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Biden accepts CNN's invite to debate Trump:
Joe reveals date of the first 2024 showdown
with his nemesis... and says 'over
to you, Donald'

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Posted By: Imright, 5/15/2024 9:20:22 AM

President Joe Biden has proposed two debates with Donald Trump, throwing down the gauntlet in a video message directed at his rival, where he taunts him with 'I hear you're free on Wednesdays.' Trump, who is in his fourth week of a hush-money trial in New York, is required by the judge to be in court for testimony. Wednesday is the only day the court is not in session. Biden is proposing their first presidential debate be in late June and the second would occur in September before early voting begins. He proposes a vice presidential debate in July.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: jasonB 5/15/2024 9:44:35 AM (No. 1718248)
Lincoln - Douglas move over.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: PChristopher 5/15/2024 9:47:10 AM (No. 1718250)
Oh, it's gonna be fun seeing Trump tear FJB a new one, particularly while Joe's all coked up!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: downnout 5/15/2024 9:47:13 AM (No. 1718251)
Make my day, pal? Who does he think he is? Dirty Harry Callahan? Wow, Joe, you are just such a stud! (Extreme sarcasm turned off now)
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Californian 5/15/2024 9:59:12 AM (No. 1718262)
They have perfected animatronics! Ready to rock n roll!
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Reply 5 - Posted by: terrywhite 5/15/2024 10:00:22 AM (No. 1718263)
And, they talk about Trump's crude behavior. By his taunts here, Biden reveals himself again to be an arrogant, amoral, and smarmy thug; a smart*** Mafia don.
33 people like this.

Reply 6 - Posted by: Bur Oak 5/15/2024 10:04:14 AM (No. 1718266)
After the Democrat convention Biden won't be the nominee.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: bpl40 5/15/2024 10:05:28 AM (No. 1718267)
Dollars to cents these debates are not happening. They will be canceled with some flimsy excuse - of course blaming Trump. They just want to get the issue off the table till then.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: ARKfamily 5/15/2024 10:05:49 AM (No. 1718269)
This is what this Democrat party is all about. Donald Trump has mean tweets (according to some people) but with Joe Biden's "make my day, pal" and Kamala Harris' "kick that f------ door down," a person gets a real and true view of them. Arrogant. . .
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Hazymac 5/15/2024 10:12:24 AM (No. 1718275)
FJB, who belongs in a hospice now, isn't going to debate Trump because he is not capable of standing on his hind legs, thinking, and talking simultaneously. He's gonzo. If Trump, who has still got it together, debated the demented, retarded, corrupted, perverted FJB, the debate would be the most one-sided ever seen. Biden probably wouldn't leave the stage under his own power after being humiliated by Orange Man Bad. He'd need a stretcher and an IV full of Adderall.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: snakeoil 5/15/2024 10:13:27 AM (No. 1718278)
Additional details will be forth coming. The Moderator of the Great Debate will be Dr. Jill. The questions will be the crew of The View assisted by Jessica Tarloff. Jen Jen The Red Headed Circle Back Woman will be there to supply Tana Leaves to The Mummy. And Latrine John Pierre will be there to say every 10 seconds We've been very clear about this.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: mizzmac 5/15/2024 10:15:04 AM (No. 1718280)
They will never debate. Biden can't even complete one coherent sentence. He just needs to go on record as a tough guy challenging Trump to debate. Joe's handlers will do anything to prevent promised debates, including a ground war in New Jersey, or a second national plague if necessary.
23 people like this.

Reply 12 - Posted by: padiva 5/15/2024 10:31:33 AM (No. 1718301)
PDT will manage to politely fluster JRB so JRB will show his dementia.
7 people like this.

Reply 13 - Posted by: Mcscow sailor 5/15/2024 10:40:06 AM (No. 1718310)
As proposed by the Biden team, Trump will not have enough time to counter Biden’s stream of lies.
9 people like this.

