Trump demands CNN pay him $5M to participate in next debate

[Rose Siding]

Source: CBS

MACON, Georgia -- Business mogul Donald Trump demanded on Monday that CNN, the host of the next GOP debate, pay him $5 million dollars to participate, with the proceeds to be donated to veterans.

"I won't do the debate unless they pay me 5 million dollars," Trump said.
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Trump made the demands at a rally in Macon, Georgia as a result of what he deemed unfair treatment by the network of his candidacy, including a meeting with African-American pastors earlier in the day at Trump Tower. At first he seemed unsure. Trump asked the crowd if he should make the payment a condition of his participation in the debate.

"You have to tell me because I know what they're going to say," Trump said. "Trump is a chicken."

"If I do this, it could be he's playing too cute, Trump said. "[And] maybe I don't do well, and maybe my real polls, which are the polls we're leading by so much, maybe they go down." Trump also said he could face repercussions in the polls as a result of the gambit of not participating in the debate.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-demands-cnn-pay-him-5m-to-participate-in-next-debate/

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Sopan Deb ?@SopanDeb 2h2 hours ago
Not exactly a packed house here in Macon for Trump.

[uppityperson]

1. Hahahahahaha, I love The Onion

I know, its not TO but still, wtf from the assTrump

[valerief]

33. Good one!

[Kalidurga]

36. You got me

I had to scroll up to see if it was the Onion.

[DebbieCDC]

43. Me too LOL

[annabanana]

57. me too. . . preposterous poser tRump. . .n/t

[beac]

61. Anyone getting a nickel for each time

"Wait... NOT The Onion?" is typed this election season would well on their way to Trump-level riches.

[global1]

2. Call His Bluff CNN - Don't Pay Him A Cent.....

You are sponsoring the debate so he could show what he is made of to become president of the U.S.

If he doesn't get paid - it's at his peril. The other candidates will be able to take advantage of his not showing up and gain or maybe even surpass his lead. He's only hurting himself. Call his bluff - don't pay him. Let him sit home and watch the debate and what the other candidates will have to say about him not being there.

After the debate is over - and he is taken down a notch - donate $5 million to the veterans. The veterans win. The American People win. CNN wins for standing up to this bully. And Trump loses.

[BlueStreak]

34. Maybe CNN should demand Trump pay an entry fee. After all,

he is only in it for the self-promotion. I doubt that Trump even has much of a ground organization. The last thing he wants is to be President. He is just an attention whore.

[kysrsoze]

40. I've got an idea... why doesn't that fuckstick donate $5M of his OWN money to veterans

Always the consummate asshole, erm... i mean "businessman," he is.

[customerserviceguy]

52. He probably will

CNN will tell him to shove it, he will say that they're anti-American troops, and he'll magnanimously give a veteran's organization the five million dollars anyway. It will buy him way more publicity than spending it on TV and radio advertising.

How far would a mere $100,000 per state go in each of them for billboards and ads? Not as far as this gambit is likely to go. And in the end CNN gets lousy ratings for the Trump-less debate, who's going to watch GOP candidates avoid beating up on Ben Carson?

[BlueStreak]

63. He would probably "donate" to that fake "veterans' group"

that he created for that bizarre event on the battle ship.

And you can bet that is the "Veterans' group" he is trying to shake down CNN for. That money will go right into Trump's pocket.

[Maeve]

66. No, he'll ANNOUNCE that he's giving $5 million

And the fake group he's connected with may get $5,000....but it's the announcement that will make headlines.

[customerserviceguy]

84. In any case

it's a stunt that only a filthy rich man could contemplate. Whoever is guiding his chess moves, they know what they're doing. Here we are, about two months from Iowa, and Jebby is absolutely without a chance. I sure didn't see that coming.

[Kilgore]

3. You can't tell me this surprises anyone?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

38. Not me... tRump demonstrates once again what an a-hole he is.

[sleepyvoter]

4. It's official: Trump has lost it, and his candidacy was always a joke.

[niyad]

5. welcome to du. not sure that drumpf ever "had it"

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. How about repercussions from a chickenhawk playing the veterans?

[jalan48]

7. Trump has no interest in being President.

What's his real motive for running?

[7962]

10. Well, he did have that meeting with Bill before announcing.......

i dont put anything past him

[jalan48]

15. Something's up.

[LanternWaste]

70. Innuendo is a wonderful tool for anyone with a dramatic lack of substantive response...

No doubt, a biased mind will allow mere implication to indicate anything which better validates the bias, regardless of a lack or premise or conclusion. Innuendo is a wonderful tool for anyone with a dramatic lack of substantive response... like a bumper-sticker, but without the depth or the wit.

[7962]

75. I know, right? Its also Spanish for "suppository"!

[cstanleytech]

18. In a nutshell? Trump has an attention seeking ego and always has and this currently feeds it

(much like a drug addict) which is why he is doing what he doing and it has nothing to do with him wanting to be President and in fact he doesnt really want to "be" President at all he just wants the attention that he is getting.
When that attention fades (and it will) he go and do something else to get his next fix just like any other drug addict.

