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brooklynite

(94,384 posts)
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 05:28 PM Sep 2020

Trump claims he won debate 'easily,' will continue debating Biden

Source: The Hill

President Trump insisted Wednesday that he prevailed in the first debate against Democratic nominee Joe Biden and said he wants to continue with the two remaining such events.

“I thought it was a great evening,” Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for a campaign trip to the battleground state of Minnesota. “I see the ratings were very high and it was good to be there, felt very comfortable. I appreciate all the good words.”

Trump later claimed that Biden does not want to move forward with the next two debates, despite the Biden campaign saying Tuesday that the former vice president would continue to debate Trump.

“I hear he doesn’t want to go forward, but that’s up to him. I mean, I would like to,” Trump told reporters. “By every measure, we won the debate easily last night. I think he was very weak, he looked weak, he was whining. Yeah, we won the debate by almost every poll that I saw.”


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/518997-trump-claims-he-won-debate-easily-will-continue-debating-biden

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Trump claims he won debate 'easily,' will continue debating Biden (Original Post) brooklynite Sep 2020 OP
"By every poll"? I wonder what polls his keepers are showing him, nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2020 #1
That IS a big problem leftieNanner Sep 2020 #6
I can't wait homegirl Sep 2020 #13
They probably polled his kids. justgamma Sep 2020 #17
Or they polled the "proud boys" nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2020 #21
Not surprising underpants Sep 2020 #2
I, for one, am VERY pleased to hear that! dchill Sep 2020 #3
The debate commission has promised changes possibly including mic cuts Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #4
I hope Biden DOESN'T go forward w any more debates. He doesn't need to. Vivienne235729 Sep 2020 #5
Yeah, there's the Arguing with an idiot effect to consider Nexus2 Oct 2020 #29
"The Plan"continues. Guilded Lilly Sep 2020 #7
And COVID19 magically disappeared. mzmolly Sep 2020 #8
And Mexico.... SergeStorms Sep 2020 #16
Absolutely mzmolly Sep 2020 #20
I don't see it that way Prez. pwb Sep 2020 #9
Trump's brain is like a snow globe. LakeArenal Sep 2020 #10
This statement is full of lies. Typical of Trump. honest.abe Sep 2020 #11
playing the same games he played last election, his hardcore nutjobs believe him with the help yaesu Sep 2020 #12
Don't forget Limbaugh and AM Radio. Tommymac Sep 2020 #24
His galactic sized ego wouldn't have it any other way. SergeStorms Sep 2020 #14
... "He then took another long draw on the bong." Tom Yossarian Joad Sep 2020 #15
Trump claims a lot of things. Solly Mack Sep 2020 #18
Joe should remind Trump ... NanceGreggs Sep 2020 #19
indeed! Biden should also remind trump Cha Sep 2020 #28
Trump's explanation of why "he won" world wide wally Sep 2020 #22
I won because Biden didn't argue with the moderator. Trump Logic. sarcasmo Sep 2020 #26
Delusional douchebag. nt SunSeeker Sep 2020 #23
Hands down the greatest debater the world has ever known. dalton99a Sep 2020 #25
trump emailed his fans Before the Debate that he had WON Cha Sep 2020 #27
No way Trump will catch Covid, or anything else. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2020 #30

leftieNanner

(15,069 posts)
6. That IS a big problem
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 05:35 PM
Sep 2020

His handlers fear his rage, so they only show him good news - and if there is no good news, they make it up.

When he loses BADLY in November, he will explode (hope, hope, hope) and say it's all fake news - in part because they have likely been hiding the truth from him.

homegirl

(1,427 posts)
13. I can't wait
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 05:55 PM
Sep 2020

for the video of Trump spouting away without audio! His supporters will see the madman at his most obvious stage of dementia.

Thekaspervote

(32,715 posts)
4. The debate commission has promised changes possibly including mic cuts
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 05:35 PM
Sep 2020

If he has to follow the rules and STFU or be cut off..

Well.. I’m sure we can all visualize the response to that...

Vivienne235729

(3,377 posts)
5. I hope Biden DOESN'T go forward w any more debates. He doesn't need to.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 05:35 PM
Sep 2020

And why do it only to deal w the likes of something absurd as Trump?

Nexus2

(1,261 posts)
29. Yeah, there's the Arguing with an idiot effect to consider
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 07:02 AM
Oct 2020

Onlookers might not be able to tell who's who.

honest.abe

(8,617 posts)
11. This statement is full of lies. Typical of Trump.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 05:50 PM
Sep 2020

Biden should be more than fine with this. The next debate will be townhall style which is Biden's style. Furthermore he has already handled the worst Trump can deliver and came out ahead so Biden should be feeling pretty good about going forward.

Trump is toast.

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
12. playing the same games he played last election, his hardcore nutjobs believe him with the help
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 05:52 PM
Sep 2020

of fox snooze.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
24. Don't forget Limbaugh and AM Radio.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 09:21 PM
Sep 2020

They have as much if not more influence among the ignorant repugnants, especially white males.

Solly Mack

(90,758 posts)
18. Trump claims a lot of things.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 06:18 PM
Sep 2020

That he has a high IQ.

That he knows more than anyone about anything heard and unheard of in the known and unknown universe(s).

And a host of other things that are also not true.



NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
19. Joe should remind Trump ...
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 06:32 PM
Sep 2020

... how much money his campaign pulled in during the debate, and how he's looking forward to doing it twice more.

Cha

(296,885 posts)
28. indeed! Biden should also remind trump
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 09:55 PM
Sep 2020

that he sent a mass email out to his followers Before the Debate that he "had won".

Of course the cult is so stupid they don't care but others might.


world wide wally

(21,739 posts)
22. Trump's explanation of why "he won"
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 07:27 PM
Sep 2020

"I said twice as much shit as he did. I talked the whole time he talked... Plus the whole time I talked"

dalton99a

(81,406 posts)
25. Hands down the greatest debater the world has ever known.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 09:32 PM
Sep 2020

Nobody knows more about debate than Donald Trump

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,325 posts)
30. No way Trump will catch Covid, or anything else.
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 09:24 AM
Oct 2020

His staff has him in such an impermeable bubble that he doesn't know he blew the debate.

Not one news item, not one virus, not one intelligence briefing, nothing can get through to him.

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