Donald Trump IS gonna do debates ….
But he’s ALWAYS working hard to change the game to his favor….
The December conversation between Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, campaign operating officer Michael Glassner and Frank Fahrenkopf, the co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, came as the president weighed whether to participate in the trio of debates scheduled for this fall and as he attacked the commission on Twitter.
Privately, the president has discussed with allies a push to remake the board but has not yet taken specific actions, according to people familiar with the conversations, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a private encounter.
Parscale complained to Fahrenkopf that so many members of the board of directors were, in his estimation, against the president and that he wanted the commission to choose moderators that were viewed as fair by the president’s team.
According to people familiar with the meeting, Parscale cited at least one past moderator that he deemed as unfair, the people familiar with the meeting said.
“We want to have debates that are fair and are more geared toward informing the American people than to boosting the careers of the moderators,” Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said….
Note….
Trump, sensing Joe Biden will the Democratic nominee , has been trying knock Biden off by using his son Hunter Biden….
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You want at least the semblance of a legitimate debate?
Have two,one on domestic policy,the other on foreign policy.
Look to the Kennedy – Nixon debates of 1960.
The two candidates seated in chairs with a podium in between .Three questioners seated at a table alternating questions with short rebuttals .
Most importantly , no live audience to turn the event into a campaign rally..
Won’t happen of course.No one is really interested in a real exchange of views ,rather it’s just an extended “gotcha” moment with “moderators” trying to score points and a superfluous audience that serves no purpose other than to add a “reality “ show feel to the proceedings.