Trump Cancels a Debate With Harris on ABC News and Pitches One With Fox News Instead
www.nytimes.com
Mr. Trump said in a social media post that the previously scheduled presidential debate to be hosted by ABC News was “terminated” once President Biden dropped out of the race.
  • misterundercoat@lemmy.world
    53·
    3 months ago

    a proposal that has not yet been accepted by the Harris campaign.

    Not confirmed by the Harris campaign or Fox News at this point. Why are we reporting Trump’s garbage social media spew as factual?

    • downpunxx@fedia.io
      73·
      3 months ago

      It just said Trump agreed, didn’t say anything about Harris agreeing, it’s a clickbait headline, that’s all

      • HauntedCupcake@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        3 months ago

        But that implies he agreed to something someone else proposed. No one says that someone agrees with themselves when they make a statement

  • LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world
    47·
    3 months ago

    You mean the propaganda network who just couple of days ago said “if you are a man who vote for women, you have transitioned into women? IT’S SCIENCE”

    WOW, what a great venue for “debate”!

  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
    404·
    3 months ago

    It fucking sucks that the Democrats keep bending over backwards for this shitbag. Why does he get to pick the venue?

    • Nougat@fedia.io
      78·
      3 months ago

      He doesn’t. Harris campaign has not responded. This is just Trump’s wishful thinking.

      Edit: Headline misleads with the phrase “agrees to.” That suggests that there has been an “agreement” between the two parties. There has not. This is Trump’s “proposal.”

      Trump Proposes a Fox News Debate …

  • downpunxx@fedia.io
    212·
    3 months ago

    whoof this is a terrible idea for kamala, fox is litteraly the belly of the beast enemy territory, trump will always find a way, this time with the help of his friends at fox, to decimate his opponent. this is as equally bad an idea as it was for biden to agree to “debate” trump at all. no one “debates” Donald Trump, he’s a bully, on television, with no rules, they are his victims.

    this is a terrible fucking idea.

    • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      I’m not so sure. You’re right that nobody “debates” Trump, but you do get to get onstage and launch attacks at him if you’re smooth and know what you’re doing.

      Fox being the venue is a little meh though, I agree the questions will probably have a strong slant.

      • Railing5132@lemmy.world
        3·
        3 months ago

        The questions would have a slant like a sheer fucking cliff. The audience would be hand picked by MAGA, Inc. There would be absolutely no gain to a “debate” on fox “news”.

        • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 months ago

          Usually things like audience representation and format are negotiated by the two campaigns before the debate is fully agreed to.

          I think it’s a rare chance to reach the Fox audience with things they don’t often encounter due to their media bubbles.

  • IndiBrony@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    3 months ago

    “Man being assassinated drives knife into own stomach”

    I bet he can’t make himself look good even on home turf at this point.

      • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
        14·
        3 months ago

        Fox won’t do that to him. For every overtime ramble nothing would happen. They’d shorten Harris’ response times to make up for it “for the sake of time”. And of course no fact checking and lob up easy questions for him with hard convoluted questions for her and no overtime allowed. I wouldn’t put it beyond them to interrupt her mid answer or just switch to Trump when he does one of his interruption “tactics”.

    • LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world
      12·
      3 months ago

      Same goes for any woman of color. Right relentlessly attacked Fani Willis and slandered her all over for being in a relationship with a divorced man - at the same time nominating a convicted rapist and serial cheater to be their party leader.

      Hypocrisy is their brand. It is up to us - those who are not in a cult - to reject these attacks and not allow mainstream media to run with them. FUCK THE PROPAGANDA AND VOTE.

  • NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.world
    8·
    3 months ago

    For a cable network, which by their own admission is an “entertainment” show and no “reasonable viewer” would take them seriously…

    Why are they even allowed to host political debates?

      • downpunxx@fedia.io
        2·
        3 months ago

        CNN already teetering during the Trump years, has gone full Dark Side, I removed their headlines from my social media feeds, it’s incredible, just complete self interest and greed, and another “news” organization working towards a fascist dystopia, actively assisting those who would end free speech and free press, their owners and shareholders betting they can get out with as much value as possible before the fascists end them.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
    22·
    3 months ago

    The DNC desire for “debate” will never be anything but incredible to me. Why? Why, DNC?

    “Swing voters”? “Outlining of policies”? “Reasoned discussion”?

    Trump has murdered all of these things. In front of your faces. Many times!

    Just . . . Don’t.

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
      3·
      3 months ago

      They still think facts and reason matter more to people than gut feelings and peer pressure.

      • Optional@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 months ago

        They don’t understand the modern GQP is very literally a cult, with the attendant cult mindset. “Debate” is just performative vitriol in their eyes.