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/Yousoggyyojimbo May 15 '24

The terms he was offered was no crowd and he's already demanding a crowd after accepting so that's definitely how this is going to go.

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u/chipmunksocute May 15 '24

Yeah the "no crowd" and "mics off when other person is speaking" Id imagine are red lines for Biden's team.  The whole point of this is them trying to keep Trump from making it a spectacle.  Theres nothing Trump would love more than to yell over Biden while Maga fucks in a crowd egg him on and boo Biden, and I cant see Biden agreeing to that at all. I dont think either of these debates are going to happen.  Trump wants a crowd and a chance to yell over Biden, Biden and co want the opposite.  Trump in a quiet room yelling without any crowd feedback will make him look like an ass.

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u/Yousoggyyojimbo May 15 '24

Yeah I just don't see him actually going through with this.

He wouldn't be able to contain himself and the video of him standing there shouting to be heard because his microphone was off would just look crazy.

If they actually went through with it I would bet he would get up and physically walk over to Joe Biden to shout into his microphone.

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u/Rock_Point May 15 '24

Just put a few steps up and down from the podiums and he'll be napping before the third question