Is Trump Afraid of ‘No Puppet. No Puppet. You’re the Puppet’ 2.0 As He Threatens to Skip Debates? – By Peter Wade (Rolling Stone) / Dec 16 2019
Trump must know that he was beaten decisively in all three 2016 debates according to pundits and poll results alike
President Donald Trump is raising the possibility of passing on the coming general election debates. Trump told advisors last week, according to the New York Times, that his lack of trust for the Commission on Presidential Debates is why he may sit out.
Trump also tweeted about possibly skipping the debates on Monday. While attempting to make it clear that he’s unafraid of debating whoever the Democratic candidate might be, he said he is, however, concerned that the commission that has hosted general election debates since 1988 is “stacked” against him, writing in part, “The problem is that the so-called Commission on Presidential Debates is stacked with Trump Haters & Never Trumpers.”
Trump also accused the commission of purposely “modulating my microphone” during his first debate with Hillary Clinton in 2016. But according to the Washington Post, the commission released a statement after the debate explaining that the microphone issue was only a problem in the debate hall and not the television audience.
Trump also wrote that he’s leaving open the option of working around the “very biased Commission” for possible future debates.
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