Anyone willing to bet that Trump will actually debate?

[wryter2000]

Not me

[getagrip_already]

1. yeah, he will show up, but what he will do won't be called debating.....

spewing verbal diarrhea at random is more likely what will happen. Ask anything, get anything.

Wont make any sense at all.

[wryter2000]

5. That's why I think

Someone will stop him. It would be a disaster for him.

[Captain Zero]

2. He's a weasel. Here's my idea

Wharton School at UPenn.

2 professors from there, plus two journalists to ask questions

A moderator who can control Trump.

He couldn't object to the setting.

[wryter2000]

4. They will turn off Trump's microphone if he rambles on and on

So, they’ll have some control over him.

[Walleye]

3. He won't debate under these conditions, with his mic turned off when it's not his turn and no audience

[wryter2000]

7. I think you were right

He’s going to look like a coward, which he is.

[liberalmediaaddict]

6. Why wouldn't he?

He'll have plenty of free time after the Manhattan trial is over.

What might happen and would be hysterical is if the CNN moderators hold Trump's feet to the fire and fact check him. And Trump either storms off stage or has a full blown melt down. That would be fun.

[wryter2000]

9. He can barely speak.

His language is full of errors and gobbledegook. He could get stuck in the middle of a sentence with nowhere to go. He might address Joe Biden as Barack Obama. He might call Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Connors.

He may think he can handle it, but he can’t, and someone would stop him. Just my prediction.

[Torchlight]

8. I'd take a nickle bet he could be maneuvered into it

I think Biden's staff could easily trigger-bait trump into accidentally agreeing to a fair and objective venue. It's what I'm hoping for anyways.

[wryter2000]

10. We'll see

I think you’ll find an excuse to get out of it.

[Vinca]

11. I'd be really surprised if he didn't come up with some whiny excuse not to.

[wiggs]

13. Correct, soon. That may be what his demand for a debate in October on Fox News is about. If

Biden won't agree to that then he can back out of the debates he has already agreed to.

[wiggs]

14. And I'd prefer they don't debate. As primaries and special elections show, people are getting sick of TSF and

I have to assume Biden will win handily over a life long grifting toddler. If ahead, no need for Biden to risk it, IMHO. Trump is self-immolating on his own among reasonable voters. The unreasonable ones won't change their minds.

And no need to normalize him as a legitimate candidate.

[Towlie]

12. The debate will take place on Rikers Island, right?

It's fun to imagine the debate with Trump in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs, chained to his podium.

[wryter2000]

17. LOL If he's in an orange jumpsuit

He'll look like one huge orange blob.

[points]

15. You can literally put money on this legally

I already have. My bet's on 0 debates happening this year. I'm in the minority but we'll see!

https://kalshi.com/markets/debates24/2024-debate-count

[wryter2000]

18. OMG

Is it secure to bet money there?

[Irish_Dem]

16. It's 50/50 at best.