[Hortensis]

86. Right. Standard Trump: Braggidochio + slap at GOP and CNN.

For the fade, though? Haven't his supporters surprised us all?

I'm wondering if Trump has become addicted to the heightened attention of a candidate. He has supposedly pledged to spend a billion on his election, and the laughable has become shockingly possible. Trump may just not fade until November 6, and even after of course.

What do you want to bet he already sees himself as a magnificent "statesman" on the world stage? An easy guess is that Trump will always be eager to give the world the benefit of his wisdom, and especially the next president...

[kristopher]

50. I heard he and Jon Stewart are making a mockumentary on the Republicans.

Well, I didn't really hear it....

More like wishful thinking, I suppose.

[onehandle]

8. He's starting the teardown of his own 'campaign.'

Before the real skeletons come out of his closet.

[Rose Siding]

13. He's got a cover band playing "Love Train" with lyrics changed

The CBS dude covering him is on Twitter. He wrote, "The cover band has changed the O'Jay's "Love Train" to "Trump Train."

"People all over the world, join hands. Start a Trump train. Trump train."

[sdfernando]

74. They should have changed the lyrics to

"Chump Train"

[Laffy Kat]

9. Just watch CNN actually do it.

Nothing surprises me. ANYTHING for ratings. What a joke.

[7962]

11. That guy in the OP must've got there early; local paper says 6k were there.

Knowing trump he probably charged admission! Or charged to get back out

[Rose Siding]

14. The sheriff told the CBS reporter says half full at 5500

He says the pics were taken while Trump was speaking. The venue was over sized for the crowd.There are several more shots on his twitter feed

https://twitter.com/SopanDeb

[former9thward]

23. How much is Clinton drawing?

50-100?

[7962]

53. And they were picked!

[Renew Deal]

24. "charged to get back out"

[Scuba]

12. Trump is really Andy Kauffman, isn't he?

[Kelvin Mace]

28. Yes, I think he is

[murielm99]

49. I think you are on to something! n/t

[annabanana]

58. hmmmmm. .

[rpannier]

16. Pres Trump demands 5 million dollars from Russia

He says he won't meet with Putin unless Russia pays 5 million dollars because Russia has been so mean and unfair to him

[PosterChild]

27. LOL - +10 eom

[annabanana]

59. ^^^this^^^. . ..n/t

[SoapBox]

17. Ugh...he makes me sick.

[yuiyoshida]

19. l HAVE finally figured out who this is.....

[hibbing]

20. !

He's going to make his move, there will be a huge, awesome, best ever vacuum created when this race baiting bigot drops out.

Peace

[patricia92243]

21. He is looking for an excuse to pull out of the race. He will manufacture one or several reasons,

such as demanding payment, etc. When he doesn't get the money, he can then blame CNN and quit the race because it is "their fault."

[bullwinkle428]

22. Bingo - it's the next step in his "exit strategy".

[PosterChild]

29. Let's hope that's the lead into his..,,

.,,, awesome huge truly great and beautiful third party "TRUMP PARTY" run! Believe me, you will be so happy!

[chillfactor]

35. I certainly hope he drops out...

he is a waste of a human body...

[Contrary1]

48. Trump needs to stay on board for a few more months...

Otherwise, some other Repub may gain too much traction. That's not in the plan, ya know.

[Herman4747]

64. Yes, that is what I was thinking...

...unfortunately The Donald is intent on destroying his chances for the nomination. I suspect that he did not want the nomination anyway.

[Hortensis]

87. OR, Trump has become addicted to the enormous

level of attention he's getting as a presidential candidate. We know he was always addicted. He may now have progressed from snorting to mainlining.

I'd been thinking he was looking for a satisfactorily grandiose way out until this occurred to me. We'll see, right?

[BlueStater]

25. It'd be nice if CNN could show show conviction and tell the dirtball to go fuck himself.

But we all know they'll fold like a map.

[Kelvin Mace]

26. It's like he's trying to discover if

there is ANYTHING he can do, say or demand that can cause the rabid conservatives to disown him.

[Jack Rabbit]

30. CNN should tell him to fuck off

. . . and then we'll all delight by watching him drop in the polls.

[47of74]

67. Yeah I hope they do that.

And don't bend over backwards for he who gold plates his shits.

[3catwoman3]

31. He is soooooooooo...

...puerile.

CNN should tell him to take a hike.

[rocktivity]

32. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award

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The "You Forgot the 'Not From The Onion' Disclosure" division.

A Trump-less debate? Works for me, not to mention the other candidates. Chris Christie in particular must be bouncing off the walls (a metaphor, not a weight joke...)


rocktivity

[marble falls]

37. <snicker> for his $5M demand, <guffaw!!!!> for his Macon rally. Thanks for the pic!

