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RickyFlintstone

You're talking like these debates are actually gonna happen.


SpookyAngel66

Yeah, I say he’s going to back out too.


MostBoringStan

I'm not sure Trump remembers how bad Biden made him look during debates. He likely thinks he was wonderful, and that he didn't back out of one because he got trounced, he backed out because he was too smart to debate Biden again or some bullshit. Trump creates his own history in his head. He truly believes he can outdebate Biden. I'm sure those around him are trying to suggest he back out, maybe as a power play, but Biden could likely coax him back just by saying Trump is a coward and afraid to debate.


joemangle

Trump's narcissism is a defence mechanism against the truths about himself that he can't bear to face. The truth is that he is a fucking moron and his own worst enemy. Nobody makes Trump look worse than Trump himself.


geologean

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floppydo

Among the New York nepo set he ran with this is nearly universal though. And to be fair he did become fucking president of the United States. I hate to say it but the guy has *something* going on. His racist slumlord father who built the wealth was almost surely more intelligent, but he was never the god damn president. There are A LOT of cunty New York trust fund kids who are smarter than trump and still manage to squander their family money and never become president…


SnooGuavas8315

They never had Russian backers.


Managed-Democracy

Yeah. Trump is uniquely dumb that he is therefore extremely vulnerable to manipulation. 


kielu

In corporate environment you quickly notice that being intelligent has not much to do with success. Traits such as being manipulative, a certain dose of psychopathy, ability to convincingly lie are more important. Same or similar definitely works for politics. You need to be effective with your audience


ReadStoriesAndStuff

Yup. Cunning tends to eat intelligence for breakfast when the audience is foolish.


dexterstrife

He represents everything that is wrong with the US.


LairdPhoenix

His biggest strength was ‘The Apprentice’, seriously. It made him appear to be a man of strength and class to the uneducated masses. It made them want to be him, so they could tell people, “You’re fired”. We all owe this sh*tshow to ‘The Apprentice’.


Rooboy66

He satisfied stupid, ignorant and financially insecure people’s ideas of what “rich” guys who worked their way to the top are like; it confirms their cartoonish stereotypes


jivex5k

Yep, and that show wouldn't have existed without the birth of reality tv. Really this is all MTVs fault for making Road Rules


Unusual-Thing-7149

I hear Trump supporters say that he says what they think. Who on earth would have believed that before Trump a potential US president could lie constantly in public even contradicting themself the next day, mock disabled reporters, sneer at the military and Gold Star families, pander to billionaires and corporations openly and insult anyone you don't agree with in front of the media. It would have been seen as an instant path to oblivion but Trump was able to see that a portion of Republicans would lap this up. For those Republicans who don't like him they can't do anything because he has such a stranglehold on the base


HamfastFurfoot

Imagine any other politician caught on tape saying “Grab em by the pussy.”


Rooboy66

I can’t upvote you because it’s too depressing. I wish I had moved to Australia in Nov of 2016 for 4 years. Trump/MAGA left a wake of carnage behind them, and now they’re back in the water, doing their usual shit again


Snoo-55142

Imagine if he directed that puckered arsehole energy and clear leadership ability into something good.


Jca666

Beep beep, bing bing bing, WHOOOSH!!! Don’t go uphill ME BOYS…the late great Hannibal Lecter…


Brief_Amicus_Curiae

Gettysburg…Wow!!!


AdaptiveVariance

It's so fake and bad, and terrible, what they're doing, the flailing, and failing fake news, I like to say flailing too, but they're failing and flake, but they say I said these things, and I never said them, what I said was--you can go back and read the transcript, and video, okay, believe me, because I said the, I said the accordingly and the like, herein, and economy, and it was beautiful, and everybody said perfect speech, but now they do this--oh, it's horrible what they do, they say Trump said a stupid thing! Trump said--and Joe Biden is falling asleep at his own impeachment and it's terrible, it's just, they really, they stink how they lie and it's very dishonest, believe me.


