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pnwmom

(108,978 posts)
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 01:59 AM Oct 2016

Robert Costa just reported that WA Post will be having a big story

saying that the Trump campaign tried to arrange the beginning of the debate to confront Hillary with the women from that stunt today. But the head of the Presidential debate committee wouldn't allow them to do it.

So now the Trump campaign is threatening to back out of the 3rd debate.

Good riddance.

On Edit: thanks to ffr, for posting this link:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/10/trumps-debate-plan-to-seat-bill-clintons-accusers-in-family-box-was-thwarted/?postshare=811476078962605&tid=ss_tw

ST. LOUIS — Donald Trump’s campaign sought to intimidate Hillary Clinton and embarrass her husband by seating women who have accused former president Bill Clinton of sexual abuse in the Trump family’s box at the presidential debate here Sunday night, according to four people involved in the discussions.

The campaign’s plan, which was closely held and unknown to several of Trump’s top aides, was thwarted just minutes before it could be executed when officials with the Commission on Presidential Debates intervened.

The commission officials warned that, if the Trump campaign tried to seat the accusers in the elevated family box, security officers would remove the women, according to the people involved, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the discussions were confidential.

The gambit to give Bill Clinton’s accusers prime seats was devised by Trump campaign chief executive Stephen K. Bannon and Jared Kushner, the candidate’s son-in-law, and approved personally by Trump.

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Robert Costa just reported that WA Post will be having a big story (Original Post) pnwmom Oct 2016 OP
Bye rbrnmw Oct 2016 #1
You mean this? ffr Oct 2016 #2
Yes! Thank you! pnwmom Oct 2016 #5
Bet not getting to sit with those scuzzy women Hortensis Oct 2016 #21
No surprise there NastyRiffraff Oct 2016 #3
costa also said they wanted Fahrenkopf gone. KewlKat Oct 2016 #4
Folks, that's Frank J Fahrenkopf, former RNC chairman. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2016 #18
yes, you are correct KewlKat Oct 2016 #19
LOL ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2016 #6
desperate MFM008 Oct 2016 #7
Desperation vadermike Oct 2016 #8
I thought that Jared Kusner was suppoed to have class. Guess not. catbyte Oct 2016 #9
KnR. Jerry Springer, Real Housewives of New Jersey, World Wide Wrestling..... Hekate Oct 2016 #10
Keep in mind that Trump asked if he could do his stupid show from the White House. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2016 #11
"So now the Trump campaign is threatening to back out of the 3rd debate." LOL.. Cha Oct 2016 #12
It's appalling that these women would have agreed to play a part in this. spooky3 Oct 2016 #13
its sad MFM008 Oct 2016 #14
"Donald Trump’s campaign sought to intimidate Hillary Clinton Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2016 #15
Maybe that's why the crazyfuk looked so unhappy throughout. anamandujano Oct 2016 #16
Trump doesn't deserve to be on the same stage with Hillary, BlueProgressive Oct 2016 #17
I despise him. He's evil and so are his supporters. grossproffit Oct 2016 #20

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
21. Bet not getting to sit with those scuzzy women
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 09:32 AM
Oct 2016

was a great disappointment to the Trump females. Wonder if anyone thought to make sure Trump was scrupulously chaperoned whenever he was anywhere near them. To protect him.

DinahMoeHum

(21,791 posts)
18. Folks, that's Frank J Fahrenkopf, former RNC chairman. . .
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 08:32 AM
Oct 2016

Last edited Mon Oct 10, 2016, 09:36 AM - Edit history (3)

. . .and the debate commission's co-chairman.

He apparently smelled the rat and moved swiftly to thwart this political stunt.

vadermike

(1,415 posts)
8. Desperation
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 02:17 AM
Oct 2016

He's done. I'm happy Hillary can talk to the nation by herself in the 3RD debate. It's a free infomercial. No.matter what Wallace says lol

Hekate

(90,704 posts)
10. KnR. Jerry Springer, Real Housewives of New Jersey, World Wide Wrestling.....
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 03:21 AM
Oct 2016

Those are all just about like a debate to choose the next POTUS, right?

Cha

(297,253 posts)
12. "So now the Trump campaign is threatening to back out of the 3rd debate." LOL..
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 04:51 AM
Oct 2016

Like anyone would fucking miss him.. except his ugly trumpbots.

trump needs millions of these sent to his Tower>>>>

>>> stat!

Gracias, pnwmom~

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
15. "Donald Trump’s campaign sought to intimidate Hillary Clinton
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:29 AM
Oct 2016

and embarrass her husband by seating..."

Excuse me, how does his campaing have the right to "seat" anyone anywhere except in the seats provided for them? What a bunch of entitled assholes! I don't know why they need anyone to run for office, they already think they rule the world.

 

BlueProgressive

(229 posts)
17. Trump doesn't deserve to be on the same stage with Hillary,
Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:58 AM
Oct 2016

or really with any half-way decent human being.

If he wants to skip the last debate, then
'praise the lord and pass the ammunition' and GOOD RIDDANCE!


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