Reply 14 - Posted by: MickTurn 5/15/2024 10:46:56 AM (No. 1718314)
Joey, as always, Failing Upward...this time he will Fail Bigly!
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Highlander 5/15/2024 10:47:09 AM (No. 1718315)
If all those massive rallies and pro-Trump publicity are enough; why bother with a debate? Even two? Technically, debates are for persuading undecided voters. If a voter is undecided, after all the stories read and heard, he would be an uneducated idiot.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Rama41 5/15/2024 11:01:08 AM (No. 1718333)
And it only took Biden six cuts to make the 15 second debate challenge video.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: learner 5/15/2024 11:01:35 AM (No. 1718334)
If it happens it will be rigged so PDT vs FJB and whoever they choose to moderate from ABC, CBS, CNN, Telemundo, similar to Candy Crowley from CNN in 2016. FTA 'The moderator would be 'selected by the broadcast host from among their regular personnel, so as to avoid a 'ringer' or partisan.' LOLRFLMAO
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Reply 18 - Posted by: J. Arthur Brown 5/15/2024 11:06:49 AM (No. 1718339)
Biden specified that he wants a debate hosted by a "news organization." He's looking for a repeat of 2020 with one or more Chris Wallace acting as his de facto debate partners while he snarls "Shut up, man!"
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Reply 19 - Posted by: FJB 5/15/2024 11:07:46 AM (No. 1718341)
We've been asking Doctors and others wanting our business who they will vote for. MAGA Vet.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: FJB 5/15/2024 11:17:45 AM (No. 1718351)
It seems asking Doctors and others wanting our business who they'll be voting for is good a way of using "DEI" to our advantage for a change! MAGA Vet.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: Words have Meaning 5/15/2024 12:19:59 PM (No. 1718399)
After SI put 69 year old Oprah's "friend" Gayle King on cover for their not famous anymore swimsuit issue...the only thing I have to look forward to now is Trump "making Biden's day pal" in a Jun 27 newly scheduled debate.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: udanja99 5/15/2024 12:34:12 PM (No. 1718410)
I wonder what the official excuse will be when he backs out of doing them.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 5/15/2024 1:09:43 PM (No. 1718439)
Will Biden be given the questions in advance? If he were given them in advance, though, would that help him?
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Reply 24 - Posted by: JoElla Bee 5/15/2024 1:59:53 PM (No. 1718460)
CNN. The Biden team must think they have the rigging of everything necessary done to their satisfaction for perceived success, or this is just a political scheme hatched on an inconvenient, or impossible, time schedule for DT in hopes of providing the appearance of strength for them & weakness from him for not accepting it. Don’t know what, but something is in the works. There is no way an honest debate would benefit Biden, & there is certainly no chance that Trump wouldn’t clean the floor with him.
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Reply 25 - Posted by: Starboard_side 5/15/2024 2:37:41 PM (No. 1718474)
Notice how everyone is suddenly talking about this instead of the disaster in NYC courtroom now? Trump will need to be careful not to dump on feeble Joe too much to ensure he's not looking like a bully. He should have someone sweep the room for electronic bugs to make sure Joe isn't being tipped off. He should demand that at least 3 of the questions will be presented by the candidates themselves and delivered to the moderator(s) only 2 minutes before they are to be asked of each candidate. This would remove the likely case of Joe being given the questions in advance like Hillary was by Donna Brazille did previously. Trump needs to have a "bleach" response ready to go as I'm sure Joe will be looking to lob that one into the debate sometime.
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Reply 26 - Posted by: anniebc 5/15/2024 2:59:07 PM (No. 1718489)
Mental tests required first.
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Reply 27 - Posted by: smokincol 5/15/2024 3:03:41 PM (No. 1718496)
this spineless, immoral, unethical and other negative connotations I can think of can't hold our President's slippers but all he has is bluster and head fakes ... there is nothing there of any legitimate value and the bad part about it is we still have to contend with him until November and our only hope is ... there is an honest election but the hopes of that are next to none praying to God to watch over our country and give us back our duly elected President, Donald J. Trump
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Reply 28 - Posted by: Mcscow sailor 5/15/2024 3:18:00 PM (No. 1718502)
From the man who should not buy more than 3 bananas at a time,
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Reply 29 - Posted by: chillijilli 5/15/2024 3:28:41 PM (No. 1718512)
Not so fast, you guys. WHY it is in Trump's best interest to agree to both the date AND the news organization selected by BIDEN? He chose the date and place for a REASON and we are kidding ourselves if we think it just fits in best with Joe's busy schedule. To those of you who think Biden will fizzle and self-destruct, think again. This is the guy who mumbled incoherently and fell up the steps one day and shortly thereafter gave a SOTU which was hailed as one of his top career performances? He's found some kind of secret workaround to keep his dementia in check. {{{ Poof! }}} and it's completely vanished, what a deal! Joe has a problem, however. He cannot have a successful debate if he has to share the stage with Trump. Don't be surprised if at the last minute he comes up with some reason he can't get to Atlanta and he suggests moving the debate to a Zoom platform instead. That would certainly give him an advantage in lots of different ways. Trump should just say NO to JUN 27 and CNN! Why would anyone think they will suddenly be fair?
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Reply 30 - Posted by: JoElla Bee 5/15/2024 3:42:17 PM (No. 1718517)
Well, apparently Biden has certain stipulations (restrictions) for the debate like no audience, & when Trump is allowed to speak, Biden friendly outlets, etc. I guess there will be no debate if all of his conditions aren’t met. If Trump refuses and Biden backs out…Trump’s fault.
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Reply 31 - Posted by: Hazymac 5/15/2024 5:43:40 PM (No. 1718593)
Some sly political pundits have opined that if Trump gets convicted of any of the ninety-three felonies in any of the four kangaroo courtrooms, FJB can just declare that he's not going to debate a felon supported by "mega" Nazis. His eyes will magically turn black, and he'll start hollering about all those hated American citizens, whether natural born or naturalized, who will vote for Trump, and whose numbers he wants diluted by twelve million criminal invaders who will be voting in large numbers this fall, perhaps large enough numbers to swing multiple elections. Then FJB will tuck his tail between his legs, walk away on those toothpick strides, say it's all Trump's fault, and head to Rehoboth Beach with a full load in his adult diapers.
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