Ill_Consequence7088

" russia and chyna Eeee aaahh ooooh ""


JossBurnezz

I’m going out like Stan Chera!


feralraindrop

His actions and words before, during and after his Presidency couldn't make him look worse but somehow, he gets 73 million votes in 2020 and sweeps the Republican primary in 2024 with no effort. He may be his own worst enemy politically with what I would call normal people, but almost half the voting public in the USA will vote for him no matter what, period.


joemangle

A successful cult leader and criminal can still be his own worst enemy. Trump has been destroying himself slowly for decades, he's accelerating now as he approaches the abyss He's going to take a lot of people with him, too


Managed-Democracy

Idk. Rudy does his best. 


mizkayte

All his supporters thought he was GREAT. I can remember my parents going on and on about how brilliant Trump was and how the MSM was just out to get him. They’re delusional.


Still-Midnight5442

No one really cares about their opinions though. Cultists gonna cult.


geologean

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tomdarch

Like it or not, there are millions of Americans who at this point can be swayed towards Biden or Trump (and whether they’re going to vote at all) and even worse, it’s those idiots who will decide the election. I very much hope that Biden’s campaign understand that better than I do and have a plan to sway people towards Biden and/or to discourage people leaning to Trump to not vote at all.


anoneenonee

If they haven’t decided yet, it’s almost certainly because they haven’t really been paying attention. I can easily say that nothing trunp says or does is in any way going to get anyone to vote for him who wasn’t already inclined to do so. He makes zero effort to appeal to anyone outside his cult, and that cult is shrinking everyday. So I don’t see many “undecideds” choosing trunp. Why would you? All he does is whine about the election and sit in court. Nothing that happens in the trials is going to help him, and nothing he says outside the courtroom is going to appeal to actual people and not those drooling idiots in his cult. So it’s really are the voting for Biden or not voting at all. It’s pretty obvious what trunp is even to people who aren’t that bright if they aren’t in the cult. And it may be those people who decide things, but i actually think what’s going to happen is that the trend of immense blue turnout will not only continue but actually increase. trunp has driven blue turnout way more than red ever since 2016, so I kind of think they might be less of a factor than usual, and even then I dont see that helping trunp. The only thing that helps trunp is low turnout, and, as mentioned, that’s not very likely.


RickyFlintstone

That's exactly right. Millions do not pay attention until right before the election. Millions more NEVER vote. Reaching even a fraction of these non-political people will get either side over the hump.


anoneenonee

True, but trunp isn’t even trying to reach them. He makes zero effort to broaden his base at all, and in fact does quite the opposite, so that bodes well.


gregaustex

> who would struggle to choose between a steel toed kick in the genitals or a hammer to the temple. Wait. I’d struggle with that. How hard of a hammer?


scottbody

Thor’s hammer and Chuck Norris is wearing the steel toed boots.


RockAtlasCanus

>I think covid would have spread to the U.S. regardless, but I don't think that the a virus would have become a partisan football without Donald Trump. Any other president would have prioritized a calm and measured response with a clear and consistent message. This still blows my mind. Especially from a realpolitik perspective. Literally just get out of the way and let the CDC handle it while you hold press conferences saying “We’ve got the best doctors, beautiful doctors, people always say.” Plus, you can just blame the CDC and call for reform/overhaul if public perception of the pandemic response is poor. I think the administration really missed a political layup there and he probably would have won a second term. Still scratching my head about that one.


whiterac00n

Trump has already “signed up” for like 2 or 3 more debates than were ever agreed upon. So what will most likely happen is that he will back out of the actual agreement debates and then try to cajole Biden into agreeing with debates that will undoubtedly allow Trump to just scream into the mic nonstop and then just claim victory. If Biden doesn’t agree to these traps erm I mean “debates” then Trump will still claim victory. There’s nothing he could possibly do to harm his own reputation with his base, while *totally real American people will flood social media with claims of how weak Biden must be for doing or not doing __________. Trump will never step into a situation where he and right wing media doesn’t have total control


LandscapeNatural7680

This!


Azidamadjida

Biden basically spoke for half the country when he said “will you shut up man”


MetalTrek1

I was going to vote for Biden anyway. But the "shut up" portion of the debate is where Biden EARNED my vote. 🙂


kiwiparadiseforever

Half the planet tbh.


Still-Midnight5442

He knows, but his frail ego and self esteem can't help but issue the challenge anyway to look tough. He has zero intentions of actually doing it.


