The Presidential Debate question that would kill Trump:

[DetlefK]

"President Trump. Regarding the COVID-19 crisis... in hindsight... and in your personal opinion... What have you learned from this crisis? What should you have done differently?"

And once he has given his answer...

"Vice-President Biden. Regarding the COVID-19 crisis... in hindsight... and in your personal opinion... What have you learned from this crisis? What should President Trump have done differently?"

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

1. Another one: "When was the last time you told Melania that you loved her?

Or hugged Baron?

Or admitted to making a mistake?

Okay, that's three, but any one would be sufficient.

[usaf-vet]

23. Or grabbed Ivanka a$$.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. I'd PAY to see that scene!

And you know JOE would pounce on BunkerBoy so hard BunkerBoy would be screaming, "I can't breathe!"

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3. Not sure it would change any minds.

Actually, it's really hard to change minds these days, though Donnie has botched covid-19 and the economy so badly that he actually is finally putting people off.

Both have stock answers to this. Biden will of course sound perfectly logical and reasonable and invoke science and experts.
Donnie will blame China and Fauci and claim his wall kept it from being worse.

Nothing we haven't heard before.

[EarnestPutz]

4. When Biden gets to respond to one of Trump's idiotic, bloviating, self-congratulating....

....answers in the debate, he should first look right into the camera and say "America, aren't you tired of this shit?"

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7. Yes, I've been expecting some "the emperor has no clothes" moment

A good zinger in the debates could do it.

[madeup64]

21. I would love to see Biden say this

I know I think the same thing when Drumpf spouts out his incomprehensible nonsense.

[jimlup]

5. The debates will be essentially irrelevant...

Trump will be his bully self, Biden won't stand for it.

But nobody will need the debates to see the clear choice and the Trump worse than a total failure.

And anyone who can't already see tRump's massive shortcomings isn't worth having on our side anyway.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

6. That Would Be A Home Run Question

Because the Sociopath doesn't think he did ANYTHING wrong, and he'll probably say that. He's incapable of shouldering any kind of blame or even admitting he made a mistake, no matter how small. So he'll likely say his response was perfect and he wouldn't change anything. And in response to that Biden has a number of ways to play it. I think if it were me, I'd just look in the camera and say, "130,000 people are dead and this guy thinks his response was perfect," and just shake my head, pause, and then look at him and go, "REALLY?"

I really do like the response I saw above where Biden looks into the camera and says, "Aren't you tired of this?" I think he should incorporate that. Could be one of those powerful debate moments that lives on long after the debate is over.

[ScratchCat]

9. I totally agree

In any debate, Biden has to respond to Trump's words with all sorts of "Can you believe what just came out of his mouth?" and "this man can't be serious" types of responses. Shake head, facepalm, roll eyes....

[EarnestPutz]

11. When I wrote my post I thought about not using the word "shit" as you have edited...

....my comment, but went for the gratuitous cheap shock value. I really shouldn't have and Joe no doubt wouldn't.

[EarnestPutz]

27. Then again, even the folks at ICE are at times driven to exasperation and....

....and resort to more colorful language.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/prime/weekly-primers/trump-swamp-ice-expelling-students-online-classes-encourage-schools-reopen

[forgotmylogin]

19. We've already seen he can't field a softball.

He went off on Peter Alexander who merely asked him what advice and words of encouragement he could give people regarding COVID.

My prediction is it would result in a walk-off for being a "fake question".

[llashram]

8. this, for sure

[vlyons]

10. It doesn't matter what questions are thrown at Trump

He will just do ALL of the following

* Lie, lie, and lie some more

* Say it was a nasty question and refuse to answer

* Digress into some epic fit of what-aboutism

* String together unrelated sentence fragments that make no sense and are off the point of the question

* Blame Obama

[radical noodle]

16. This

No doubt about it.

[sure why not]

12. There won't be a debate

[Duppers]

14. 👍 I'd put money on that too.

[TomSlick]

28. I AM putting money on it. However, I can't find many takers.

The only way Trump will agree to a debate is if he begins to believe the polls. I don't think that will happen.

[uponit7771]

24. +1, ... and if Trump skips out on it then Biden should be given ALL the time to himself with ...

... questions from commentators

[Laelth]

13. Trump is learning-impaired.

His instinct will be to say that he handled the situation “perfectly.” He can not admit a mistake. At the very least, I have never heard him do so.

-Laelth

[KS Toronado]

15. I'd love to see a moderator hand him a closed Bible and ask him to read John 3:16

And even if he could find it, it would be with great difficulty and time consuming. A real christian
could recite the passage without even opening the book.

[Grokenstein]

17. Q: "Can you pronounce 'abdication of responsibility'?"

A: "Of course I can. What a nasty woman you are. I have the best words. Witch hunt! MAGA!"

[Wounded Bear]

18. RW idiots don't care...

I remember the question that should have shot down Dubya in 2004. He was asked the same fucking thing, or almost.

He was asked "What was your worst mistake?"

His response was "I can't remember any."

Trumplodytes don't fucking care.

[WyattKansas]

20. So many Fux Newz viewers have been dumbed down so much over the years...

That a large portion of the population will accept the rage and gibberish that spews out of tRUMP's blowhole, while Biden will be attacked for being smart and nit picking Donald Dumbass' ignorance.

[DavidDvorkin]

22. "Nothing. Our response was perfect. Beautiful. A+. Many people say so."

[jmowreader]

25. A two-parter that would also do it

Part 1: Mr. President, if President Obama or First Lady Clinton had done (pick out any Trump atrocity), what would you do?

Trump would talk about arrests, fines and imprisonment.

Part 2: Mr. President, you did that exact thing on (date). What should we do to you?

[kedrys]

26. Yes please

That’s brilliant imho. And I’d pay good money to see it.

[Captain Zero]

29. A reporter could ask the first one at next press conference

But the cowards won't.