Donald Trump flubbed the last debate. His allies know it, his fundraisers know it—but that doesn’t mean they’re willing to admit it.

On Thursday, the Republican presidential nominee announced that he had decided not to debate Vice President Kamala Harris for a second time, writing in a lengthy rant on Truth Social that “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” (Apparently he’s counting his debate against Joe Biden.)

But less than 24 hours after the major reversal, Trump’s team was already working to explain away why the country would be getting less of their candidate.

  • @frunch
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    63 months ago

    Omg imagine if she did that quick pull trump was doing for a while there? That douche-ey “power move” where he’d begin with a regular handshake then suddenly yank the other person toward him?!? I will always remember that showdown with Trudeau where Trudeau actually prepped with a stance and everything when it came time to shake trump’s hand… And he did not get pulled when donnie tried his cute little stunt, lol

    • @Regrettable_incident
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      23 months ago

      Oh yeah, I’d forgotten about how Trudeau turned that shit around on trump. Class.