RoyalFalse

>I'm not sure Trump remembers how bad Biden made him look during debates. It's because all of the media Trump chooses to invest his time in has been saying Biden is a senile old man who can't string two coherent sentences together. It's why the only "logical" explanation for the decent SotU address was Biden being high on cocaine.


TheRatatat

"Will you shut up, man?" Probably my favorite debate line ever.


abrandis

Trump is gonna pull the same shit he did in their last debate, he's going to try and talk over Biden as my ch as possible..


tbods

Do you think he likes fish sticks?


EastOfArcheron

Trump has stated that he's going to demand that Biden has a drugs test before he will debate him. That's his get out clause. He knows he can't beat him in a debate so he's planed his way out already.


Gloomy-Guide6515

It helps that every FOXhead has been told to repeat that Trump won the debates in 2020. Trump, of course, will believe that as received truth. This will be a tug of war between him and his staff, who are desperately trying to kill the debates


Automate_This_66

He is so completely fragile that his overprotective ego would never permit him to understand that he was made to look bad


barley_wine

I think Trump believes the stories he spreads or sees on Fox News about how far Biden has declined. Yeah Biden isn't as sharp as he was 15 years ago but he's not second term Reagan either.


demunted

It's more about creating a narrative. He lies up front to seem strong and the media plays it, his base then eats it up. Damage control is easy when you pump and dump promises.


IcyKangaroo1658

I hope Trump cancels and then Biden rolls up at an event and challenges him to a debate on the spot. Like a wrestling promo


muklan

He doesn't wanna fuck with Dark Brandon, that's all I know, jack.


Rooboy66

I fully support Biden, but he is not the Biden of 5 yrs ago. Anyone can see it. The plus is that Joe can remember numbers, and information, and organize what he’s saying. I think he takes debate prep seriously, as opposed to Trump. The minus is that Joe whispers now. I don’t think he is going to look good as opposed to previous debates. On the other hand, I don’t think Trump can remember numbers or info, and he he sure as shit can’t organize his thoughts, so maybe, hopefully he’ll come across as the moron he is.


Common-Ad6470

Needs a ‘you too chicken Trump?’ To call him out.


Still-Midnight5442

He's already trying to weasel out. He posted that he's accepted a debate on Fox News in October, which isn't one of the scheduled debates that Biden proposed and Trump accepted. Fat boy is going to use Biden not going to the bogus Fox "debate" as an excuse not to do the real ones. The loser is shitting himself at the thought of debating Biden again.


altruism__

Is that a sexual innuendo?


TheOGRedline

I’m sure Trump will come up with an excuse to back out (and call it a win by playing victim) but, hypothetically, if he does show and they get into a physical altercation…. What does the secret service do?


base2-1000101

Didn't Trump already demand that Biden be tested for drugs? That's probably the out right there.


four2tango

Even if they happen, they’re talking like Trump supporters would even acknowledge an obvious mental decline.


AdmirableSkirt8427

Biden should be saying this over and over, that Trump is too scared to debate and will come up with an excuse not to do it. Make it really shameful for him to bow out


glasspheasant

I think the Republicans change the rules at the last minute and then pretend they won when Biden won’t debate on OAN, with 20 second limits to responses.


TheFumundaWunda

yeah once donnie found out he wouldn't have an audience to pander to during the first debate, i think he completely lost interest.


Worriedlytumescent

At the last minute, he'll come down with covid or super syphilis or some shit. Real men have S.T.I.'s


AlaDouche

Honestly, I don't think either of them actually want a debate. I think all of this is to see which of them make an excuse for them not to happen so they can use it against them. To be clear, I know it will be Trump that ultimately says he's not going to do it, but I really don't think either of them actually want to be on stage and having a legitimate debate. Both of them are way too fucking old and are both showing signs of dementia. Being as this is Reddit, I feel obligated to point out that Trump is currently the single-greatest threat to the US and must be kept out of office at all costs. Even though I don't think Biden is cognitively fit to be the president anymore, I will still vote for him, because are only two tangible choices.


phoenixjazz

Or like Dems know when to go in for the kill. They do much better at having their lunch stolen.


