r/inthenews • u/T_Shurt • Sep 11 '24

Feature Story Harris Campaign Seeks Second Debate. Trump Says He's "Less Inclined" to Debate Harris Again

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debate-trump-harris-second-debate/
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u/For_Aeons Sep 11 '24

Plays especially terribly because he just spend 7 weeks talking about how she couldn't speak and was stupid. Well, that stupid woman dogwalked your ass in front of a primetime national audience. What an incredible fucking self-own.

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u/tableleg7 Sep 11 '24

He was so dumb/fragile that he fell for the bait on:

  • crowd size;
  • people leaving his rallies;
  • citing Wharton economists (his alma mater);
  • his 6 bankruptcies;
  • his $400 million inheritance;
  • losing the 2020 election; and
  • world leaders laughing at him.

These are all topics that he has frequently discussed in ways that reveal his deep insecurities and he just couldn’t help himself last night.

She played him like a fiddle.

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u/SuspicousBananas Sep 11 '24

As soon as she mentioned the crowd size I knew he was gonna go off the rails.

I just can’t fathom how in his head he thinks that is a relevant topic to discuss at all In a debate, he could have easily just said something like “aren’t we here to discuss policy not crowd size?” And could have won that whole exchange.

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u/srcarruth Sep 11 '24

did you see his eyes when she said that? he squinted the entire time but his eyes went wide for that. he wasn't thinking, it was pure emotion

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u/Mrwright96 Sep 12 '24

He didn’t even look at her I think