[cprise]

39. What character

[LuckyLib]

41. Hahahahaha! Two pimps pimping each other! Perfect!

[dlwickham]

42. a college friend of mine is a repug big shot in Macon

he made a point to post on Facebook that he was NOT going to go see the Donald

if Trump does get the nomination, you're going to see a lot of the party people sitting out the election; they don't like him and not just because he's not playing by their rules

he's bad for the party and they've finally realized it

[Historic NY]

44. Ransom....

[davidpdx]

45. Dear Donald

If you are reading this, please drop out of the race.

[Sam_Fields]

46. Well if Trumpy appears on CNN debate I demand $10M from CNN to watch it!

[jtuck004]

47. If people quit helping Evilhair by using his stage name, he will go away, and maybe go broke.

He has power because you print his name in your two-bit newspaper. Quit giving him power, or quit whining.

Best thing someone who "feels" oppressed can do. lol, but not the easiest.

[DetlefK]

51. I have an idea for the most evil thing the debate-hosts could do to him. :D :D :D

"Mr Trump, here's a flip-chart and a pen. You have 10 minutes to pitch your tax- and budget-proposals to us and the audience. We have calculators, we have a team of fact-checkers from various left-leaning websites, and for every factually incorrect statement you make during that time, we will deduct 1 question from your Q&A."

[Justice]

54. He did this for first CNN debate. I don't recall he said it for any other - not Fox or CNBC

[Mike Daniels]

73. I gather CNN must have told him to go "f" himself the first time around

because I never heard another word about it from him after the debate.

If he had gotten his donation you know he would still be talking about how he managed to get a network to pay him to appear at a debate.

[annabanana]

56. I would LOVE to see a Trumpless debate.....n/t

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

60. To be fair, he claimed the 5M would be donated to Wounded Warrior Project. nt

[Maeve]

68. and if you beleive that, I've got a bridge for sale

Give to a group or don't, but don't play games to make others give what you won't.

[Myrina]

62. I'd really like someone to leak undoctored financial data on him.

My bet is that he isn't nearly as rich as he lets on.
Probably just a poser who has more debt than assets by now, certainly never struck me as a 'financial genius'.

[sinkingfeeling]

65. How does he ever get his head through a doorway? His ego has no bounds.

[lostnfound]

69. The dipshit brags about having $10 B. Why doesn't he just write a check?

$5 M is 0.05%.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

71. This is my new default response to anything Donald Trump says.

I know, it seems simple and trite, but honestly it works just about every time. Not hard given the fact the man is completely incapable of giving any sort of informed insight as to basically anything.

[Mike Daniels]

72. He tried this with an earlier debate as well...demanded payment for participation

I think it was CNN that got extorted as time as well.

To the best of my knowledge whichever channel it was didn't cave because if they had you know Trump would have bragged about it for weeks.

Given the FOX News debate exposed him as a nasty thin skinned jackass vis a vis his continuing feud with Megyn Kelly you'd think Trump would demand payment from them next time around as well.

[underpants]

76. "We've established what you are, now we are just negotiating the price"

As the old joke goes

[catrose]

77. Do it for the exposure

Like they tell us writers/artists/musicians

[NastyRiffraff]

78. Just when you think things couldn't get any more surreal..

There comes something like this. I, too, had to check The Onion and Borowitz. I should know by now to expect crap like this from Trump.

[LiberalArkie]

79. I think he is trying to bail out. His ego will not let him quit, but if CNN doesn't pay him, he

might consider that as non-payment for services as an entertainer and not show up. He has to figure some way out where he is not thought of as having quit.

[greymattermom]

80. He thinks running for President is reality tv

and maybe it is.

[Astraea]

81. LOL This just made my day!

Little pissant trying to get out of the race already.

[Enrique]

82. how much will President Trump charge for the State of the Union?

what about for a speech announcing a war?

[malthaussen]

83. If there were any question whether the GOP nomination is performance art...

... I think Mr Trump just answered it.

Why the multi-billionaire can't find five mil in his own pockets to help veterans, if they concern him so, is a question that will doubtless be left unanswered.

-- Mal

[Blunt Force Karma]

88. Who needs to advertise?

When you have a circus-performing jackass for a candidate. T-Rump just loves reality TV!

[Fritz Walter]

89. And this is how the negotiations would unfold

They could even call the GOP debate "The Mousy Dung Hour"

What Paddy Chayefsky wrote as satire in the 1970's has become reality in the 21st Century.

[Skwmom]

90. The corp. media that beats the war drums should pay 5 Mil to Wounded Warriors.

I don't care who it is making the demand. Some things should transcend politics.

[Dewgong]

91. There was nowhere near 5,500

I live in Macon. If 5,500 people show up in one area, you know it here. 1000 would be a very liberal estimate of the actual crowd.

[Pauldg47]

92. Could he be trying to find a way out of his party nomination?