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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDonald Trump Backs Down from Debate with Bernie Sanders
https://gma.yahoo.com/donald-trump-backs-down-debate-bernie-sanders-204104619--abc-news-topstories.htmlDonald Trump backed down from much-hyped hypothetical debate he wanted to have with Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Trump, who has now secured enough delegates to clinch the Republican nomination, said that "now that I am the presumptive nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher," he said in a statement released today. Both Trump and Sanders said they wanted the debate to happen.
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The prospect of a debate originated from a question Sanders submitted to Jimmy Kimmel ahead of Trump's appearance on the late night talkshow Wednesday. At a press conference in North Dakota on Thursday, Trump was asked about it and said that money from the event should be raised "for maybe women's health issues or something."
Now, Trump is stepping back and taking the more traditional approach of waiting for the Democrats to nominate a candidate.
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Donald Trump Backs Down from Debate with Bernie Sanders (Original Post)
WhiteTara
May 2016
OP
All of the Democrats were riled up. Someone's not paying attention. So much for women's charities.
TheBlackAdder
May 2016
#3
He got want he wanted making Hillary look like a lily-livered, chickenhearted coward
B Calm
May 2016
#6
Yes, his announcement about Single Payer and taxes on the 1% for Free College will come out any day!
TheBlackAdder
May 2016
#5
Yup. He knew Hillary was the Dem frontrunner when he agreed to a debate.
winter is coming
May 2016
#13
Trenzalore
(2,331 posts)1. He got what he wanted out of it
Stirred up shit with the democrats for a day and riled up the Bernie supporters.
TheBlackAdder
(28,201 posts)3. All of the Democrats were riled up. Someone's not paying attention. So much for women's charities.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)6. He got want he wanted making Hillary look like a lily-livered, chickenhearted coward
for not following through on her promise to California and Bernie to debate.
Trenzalore
(2,331 posts)8. Bernie got played again
Why would there be another debate when there is a clear winner of the pledged delegates.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)10. You invented the word SPIN.
Trenzalore
(2,331 posts)11. Trump saw an opportunity to stir up trouble
Bernie jumped on the opportunity to play along. I think that is the definition of a tool.
speaktruthtopower
(800 posts)2. Smart Decision..
because Trump is going after the independents who support Bernie and is going to try to adopt some of his positions.
TheBlackAdder
(28,201 posts)5. Yes, his announcement about Single Payer and taxes on the 1% for Free College will come out any day!
speaktruthtopower
(800 posts)9. Not that..
but he'll attack Wall Street and offshoring.
DesertFlower
(11,649 posts)4. he's afraid.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)13. Yup. He knew Hillary was the Dem frontrunner when he agreed to a debate.
Looks like his mouth wrote a check his ass couldn't cash, so now he's backpedaling.
joshcryer
(62,270 posts)7. His full statement:
Donald J. Trump Statement on Debating Bernie Sanders
Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher. Likewise, the networks want to make a killing on these events and are not proving to be too generous to charitable causes, in this case, womens health issues. Therefore, as much as I want to debate Bernie Sanders - and it would be an easy payday - I will wait to debate the first place finisher in the Democratic Party, probably Crooked Hillary Clinton, or whoever it may be.
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-debating-bernie-sanders
Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher. Likewise, the networks want to make a killing on these events and are not proving to be too generous to charitable causes, in this case, womens health issues. Therefore, as much as I want to debate Bernie Sanders - and it would be an easy payday - I will wait to debate the first place finisher in the Democratic Party, probably Crooked Hillary Clinton, or whoever it may be.
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-debating-bernie-sanders
Sounds like he's desperately holding out for an indictment too.
pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)15. Let's summarize his statement. . .
cluck, cluck, cluck . . . . . .
Gothmog
(145,242 posts)12. Trump was never going to debate Sanders
Trump was playing a nasty game with Sanders
WhiteTara
(29,715 posts)14. And it made Sanders look desperate
It was a twofer for Daffy Donald and zero for BS