- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
GOP lawmakers and analysts virtually unanimous that Trump was second best to Harris in first presidential debate
Donald Trumpās campaign was in damage control mode on Wednesday amid widespread dismay among supporters over aĀ presidential debate performanceĀ that sawĀ Kamala Harris, his Democratic opponent, repeatedly goad him into going wildly off-message and missing apparent opportunities to tackle her on policy.
Even with TrumpĀ insistingĀ to have won the debate āby a lotā, Republicans were virtually unanimous that Trump had come off second best in a series of exchanges that saw the vice-president deliberately bait him on his weak points while he responded with visible anger.
The Republican nominee ā who took the unusual step afterwards of visiting the media spin room, a venue normally frequented only by candidatesā surrogates ā was non-committal on Wednesday to the Harris campaignās proposal for a second debate. Despite widespread opinion to the contrary, Trump suggested she needed it because she had lost. āIād be less inclined to because we had a great night. We won the debate,ā he told Fox & Friends.
Iām wondering if Biden withdrew after the rnc so he would be locked in. Not withstanding the pressure he faced.
Bidens timing nullified the bump Trump wouldāve gotten from the assassination attempt. It was well timed
Surely you know by now that only Trump is able to play 5D chess at such a high level. (massive /s)