Donald Trump Backs Down from Debate with Bernie Sanders

[WhiteTara]

https://gma.yahoo.com/donald-trump-backs-down-debate-bernie-sanders-204104619--abc-news-topstories.html

Donald Trump backed down from much-hyped hypothetical debate he wanted to have with Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Trump, who has now secured enough delegates to clinch the Republican nomination, said that "now that I am the presumptive nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher," he said in a statement released today. Both Trump and Sanders said they wanted the debate to happen.

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The prospect of a debate originated from a question Sanders submitted to Jimmy Kimmel ahead of Trump's appearance on the late night talkshow Wednesday. At a press conference in North Dakota on Thursday, Trump was asked about it and said that money from the event should be raised "for maybe women's health issues or something."

Now, Trump is stepping back and taking the more traditional approach of waiting for the Democrats to nominate a candidate.

[Trenzalore]

1. He got what he wanted out of it

Stirred up shit with the democrats for a day and riled up the Bernie supporters.

[TheBlackAdder]

3. All of the Democrats were riled up. Someone's not paying attention. So much for women's charities.

[B Calm]

6. He got want he wanted making Hillary look like a lily-livered, chickenhearted coward

for not following through on her promise to California and Bernie to debate.

[Trenzalore]

8. Bernie got played again

Why would there be another debate when there is a clear winner of the pledged delegates.

[B Calm]

10. You invented the word SPIN.

[Trenzalore]

11. Trump saw an opportunity to stir up trouble

Bernie jumped on the opportunity to play along. I think that is the definition of a tool.

[speaktruthtopower]

2. Smart Decision..

because Trump is going after the independents who support Bernie and is going to try to adopt some of his positions.

[TheBlackAdder]

5. Yes, his announcement about Single Payer and taxes on the 1% for Free College will come out any day!

[speaktruthtopower]

9. Not that..

but he'll attack Wall Street and offshoring.

[DesertFlower]

4. he's afraid.

[winter is coming]

13. Yup. He knew Hillary was the Dem frontrunner when he agreed to a debate.

Looks like his mouth wrote a check his ass couldn't cash, so now he's backpedaling.

[joshcryer]

7. His full statement:

Donald J. Trump Statement on Debating Bernie Sanders

Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher. Likewise, the networks want to make a killing on these events and are not proving to be too generous to charitable causes, in this case, women’s health issues. Therefore, as much as I want to debate Bernie Sanders - and it would be an easy payday - I will wait to debate the first place finisher in the Democratic Party, probably Crooked Hillary Clinton, or whoever it may be.

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-debating-bernie-sanders

Sounds like he's desperately holding out for an indictment too.

[pdsimdars]

15. Let's summarize his statement. . .

cluck, cluck, cluck . . . . . .

[Gothmog]

12. Trump was never going to debate Sanders

Trump was playing a nasty game with Sanders

[WhiteTara]

14. And it made Sanders look desperate

It was a twofer for Daffy Donald and zero for BS