r/politics • u/rollingstone Rolling Stone • May 15 '24

Biden Challenges Trump to Two Debates. Trump Immediately Accepts Soft Paywall

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/biden-challenges-trump-debates-1235021164/
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u/littletinydickballs May 15 '24

they reframed it, just as Rolling Stone omitted that the offer comes outside the debate commission with unique demands and stipulations from Biden. we all have our political bias

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u/slymm May 15 '24

Biden's camp offered to negotiate with Trump's camp. Biden's camp also said crowds are bad because of x and y. I don't think that qualifies as demands

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u/littletinydickballs May 15 '24

demanded changes to traditional debate commission sanctioned format. :)

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u/slymm May 15 '24

No. Refused to participate in debate commission sanctioned format. Offered an opportunity for an alternative.

Biden didn't demand anything from anyone. He doesn't have the power to demand anything from the commission, nor demand anything from Trump.

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u/tet19 May 15 '24

He just won’t do it unless trump agrees to the conditions….i guess that’s one way to phrase a demand as not a demand

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u/bunkSauce May 15 '24

Demand ~ an insistent and peremptory request, made as if by right.

Preremptory ~ putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay. specifically : not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply. a peremptory mandamus.

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u/TentativeIdler May 15 '24

I can't take something from a store without giving them money, are they demanding my money? They made the offer, it's up to me if it's worth accepting.