 Jul 26 OP
I hear chickens clucking. twodogsbarking Jul 26 #1
🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐥 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 26 #2
How did you get those chicken icons on your title page? Maraya1969 Jul 26 #46
😁 The iPhone lets you post your available emoticons on DU robbob Jul 26 #48
I'm on Android and it let's me post emoticons but like you said Dave Bowman Jul 26 #77
I was using my tablet (Kindle Fire). I can do it from my iPhone, too. 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 26 #61
Yes, he is. OLDMDDEM Jul 26 #51
when i saw this come over the wire , i had the eggsact same thougt. AllaN01Bear Jul 26 #58
As opposed to Pres. Biden ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Jul 26 #3
This. This, Exactly! The_Counsel Jul 26 #11
It's not his "argument". llmart Jul 26 #35
EVERY SINGLE "ARGUMENT" FROM DOTARD IS RIDICULOUS AZ8theist Jul 26 #43
Beat me to it. Biden had not yet been officially nominated yet, either. wnylib Jul 26 #79
When Harris is officially nominated and polling continues to decline for Trump, he will be begging for debates. Freethinker65 Jul 26 #4
Or even more frightened by the thought of it. wnylib Jul 26 #80
There's gonna be a devastating explosion and fire onstage...wanna join in, trumpie? MiHale Jul 26 #5
Will the fire smell like brimstone? DBoon Jul 26 #76
Kamala punched him right in the face yesterday gab13by13 Jul 26 #6
What is FAUX gonna do now? LilElf70 Jul 26 #7
The Harris camp needs to SAVAGE Trump over this. hadEnuf Jul 26 #8
She posted yesterday SCantiGOP Jul 26 #41
He didn't "back out". Come on, people! Bucky Jul 26 #9
Right. RIGHT! The_Counsel Jul 26 #13
trump is an expert on what is "appropriate". mwb970 Jul 26 #16
chicken shit James48 Jul 26 #10
He's a scared little chicken IronLionZion Jul 26 #12
How surprising is this? And when he will want to debate, there will be lots of unreasonable requirements SupportSanity Jul 26 #14
My guess is it will never be 'appropriate' NH Ethylene Jul 26 #26
She clearly frightens him. mwb970 Jul 26 #15
No, she doesn't. She should be grateful to have dodged a bullet here. valleyrogue Jul 28 #92
I disagree. mwb970 Jul 28 #93
Chickenshit motherfucker. (nt) Paladin Jul 26 #17
THIS wolfie001 Jul 26 #23
🐔💩‼️ Oopsie Daisy Jul 26 #18
He's smarter than I ever gave him credit for,,,, KarenS Jul 26 #19
The coward The Third Doctor Jul 26 #20
Neither one was the nominee on June 27th either. AllyCat Jul 26 #21
Mr. Trump?? This sounds like something rather Fowl. chouchou Jul 26 #22
Smells like it too orangecrush Jul 26 #54
That's actually the only smart thing trump has probably ever done. BComplex Jul 26 #24
Of course. evolves Jul 26 #25
Scaredy Cat Joinfortmill Jul 26 #27
Democats are not scared of Trump. wnylib Jul 26 #81
Not Dems, Trump. Joinfortmill Jul 26 #82
Yes, I know. Just responding to the term "scaredy cat" wnylib Jul 26 #83
Snowflake Trump GoYouPackersGo Jul 26 #28
He know he has nothing to gain and plenty to lose. CentralMass Jul 26 #29
Don't worry, the Don will be back in for a debate once his taxes have finished the audit. LiberalArkie Jul 26 #30
He was not official when he debated President Biden Tribetime Jul 26 #31
🐔💩 irisblue Jul 26 #32
Call him out as a coward, just like he was in the republican debates JohnSJ Jul 26 #33
Bully runs away! BadgerKid Jul 26 #34
gutless d.bowman Jul 26 #36
Like all conservative, authoritarian, patriarchal, fear mongers; Magoo48 Jul 26 #37
Djt is panicking over too many prosecutors 'persecuting' him in 2024 Jrose Jul 26 #38
The media will now hound him out of the race for being old and feeble. LOL PSPS Jul 26 #39
President Biden is a good debater... sanduca Jul 26 #40
If djT's debate rival isn't an 80-plus year old with a stutter, Jrose Jul 26 #42
Good. No debate. And no late debates. No October debates. bucolic_frolic Jul 26 #44
He knows he'd get wrecked! Bluethroughu Jul 26 #45
Remember, trump just spent a month in court facing women like Kamala... Wounded Bear Jul 26 #47
Why are felons even allowed in a Presidential debate? CountAllVotes Jul 26 #49
ABC should hold the second debate anyway GregariousGroundhog Jul 26 #50
Can't blame him. tavernier Jul 26 #52
Chickenshit orangecrush Jul 26 #53
Which would make them Chickenheads Seinan Sensei Jul 26 #70
Hai! orangecrush Jul 26 #72
Hey Donny, usonian Jul 26 #55
We need a jingle! MuseRider Jul 26 #56
Bwak Bwak Bwaaaaaak Seinan Sensei Jul 26 #57
He didn't "back out" he ran away like a speeding bullet. republianmushroom Jul 26 #59
I guess he panicked & thought Kamala would BigDemVoter Jul 26 #60
A candidate who can't debate their opponent, can't govern Dorn Jul 26 #62
More proof that Jon Legend's wife johnnyfins Jul 26 #63
It won't matter to his insane supporters. They have no place to go but to him. CTyankee Jul 26 #64
His bone spurs must be acting up. paulrevere2018 Jul 26 #65
'Arrested Development' had his number years ago... SeattleVet Jul 26 #66
inappropriate Ladythatvotesblue Jul 26 #67
He has no business being president Dem4life1234 Jul 26 #68
And he wants to be our latex salesman.... Blue Owl Jul 26 #69
Trump bromeando Jul 26 #71
Harris mocks Trump after he hedges (again) on presidential debate LetMyPeopleVote Jul 26 #73
Cheung Scarlet Begalas Jul 26 #87
Here is Kamala's line from here on in: anamnua Jul 26 #74
Kamala should still have that debate, but w/ an effigy of djt, standing at the podium next to hers, along w/ SWBTATTReg Jul 26 #75
Cowardly piece of shit. FoxNewsSucks Jul 26 #78
In their misogynistic universe there is a phrase for this and it is inappropriate. Voltaire2 Jul 26 #84
He is due to be sentenced in Sept. still for 34 counts and might be busy? Brainfodder Jul 26 #85
"not yet officially the Democratic nominee" krkaufman Jul 26 #86
Sniveling coward. Martin68 Jul 27 #88
Coward, Unfit, Nasty Trump! Brainfodder Jul 27 #89
figures prodigitalson Jul 27 #90
Good. It's the best thing that could happen to Kamala Harris. valleyrogue Jul 28 #91
He's afraid of Kamala TommieMommy Jul 28 #94