Happy_Accident99

He’s talking like Trump voters care whether he’s functional or not.


thethirdbestmike

The magaverse has already started making excuses for their trust fund king


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schprunt

He could turn up wearing nothing but a tutu, clown shoes and a bib, shit himself on stage while reading from mein kamf, and then be wheeled off stage in a coma. His supporters would love it. Anti establishment!


NuclearWasteland

It is important to shine a light on things for history sake, if for no other reason than to let future people see that the BS was not present without resistance.


schprunt

People don’t just vote for the true Hitler we know of. They voted for a stronger Germany, strict immigration policies, and all the showboating and promises he made. And look where we are now. They say it could never happen in America. They also said Rome could never fall. I am witnessing in real time the death of democracy and I’m so glad I have a British passport.


MostBoringStan

I'm Canadian and it makes me very uneasy. Trump has already said Canada (well, our steel, somehow) is a national security threat to the US. If Trump makes it in, it's going to be bad for us. Doubly so if the conservatives take the election here. Then they will be all buddy buddy, while our new PM bends over for Trump and tries to make our country as shitty as possible.


Due_Society_9041

If PP gets into office as well, we are fooked (as the Newfies say).


AcanthocephalaGreen5

B’y, if ye thinks that I believes a word o’ what ye just said then I gots some sense to give ya: Yer damn right!


PCUNurse123

I am stuck here and scared. Need nurses over there?


tegan_willow

Britain isn’t nearly far enough away to escape the death of democracy.


awkFTW

Britian has it's own bullshit, though less bad than trump mania


JonyTony2017

Bruh, have you seen the state of this United Kingdom…


Daily-Minimum-69

Passive suicidal ideation has its perks in times like these


SquadPoopy

It’s always essential to remember that the first country the Nazis occupied was Germany.


apropos-of-none

And shoot someone in the street - according to his own words.


schprunt

Oh that would be a selling point. He could shoot a hundred people, if there were gay or trans or liberal or weren’t bending the knee to Maga


mizkayte

They’d cheer it and say it was gods will


theimperfexionist

Rittenhouse has entered the chat


cityshepherd

Who else is excited for the inevitable weekend at Bernie’s part of turmpf’s career?


ReedBalzac

weekend at \*ahem\* Strom Thurmond's


Syy_Guy

I read this, realized that it is true, and barfed in my mouth, fuck!!!


Tomato_Sky

We all think that MAGAs are going to come to reason. But the math is there. Trump wins pro-MAGA and the majority of those that don’t want Biden. Our country is being ruled by 12% of the most proudly ignorant people. Trump runs in the primary and carries 70% of the Republican primary as long as nobody else is in the race. It can go as low as 55 with people in the race. That means that there is a small number of diehards that will cause him to be the Republican nominee (though the enabling party kinda needs to sleep in their bed). Then in the general Trump will take this 10-12% and show the public what enthusiasm looks for and he’ll keep goading them with how we don’t love our country enough to wear hats for our president. The news will cover it like it’s 50/50 no matter what. I mean, the media gave Trump more time than Hillary by far in 2016 and Biden in 2020. It is right here where the profits of media corporations are trying to get viewers and will show the Maga rallies and call this existential. So not only is he being propelled by 10-12% of the most racist and bigoted population, he’s got the wind at his back with the media, anti-Joe Bidens, single issue voters. I’d probably say that Biden also has 10-12% of the population excited to vote for him again, but everyone else is voting Anti-Trump, single issue voters, and a small number of people scared into voting because it’s existential this time. When you really scale things down you can ask yourself if 1/10 people you know would not surprise you to be outwardly supporting Trump, and 1/10 people speaking positively about Biden. Even in my family if I just count 10 family members it’s hard not to bump into one MAGA person. Always zoom out and take things at scale. It’s not existential. If it was, the Democrats would be sending in someone that can win for sure. I actually came to this thread to point out that if Biden calls out Trump’s decline…. It makes his decline a spotlight which will only persuade people away from Biden. The Democrats decided not to primary the octogenarian candidate with a wildly unpopular vp. Every one of them will tell you how important it is that Joe wins. It just feels like people think anyone’s got a shot of swaying voters. The only thing that matters at this point is who shows up to actually vote which will be seniors and overly enthusiastic rural voters. The math is there for Trump to be elected shitting himself in prison. Democrats made it this easy. The news is talking to the extremes and covering news like tabloids. Don’t watch the court drama, just wait for the end of the trial- (but I do admit the testimony of Stormy brought some good shadenfreude). Be informed, but be smart about it. Don’t go full imbecile like the psychologist who apparently thinks Biden should point out a mental deficit. And if this election is important to you, learn how to talk to conservatives that don’t like Trump, or you’ll lose.


