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jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years ago

'I'll lose the debate on purpose': Trump tries to lower expectations for Biden showdown

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'I'll lose the debate on purpose': Trump tries to lower expectations for Biden showdown

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jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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Former President Donald Trump claimed that he might intentionally lose the first presidential debate of 2024 in an effort to keep President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket.During an interview that aired Thursday on Real America's Voice, Trump sought to lower expectations for his debate performanc...
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    During an interview that aired Thursday on Real America’s Voice, Trump sought to lower expectations for his debate performance. He argued that Biden should take a drug test before the event.

    “They’re going to feed him a lot of stuff, and we should do a drug test,” he demanded. “I’d love to do a drug test beforehand.”

    Somebody needs to drug test Trump. Projection at it’s finest.

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      It won’t matter.

      “Brandon obviously used soros’s deep state to fake his results. And it doesn’t matter if someone is on drugs because that is our God given right and everyone should have enough ketamine and coke in their body to kill a dozen horses”

      The Left constantly makes that mistake. chuds have no shame.

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      I’m perfectly happy with both of them taking one (assuming it’s administered by a neutral third-party). No reason to give the orange turd more ammunition to lash out if the tests are one-sided.

      • Snowclone@lemmy.world
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        A sitting resident can’t have their blood accessed by a third party. It is forbidden. They only the secret services personal blood handler may do so. Behind triple creme bunker walls.

        • JWBananas@lemmy.world
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          This is the kind of thing you want to Google to verify, but not enough to end up on a list.

          • MindTraveller@lemmy.caBanned
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            I googled it and could find no relevant results. Seems made up

            • Snowclone@lemmy.world
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              You are correct. I made it up. Also I didn’t proofread it. I also might have been on drugs. Either too many, or not enough.

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        • 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          I think they even have special precautions for his shit as well

          • Snowclone@lemmy.world
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            I wouldn’t be shocked, Obama said he had to get his hair cut from a speciality barber in the bunker. He thought it was all a bit much.

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              Makes sense. I’ve heard of the US doing secret spy stuff and finding out health issues about foreign folks though their feces.

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      He’s mad he has to get tested for his sentencing trial and won’t do it unless Joe does it too!

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    My controller was disconnected folks

    • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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      Also lag.

      • FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee
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        Tremendous lag!

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        The sun was in my eyes!

    • prole
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      If I played my hardest, I would have broken the controller.

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    Classic unnecessary hedge of a narcissist.

    No matter how badly he’s trounced, his cult following will scream to the heavens that he won handily.

    In spite of knowing this and in spite of the fact that losing a debate on purpose makes ABSOLUTELY no sense no matter how you look at it, he just can’t handle anyone, even his most ardent critics, knowing that he’s not infallible 🤦

    • MindTraveller@lemmy.caBanned
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      Donald Trump isn’t asexual!

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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        He’s also not a banana…yet.

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          I TURNED MYSELF INTO A BANANA BARON

          IM DONANALD TRUMP

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          https://youtu.be/2nXpVl9l43A

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            Rob Schneider? No thanks!

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    “I was only pretending to be retarded!”

    It doesn’t really work for internet contrarians when they get put on blast for having shit opinions on political forums, but why the fuck is it actually working in real life?

    Trump is so embarrassing that I don’t see how anybody can actually genuinely like the guy. Is his only redeeming quality at this point just the fact that he enrages everyone left of center? Because aside from that and grifting money from people, he doesn’t seem to stand for much else.

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      You know when you work with someone and they get attractive over time? That’s basically the right and trump.

      They also see themselves in him.

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    Will you shut up, man

    • btaf45@lemmy.worldBanned
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      That is such a great line because it is exactly what everybody wants to personally say to Convicted Felon and Sex Offender Treason Trump

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    GIF from Kung Pow: "I am bleeding, making me the victor."

    “I am bleeding, making me the victor.”

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      “I’m sure on some planet your debate techniques are quite logical, but your problem is this is Earth.”

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        “What’s the vector, Victor?”

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          Roger Rodger this is Ovér, Over.

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      So glad it wasn’t just me that immediately thought of him.

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      Such a technique! Only a true master of the Face-to-Foot style could pull this off on an international broadcast.

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      How do you like my balls to your foot style?

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      Remember when pundits used to talk about Donnie was ‘playing 3d chess’. They were trying to project he was this super smart negotiator, etc.

      Funny how we don’t hear those claims anymore, dontcha think?

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    I_was_only_pretending.jpg

    Seriously though, what a terrible argument.

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        And it’s the line they’ll push to right wing media to convince the casuals that Trump is still ok to vote for. They’re doing the same thing with his convictions. And even Hunters conviction is being twisted to fit their corrupt DOJ bullshit.

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    lol “on purpose.”

    Wimp Lo energy.

    “Ha ha! I am bleeding. Making me the victor!”

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    He’s probably going to back out

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    Can anyone show me the most recent political debate that had a winner or a loser? Because that’s obviously not how any of this works.

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      Obviously my side won.

      Also boebert got wrecked in her latest primary. It was awful I love it.

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        Is it fair to say she was beaten handily?

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    “Yeah, well I’m going to start losing even harder!”

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    Okay felon

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      No audience. Applause button shouldn’t be necessary

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