Washington. Donald Trump does not want to get involved in another TV debate against Kamala Harris. The reasons why the former president is staying under cover.
He had already hesitated after the debacle on Tuesday. Now Donald Trump has officially confirmed that he does not want to expose himself to the danger of being in front of a Millions of viewers to be humiliated and shown up by his rival for the White House, Kamala Harris.
“There will be no third debate,” Trump wrote in capital letters on his social network “Truth Social” on Thursday afternoon.
Trump’s counting method: once against Joe Biden in July, once against Harris just now, that’s enough.
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Advisors advised Trump against another duel
The 78-year-old is complying with the urging of his advisors, who, after the 100 minutes in Philadelphia earlier this week, absolutely advised against to face the eloquent Democrat for a second time.
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According to the overwhelming consensus of analysts, commentators and many of the 67 million citizens who watched the exchange on television, Trump pulled out against the former Attorney General California clearly came up short.
Trump relies on fake polls
Trump would not be Trump, however, if his interpretation of things were not completely different. He sees himself as the clear winner of the duel, citing fake polls on the Internet that put him ahead by 90 percent, and therefore sees no need to give his opponent a second chance To give. For Trump, it sounds like this: “When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are: I want a rematch.”
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Harris stressed this afternoon at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina: “I believe we owe it to the voters to have another debate. This election and what is at stake could not be more important.”
For Harris, it’s about the undecided
Harris’ motive: She wants to second victory against Trump, continue to win over undecided voters and convert the advantage she currently enjoys in terms of public opinion (within 24 hours of the debate she raised almost 50 million dollars in donations) into substantial poll leads. That is still a problem. Trump and Harris are almost neck and neck. There are a few outliers. Reuters/Ipsos saw Harris on Thursday with 47 percent to 42 percent ahead of Trump53 percent of respondents said Harris won the TV debate. Only 24 percent found Trump more convincing.
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Trump’s calculation remains: that the “Honeymoon” for Harris is over and his – compared to the arrogant announcements before – embarrassing performance from last Tuesday will soon be forgotten. Confidants from Trump’s circle declared unofficially that Trump’s “no” to another debate was not set in stone. “It is negotiable. We’ll have to wait and see.”