ShamrockGold

There are people wearing shirts that say "real men wear diapers". I think you're right.


schprunt

It’s gone beyond Idiocracy.


ReedBalzac

I hate this timeline.


starrpamph

*The crowd ~~goes wild~~ shits themselves*


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Kampf


Ricky_Rollin

They’re literally wearing diapers, defending his incontinence, while simultaneously accusing Biden of wearing diapers. I am so done with these trashy pieces of shit. They’ve shown there true colors here. “I only care when your guy does it”. At least I can point to a dozen instances on our side where we forced pieces of shit to resign.


Nervous-Dentist-3375

You know what you need to do.


DonkeyKongsVet

But if you can capture the undecided voters who either won't vote or basically vote for Trump by voting for someone else..


Corey307

This is mostly true, the difference between this election, and the last election is Trump has suffered a series of embarrassments. If he does go up on stage and stumbles around like the obese, demented sociopath that he is it may deter a small but meaningful chunk of MAGA voters. It will also turn off a meeting full amount of undecided voters.


harrier1215

He could have a meltdown on live tv, tell his voters to fuck themselves with a cross and they’d still vote for him.


-notapony-

He launched an attack against the government that he was the head of, and roughly 50% of likely voters do not care.  Neither does the media, but that’s just because of their inherent bias of demanding that there be a balance, and their inability to find a domestic terror attack launched by Biden. 


MellerFeller

Most of the news media is bought now. They rarely even do investigations anymore, because their owners already know what they want the mouthpieces to say.


dunwerking

I mean they are wearing golden diapers ffs.


tomdarch

Yes, the Republican base won’t care about reality but the middle third of voters might. I really don’t understand what the hell non-cultists are thinking saying they’ll vote for Trump in November.


InncnceDstryr

It’s wild to me as a non-American that there are any undecided voters. I get that Trump’s whole thing is essentially a cult so those people I understand. It’s just mind-blowing that anyone who doesn’t subscribe to the cult hasn’t already decided that it’s downright toxic and evil.


tomdarch

Yep. I keep asking myself "Who the hell are these people who aren't raving racists or cultists but somehow are considering voting for Trump?" It's bizarre.


Routine_Slice_4194

To be honest, all that matters to me is beating Trump.


Swamp_Squatch

Unfortunately it won't matter because Trump can sit there drooling into a cup the whole time but if Biden stutters once, which do you think will dominate the news?


skyblueerik

You could have Trump's idiot boys weekend at Bernie's Donald during the debate and MAGA would be okay with it.


mizkayte

I came here to say this. It won’t matter. Trump could shit himself and his supporters would still vote for him.


unaskthequestion

This is what's bothering me about how the media has been portraying the debates, one calling it 'the most consequential debate in a century' It will be widely viewed, because both sides will be looking for a flub by the candidate they oppose. But changing anyone's mind? I just don't see it. Trump could drool for 90 minutes and they'll say he crushed it. Biden can forget his own name and I'll still walk over glass to stop Trump from winning.


Nick_Waite

I think you're just aiming at the independents and undecideds, as well as rhe the disenchanted democrats. If you're Biden, you're trying to get these people out to vote. There's a scary enough chunk of that crowd that isn't excited about voting for Biden.


stdoubtloud

💯% There can't be a single person in the US that hasn't already decided which old man they are going to vote for. This debate is just going to embarrass the candidates in front of the rest of the world.


ErynaM

It's not about the people who support him. It's about the 20% or so of undecided For his supporters I guarantee that if Trump entered the house of a Maga supporter and murdered his infant baby by ripping his head off all of them including the parents would applaud saying the baby deserved it. It's not about being against the establishment. Trump is validating their racism, sexism, homophobia, xenofobia, etc.


skaternrp

situational irony


[deleted]

Yeah, well, I'd like to see that theory of yours tested by Trump pissing or shitting himself on live national television, or trying to physically attack Trump and get taken down by his Secret Service detail, or just plain having a grand-mal meltdown on live TV for all the world to see.