robbob

(3,603 posts)
48. 😁 The iPhone lets you post your available emoticons on DU
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:01 AM
Jul 26

How they look to other people I have no idea…

🐔🐔🐔👀

Dave Bowman

(2,985 posts)
77. I'm on Android and it let's me post emoticons but like you said
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 03:10 PM
Jul 26

I have no idea what it looks like for other people.

😁😜🤔💡👌👀

50 Shades Of Blue

(10,625 posts)
61. I was using my tablet (Kindle Fire). I can do it from my iPhone, too.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:44 AM
Jul 26

Their keyboards let you insert smilies. I wish my laptop's did!

3. As opposed to Pres. Biden ...
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:50 AM
Jul 26

... who was also not the official nominee at the time the first debate happened or the second on as agreed upon. What is the difference?

The_Counsel

(1,721 posts)
11. This. This, Exactly!
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:11 AM
Jul 26

Neither Biden nor Dolt45 were their parties’ official nominee when they debated in June. Dolt45’s current argument is ridiculous.

Not to mention: Kamala Harris IS the presumptive nominee, and will have accepted the nomination by September 10.

But we know the REAL reason Dolt45 doesn’t want to debate now, don’t we?

llmart

(16,091 posts)
35. It's not his "argument".
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:24 AM
Jul 26

It's his excuse. What a yellow-bellied coward, but then we knew that from his bone spurs excuse not to serve his country.

AZ8theist

(6,050 posts)
43. EVERY SINGLE "ARGUMENT" FROM DOTARD IS RIDICULOUS
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:38 AM
Jul 26

That's what happens when you're a pathological liar, idiot and an all-around scumbag.

wnylib

(23,503 posts)
79. Beat me to it. Biden had not yet been officially nominated yet, either.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 03:23 PM
Jul 26

Only difference is that we knew Biden's VP choice and VP Harris has not yet chosen hers.

Freethinker65

(10,686 posts)
4. When Harris is officially nominated and polling continues to decline for Trump, he will be begging for debates.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:51 AM
Jul 26

MiHale

(10,429 posts)
5. There's gonna be a devastating explosion and fire onstage...wanna join in, trumpie?
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:52 AM
Jul 26

Aww, come on it’ll be fun to see lil mushrooms and peabrains roasting on national television cooked up by our new chef, Harris.

Ya scared? Should be!

gab13by13

(23,789 posts)
6. Kamala punched him right in the face yesterday
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:57 AM
Jul 26

She told TSF to bring it on, any time, any place.

Remember this and never forget it, WE OWN THE NARRATIVE. TSF is scared shitless, no presidency=jail.

