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GOP lawmakers and analysts virtually unanimous that Trump was second best to Harris in first presidential debate

Donald Trump’s campaign was in damage control mode on Wednesday amid widespread dismay among supporters over a presidential debate performance that saw Kamala Harris, his Democratic opponent, repeatedly goad him into going wildly off-message and missing apparent opportunities to tackle her on policy.

Even with Trump insisting to have won the debate “by a lot”, Republicans were virtually unanimous that Trump had come off second best in a series of exchanges that saw the vice-president deliberately bait him on his weak points while he responded with visible anger.

The Republican nominee – who took the unusual step afterwards of visiting the media spin room, a venue normally frequented only by candidates’ surrogates – was non-committal on Wednesday to the Harris campaign’s proposal for a second debate. Despite widespread opinion to the contrary, Trump suggested she needed it because she had lost. “I’d be less inclined to because we had a great night. We won the debate,” he told Fox & Friends.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 129 points 3 months ago

Also, I forgot to ask about this last night...

“Where is he?” Trump asked. “They threw him out of the campaign like a dog.”

Does Trump think you just kick dogs out of your home and they go away?

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 85 points 3 months ago

Does Trump think you just kick dogs out of your home and they go away?

If you live near immigrants, yes.

[-] JoeyHarrington@lemmy.ca 44 points 3 months ago

Hide yo dogs, hide yo cats. They eatin erybody around here.

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

I understood that reference.

[-] pigup@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

They climbin in yo window they snatching yo kitties up. Tryna eat them....

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

That’s one of his go-to turns of phrase, and like all his go-tos he grinds it into dust through overuse. Apparently, he is not a dog person.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

Probably would be if it was slathered in ketchup

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

"It's always projection." 🤣

[-] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

It’s also why he wasn’t allowed around the family pets as a kid.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

Where is he?

Dunno, prolly running the country or smth. 🤷‍♂️

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

At the same debate, Trump also claimed that he was thrown out of office, that he doesn't know whether or not he's alive and that Kamala Harris IS Joe Biden.

So I don't think he actually knows that.

[-] ultranaut@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago
[-] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Because dogs hate Trump. They can smell the gross.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Yes, but more to the point, he doesn't understand them or what people do to them. You can hate dogs to the point that you kick every dog you see, but you'll still likely understand that if you throw a dog out of the house, the dog won't usually leave and never come back.

[-] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 14 points 3 months ago

He just genuinely can not conceive of someone withdrawing voluntarily.

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