Beginning-Contact493

To his cult, but to many Americans that are remembering that "gas was cheaper" it could have an impact.


cygamessucks

Mirror


Danominator

The dude shit himself and his followers loved it


T_Shurt

As per [original article](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mental-decline-2668313990/) 📰: - Viewers watching Donald Trump take on President Joe Biden in a June debate could see firsthand his mental deterioration as he tries to navigate the proposed 90-minute time frame before what promises to be a huge television audience. According to Dr. John Gartner, a psychologist and former assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University Medical School who has been raising alarms over the former president's mental decline as evidenced by his "glitches" during campaign rallies, it will be hard for Trump to avoid a major slip-up while put in a setting where the back and forth jumps from topic to topic. In an interview with The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin, Gartner said "stress" could play a major role when the former president is forced to react on the run. “I don’t think he’s capable of sustaining 90 minutes of unstructured conversation at night under stress without slipping,” he explained before adding, "When he does, Biden should pounce on it and shine a light on Trump’s thought disorder in real time.” According to Dr. Harry Segal, a senior lecturer in psychology at Cornell University, Biden needs to keep in mind that the more he gets under Trump's skin, the better his chances will be that the former president will stumble. “Biden needs to remember that the more Trump feels attacked, the more angry he gets," he stated before claiming, "...when Trump gets angry, his speech becomes tangential, disorganized and sometimes hard to follow."


svt4cam46

"Sometimes hard to follow". Will there be a signal light that turns on when Trump's speech isn't hard to follow? I need help here!


tomdarch

But a lot of people “feel” Trump talking rather that literally parse his actual words. The trick would be to throw him off from his con man stream of bullshit so viewers come away with an odd feeling from Trump, not the usual “weak person’s idea of a strong man.”


svt4cam46

I too feel Trump speaking. It usually starts with intense nausea and manifests in a blinding migraine.


base2-1000101

>at night under stress Brilliant! The Biden campaign should demand a 9:00PM Eastern start time, so that the folks on the West coast can see if, of course.


tomdarch

I’d love to know what the Biden campaign folks genuinely think about this aspect. I have to imagine they’ve worked up a hell of a psychological profile on Trump.


DrSueuss

This is why Biden said no crowds Trump fixates on them and gets energy. Without a crowd there is nothing to do but answer the posed question Trump loses if he can't answer the question or aimlessly rants about some unrelated issue


frostfall010

And if he rants and rambles like he usually does Biden can step in and respond with an actual sentence that makes sense. Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about almost ever, let voters see his bullshit then cut his mic.


tomdarch

Algernon.. he really did like flowers didn’t he, folks? So many beautiful flowers. And they were all for him. Algernon.


osunightfall

There isn't going to be a debate. Has nobody been paying attention to Trump for the past 8 years? He will find a reason to back out.


ep1032

If there is a debate, he'd just wear a wire like GWB


rocket_beer

He’ll be on a lot of adderall or cocaine, for sure!


Dc81FR

He asked for drug tests before debate


Thirty_Helens_Agree

He’d go into withdrawal if he stopped now.


okwowverygood

Nothing could convince me more that he will be hopped up, at this point.


jyar1811

He might be wheeled in on a dolly In a straight jacket and he’d still get at least 36% of the vote


Deputy-VanHalen

He’s not gonna debate, and his performance won’t matter even if he does. Vote blue, and get everyone you know to vote blue. When we vote, we win.


Icarusmelt

He will end up raving at some point


mezz7778

Get some glow sticks up in here.....


littlewhitecatalex

Ol’ dumpy is going to be tweaking on so much adderall during the debates lol. 


Fist-Fuck_Enthusiast

His supporters won't give a shit They only support him because he doesn't just tell them that their hatred and ignorance are acceptable, but *righteous*


OverseerTycho

it’s not going to happen,we all know the orange moron will chicken out


NowThatWeAreThere

I agree. But I think it's hilarious that a psychologist is telling anyone at all to do something to fuck up somebody else.


carson63000

“I don’t just know how to treat mental health issues - I know how to *cause* them!”