LilElf70

(185 posts)
7. What is FAUX gonna do now?
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:58 AM
Jul 26

I'm pretty sure they wanted to host yet another debate a week AFTER this scheduled one, which the POS has apparently backed out of. And of course he blames the dems for all his worries again. He's such a role model for the MAGA crowd. Why these losers insist on back up this lying game show host and con man, is beyond me.

I'm guessing Kamala is under his skin now, and he can't help but scratch it, thinking it will go away. She's going after him full blast, and I'm loving every second of it. I keep looking forward to her next blow.

If I was a betting man, my money would be on Kamala. I'd actually double down.

So far, so good. You go girl!!!!

SCantiGOP

(14,071 posts)
41. She posted yesterday
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:36 AM
Jul 26

Responded to a tweet that said Trump
Insiders were saying he would drop out:
“What happened to anytime, anyplace?”

Bucky

(55,334 posts)
9. He didn't "back out". Come on, people!
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:04 AM
Jul 26

What he did was weasel out of the debate on a bullshit technicality. Imagine Trump starting his lame excuse with the phrase "it wouldn't be appropriate"

Yes, he's shitting you.

The_Counsel

(1,721 posts)
13. Right. RIGHT!
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:16 AM
Jul 26

It wouldn’t be appropriate to lie for 90 minutes during a debate, but damn if Dolt45 didn’t do it. Eff him and his fake concern for what’s appropriate….

valleyrogue

(678 posts)
92. No, she doesn't. She should be grateful to have dodged a bullet here.
Sun Jul 28, 2024, 01:35 AM
Jul 28

What Trump would level at her would be devastating.

KarenS

(4,453 posts)
19. He's smarter than I ever gave him credit for,,,,
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:44 AM
Jul 26

After watching her speak the other day, she kicks ass AND takes names
She would devastate him in a debate!!

BComplex

(8,889 posts)
24. That's actually the only smart thing trump has probably ever done.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:08 AM
Jul 26

She was going to absolutely wipe the floor with him.

wnylib

(23,503 posts)
83. Yes, I know. Just responding to the term "scaredy cat"
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 04:06 PM
Jul 26

Last edited Fri Jul 26, 2024, 09:58 PM - Edit history (1)

In general because they can be pretty fierce, despite (or maybe because of) their quick instincts that make then jump at sounds and get wary in some settings.

PSPS

(13,965 posts)
39. The media will now hound him out of the race for being old and feeble. LOL
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:28 AM
Jul 26

They won't, of course. He still has some lucrative clicks left in him that they want to mine. TUNE IN TO SEE WHAT OUTRAGEOUS THINGS HE SAID/DID TODAY!!!111!!!1 And, think of all the money they can make if, god forbid, he gets "elected" again.

sanduca

(56 posts)
40. President Biden is a good debater...
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:35 AM
Jul 26

But, he was not at his best in that debate trumputin actually set it up. He wasn't feeling good...he was exhausted and he was pissed. I could tell all those things together didn't help him. Trump is an idiot, a liar and a bully at debates. He knows nothing about policies. His job is to anger all the racists, the greedy and the ignorant. That's it and he does it well.
Kamala is a fire cracker, he has no idea what awaits him😅
She's knowledgeable on all fields.

Jrose

(1,201 posts)
42. If djT's debate rival isn't an 80-plus year old with a stutter,
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:36 AM
Jul 26

who's sick with a cold, medicated for a sore throat and exhausted from overwork ...
well., then it 'just wouldn't be fair'.

CountAllVotes

(20,967 posts)
49. Why are felons even allowed in a Presidential debate?
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:03 AM
Jul 26

Why is the orange man allowed to even leave the house much less the prison he belongs locked up in?

Why?

DUMPTRUMP!

& recommend.

tavernier

(12,978 posts)
52. Can't blame him.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:10 AM
Jul 26

It would be a massacre of horror movie legend. Even Stephen King would turn his head away, unable to watch.
I really wish his ego would make him reconsider. But perhaps he will send his second in command to face the Cat Lady.

orangecrush

(20,865 posts)
53. Chickenshit
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:17 AM
Jul 26

This will not sit well with the MAGAT base, and we should make sure they know about it by HAMMERING THIS INTO THEIR HEADS WITH ADS

MuseRider

(34,302 posts)
56. We need a jingle!
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:23 AM
Jul 26

Since this is not in my musical area of expertise I know there are people here who are. Short, cutting and easy for everyone to sing. Then another honoring our wonderful nominee even though she does not need one. Jingles can be very effective if written with thought and a great, catchy melody. Just something cute and cutting for us to entertain with.

Just a thought.

republianmushroom

(16,301 posts)
59. He didn't "back out" he ran away like a speeding bullet.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:29 AM
Jul 26

"anywhere any time" was and is the convicted felons BS.

