r/politics • u/Arrest_The_President • 7d ago

Will Trump chicken out of the presidential debate? Probably. He's a Grade-A coward. Soft Paywall

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/06/25/trump-biden-presidential-debate-cnn-rigged/74195698007/
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u/snarquisnarquer 7d ago

Narcissists are nothing more than an automated collection of defenses covering for a fragile or near non existent ego. The grandiose egoism of trump is just another of his performed delusions. I've thought he might back out with the excuse that the Gag Order has already nullified the debate, so he won't participate. He would fully believe this little fabrication, as would the MAGA troglodytes.

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u/FairlySuspect 6d ago

This is what happens when half of all people give up their will to a Higher Power, but choose Cognitive Dissonance. It can do whatever one needs it to justify whatever reality they prefer.