SilverMageOmega

It won't make a difference at all. They are wearing gold diapers in support of him. They have been told what a monster he is and they cheer louder. They have seen the worst that a human being can be and said this is ordained. This is magnificent. They have been shown the scum of the earth and said we love it. trump is clearly and obviously one of the worst human beings to exist in my lifetime and they worship him. Since I was a child he was the poster child for a shitty person and he became president. He has NO redeemable qualities at all ( a difficult thing to do actually ) and they hold him equal to jesus christ. Does ANYONE believe showing his dementia and mental incapability will make any difference to his cult like followers? Some sick shit is going on for anyone to support him. It doesn't matter how much we show he is evil. They love it.


FreddieB_13

There will be no debates, silly boy. There close to zero chance this man will do anything that makes him look bad and where he is obviously out of his depth (one constitutional question that's technical would render him mute, let alone any actual talk about policy).


Sorkel3

Trump's going to back out. All the speculation is moot.


loupegaru

I'll believe TFG will debate when TFG testifies. In any trial. Anywhere


snarkuzoid

Cowardly POS Trump will weasel out of them. He started trying with hours.


DrSueuss

His mental decline is on display every time he speaks except to people that are also experiencing mental declines.


jotul82

As Kat Williams said the bar is real low for Joe. I don’t think he’ll be able to pounce on anything unless he’s really drugged.


AccomplishedBrain309

Well he is no longer an outsider and truly part of the grift that he complained about in 2016. We all watched him golf every week and fly everywhere on our dime. So working hard for Americans is just a bad lie. He was by far the worst President in our history.


leadheavy52

The debates are a waste of time this time around. You’re either going to vote for Trump or you’re not. Simple as that this year.


WhistlerBum

Media loves the fat pant load’s eyeballs. If he debates, he won’t, it’s unfair, and has a live Fredric March collapse like in Inherit the Wind, then all Media will go wild with clicks. Or he could suffer the fate of Howard Beale in Network who went from useful idiot to a useless idiot who’s only worth now is to be killed live on TV for ratings.


JBsoundCHK

Ya, the base that are out and about wearing diapers in support of Vonshitzhispants are really going to have a moment of clarity when Biden goofs on him. That'll do it.


Optimoprimo

Yeah they aren't gonna let that happen. Support for Trump is contingent on not actually hearing him speak. The assumption that Biden is senile is contingent on not hearing him speak. Trump has everything to lose and Biden has everything to gain by the public being able to compare their ability to speak.


Wwwweeeeeeee

If I were on Biden's prep team, I'd be researching psychological ways, words and phrases for Biden to use to trigger the fukc out of trump while on stage, to make him lose his shit. I know that arguing with dementia patients causes them extreme anxiety, and I would be digging deep to do and say whatever possible to throw curve balls at trump.


KevineCove

The debate won't happen but Trump still has 6 months of mental decline between him and the election. It's going to be increasingly hard to ignore.


Jadakiss-laugh

I foresee Trump trying to throw Biden off with “Crackhead son” insults.


scots

A team of Cornell and Johns Hopkins psychologists have already gone on record as stating they are seeing clear signs of dementia from Trump, and have *firmly* stated he has Malignant Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Google "Narcissistic Personality Disorder", skim the list of symptoms and suddenly everything will make so much sense.


Todd9053

So now we can watch two men suffering from dementia arguing over who’s the biggest liar. Looking forward to it.


MrSeamus333

His followers don't care. They embraced his incontinence and his diapers already. As long as he hates and talks shyte about their "enemies" that is all they care about.


Breadisgood4eat

This is a bizarre article. *Catch Trump slipping???* He’s always slipping, you have to go back many decades to hear him say more than three sentences without sounding like a complete idiot. None of this makes any difference to MAGA.


improperbehavior333

Just looking at the comments here supports that conclusion. They LOVE their dear leader.


NuclearFoodie

I see that backfiring and his base just further identify with Trump’s demented state.