CTyankee

(64,485 posts)
64. It won't matter to his insane supporters. They have no place to go but to him.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 12:15 PM
Jul 26

And he knows that. The misogynists who form his core of supporters will just ignore it. They are too far gone to care.

Ladythatvotesblue

(202 posts)
67. inappropriate
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 12:31 PM
Jul 26

apparently, the irony is lost on this genius.
How many inappropriate things has he done?
buckbuckbuckbuckbuckbuck!!!!!
Chicken shit.
For such a brave tough guy he sure acts like a big freakin BABY.

Dem4life1234

(355 posts)
68. He has no business being president
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 12:38 PM
Jul 26

Every president boldly faces off in a debate.

I am just about sick of his bad built drooling evil self.

He really trashed up American politics for a long time.


Punk ass

LetMyPeopleVote

(151,425 posts)
73. Harris mocks Trump after he hedges (again) on presidential debate
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 02:44 PM
Jul 26

The more Donald Trump hedges on debating the likely Democratic nominee, the more eager Kamala Harris is to mock the former Republican president.



https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kamala-harris-mocks-donald-trump-election-presidential-debate-2024-rcna163777

Later Tuesday, Trump told reporters he was “absolutely” prepared to debate the likely Democratic nominee, though he quickly added, “I haven’t agreed to anything. I agreed to debate with Joe Biden.”

The latest sign of trouble came last night. The New York Times reported:

Advisers to former President Donald J. Trump said they would not commit to another debate, one they had already agreed to participate in, now that the Democrats have changed candidates from President Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris.

The written statement from Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign’s communications director, was weird, even by 2024 standards. It said there’s “chaos” in Democratic politics (there’s not). It said Biden is corrupt (he isn’t). It suggested Barack Obama opposes Harris (he doesn’t). It suggested it was necessary to use Obama’s middle name (it’s not). It said the opposing party is called the "Democrat Party" (it's not). It also said “many” Democrats want to nominate someone other than Harris (they don’t).

But after combing through the nonsense, the bottom line was simple: Team Trump concluded that it would be “inappropriate” to “finalize” the existing debate schedule until after the Democratic National Convention......

When we last kicked this around, it seemed as if there were a couple of possible explanations for the antics. One was that Trump was engaged in a mind-numbing “work the refs” exercise, whining incessantly about ABC, in part in the hopes that the network will tilt the debate in his favor and in part to preemptively have an excuse in case Harris fares well in an upcoming standoff.

The other possibility is that Trump and his team are simply afraid of how he’d perform against the incumbent vice president.

All things considered, the latter explanation appears to be the accurate one.

Scarlet Begalas

(38 posts)
87. Cheung
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:32 PM
Jul 26

Cheung is such a good little Nazi. All those lies in one statement? He's got a big future in the Rethug party.

anamnua

(1,255 posts)
74. Here is Kamala's line from here on in:
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 02:56 PM
Jul 26

‘If he’s not fit to face me in debate he is not fit to be president’

SWBTATTReg

(23,443 posts)
75. Kamala should still have that debate, but w/ an effigy of djt, standing at the podium next to hers, along w/
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 03:05 PM
Jul 26

lots of deodorizers (visible to the audience too). Maybe Sat. Night Live can do a parody on this, on crooked don, running towards the hills to avoid debating, of all persons, a top-notch prosecutor.

Voltaire2

(14,346 posts)
84. In their misogynistic universe there is a phrase for this and it is inappropriate.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 04:24 PM
Jul 26

This is not a good play for him. He's stumbling.

Brainfodder

(6,949 posts)
85. He is due to be sentenced in Sept. still for 34 counts and might be busy?
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:16 PM
Jul 26

Meanwhile, not concerned in the slightest, he is going to lose in spectacular fashion in Nov. (IF)

krkaufman

(13,572 posts)
86. "not yet officially the Democratic nominee"
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:42 PM
Jul 26
not yet officially the Democratic nominee


Do any of the articles discussing this nonsense highlight that Joe Biden wasn’t the official Democratic nominee?

Just seems like one of Trump’s moves to manage media coverage. Get media covering what he wants, rather than Kamala or Vance.

Brainfodder

(6,949 posts)
89. Coward, Unfit, Nasty Trump!
Sat Jul 27, 2024, 08:06 PM
Jul 27

Corrupt Unreasonable Nutty Trump!

Creepy Unrepentant Narcissistic Trump!

All versions lead to one conclusion?

He is the YUGEST....


valleyrogue

(678 posts)
91. Good. It's the best thing that could happen to Kamala Harris.
Sun Jul 28, 2024, 01:34 AM
Jul 28

Any debate would be extremely nasty, and Kamala Harris would not at all benefit from the onslaught of dirt Trump would hurl at her.

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