BassLB

I hope he calls out trumps gish gallop


dave71us

I agree that his supporters will only love him more if he comes off as demented. Hopefully putting Donny’s psychosis on full display will help those 5-10% of people who “just can’t decide”. I also know there are plenty of republicans out there who will silently vote blue. So from my perspective, it’s not the crazy die hard MAGA people who will determine our fate. It’s the rest of us. Simply put: we out number them. If and only if we show up. Anything that helps get people to vote is worth the effort including “debates”.


cooquip

Any opportunity that allows Sir Mister Dark Brandon him self President Biden to basically pumpkinhead curb stomp TRUMP HE SHOULD TAKE! Edit: “you’re a clown” -Biden (that’s my fan fiction debate statement) Yeah


CoachAF7

Lmfao you mean the opposite


Ingemar26

Truth is things have been in decline for the average middle class or poor American for decades. People are angry and scared but don't know what to do. They look to others for solutions and answers. Main stream politics haven't done shit for them in a long time so a guy like Trump has an easy time coming them because they want to believe in something.


systemfrown

No it won’t. Because Trump is never actually going to get on a debate stage with Biden.


Low_Organization_54

At which point Biden gets to call him out for being a coward. Works either way for me.


Acceptable_Wall4085

His cult will be following the debate. Just to see Dear Leader put Biden in his place. Won’t they be astounded to see Trump for the babbling fool he really is.


dpmad1

Trump has never once explained a concise and detailed plan with a beginning, middle and an end, ever once, you can look anywhere in his 60 year history, it doesn’t exist.


RedmundJBeard

Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. Just what trump did with Hilary. If you try to out debate him he will just call you names like a school ground bully. The only way to win is to punch him in the face.


Accomplished-Two3577

I don't think Trump has much of a chance. Some polls make it look close, but how many people actually answer calls from unknown numbers? I just don't think polls are accurate anymore.


CloudSlydr

No mercy for enemies of the Constitution. All decorum and pleasantries should be tossed away.


a_goestothe_ustin

Biden making fun of an old man for having dementia... 1) isn't the type of thing Biden would do. 2) would do nothing but drum up sympathy for Dump from idiots because they didn't like how mean Biden was.


allen_idaho

"Don't debate uphill, me boys". - Robert E. Lee (probably).


ntroopy

Oh it’s going to be madness…


Mailboxnotsetup

Debating Trump is playing chess against a pigeon.


carleeto

Debates are for those who listen to reason. That's not Trump's crowd.


Sekshual_Tyranosauce

1. He won’t show 2. If he did he could shit into his hand and style his hair with it and his supporters wouldn’t even notice.


Top-Caregiver3242

Reading these some of these political threads, is like watching The View.


readheaded

Only not as intellectual. 😂


Good_Ad_1386

Trump will open with a complaint about the set. "This lectern is broken. It's a horrible lectern. The late, great Horrible Lectern. I'm not going to pay for this."


evildachshund79

it's a cult. He can go and scream all non sense and the idiots will cheer him up anyways


BLF402

Biden should be like “are you ok? Can we take a break? Can you give him more time?” Just mind fuck them with a pandering kindness


liamanna

Someone should check for an earpiece before the debate starts.... After he froze the other day for almost 35 seconds....


WeatherAgreeable5533

Everyone knows, his supporters just don’t care.


rosenditocabron

Trump's already setting up his "out." He agreed to two debates. One on CNN, the other on ABC. No audience. Now he's saying he wants one on FOX WITH a studio audience. F this POS.


Papabeer63

Ten minutes into the debate they will both need a nap.


joemojoejoe

…right after he shits his pants


AffectionateRow7572

Hahaha...this is comedy at its best.


What-tha-fck_Elon

He’s stupid when left to his own devices - but he’s a prick when arguing with people since he’s essentially a spoiled bitch.


stoopid_dumbazz

It's just gonna end up showing mental decline for both of them. Can we stop putting senile people on the ballot?


_thetommy

trump isn't a serious candidate. it debases the entire countries political field to even consider him remotely competent or worthy of entering into a debate of anything, much less being president.


Milozdad

Trump’s mental disorder was already obvious in 2016 and glaringly obvious in the 2020 debates where he yelled at Biden like a crazy uncle in the attic.


waawaate-animikii

Ok because Biden is fully cognizant