2020 ELECTION/COVID-19/DEBATES: “President Donald Trump said Thursday he would not take part in the next presidential debate with former Vice President Joe Biden after it was moved to a virtual format because of COVID-19 safety concerns… The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Thursday morning [Oct. 8, 2020] the next debate would be remote to ‘protect […]
Category: Debates
10/8/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS: “Last night, @KamalaHarris chose truth over lies. She chose hope and unity over fear and division. She showed America what true leadership looks like — and I couldn’t be prouder.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 8, 2020 12:51 pm […]
10/8/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS: “Folks, there was only one person on last night’s debate stage who’s fit to serve as Vice President — and her name is @KamalaHarris.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 8, 2020 10:24 am […]
10/8/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS: “Last night @KamalaHarris showed America exactly why she’ll make an incredible Vice President.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 8, 2020 5:40 am […]
10/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/KAMALA HARRIS/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mike Pence WON BIG!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 7, 2020 4:57 pm […]
10/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS: “.@KamalaHarris, you made us all proud tonight.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 7, 2020 4:47 pm […]
10/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/KAMALA HARRIS/MIKE PENCE: “Moderator cut off @VP Mike Pence while discussing the Knights of Columbus. This is what he was referring to… ‘Kamala Harris’s Outrageous Assault on the Knights of Columbus’ https://t.co/XgR4kiOANB?amp=1″ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 7, 2020 4:09 pm […]
10/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/KAMALA HARRIS/MIKE PENCE: “Mike Pence is doing GREAT! She is a gaffe machine.“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 7, 2020 3:55 pm […]
10/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS: “.@KamalaHarris is showing the American people why I chose her as my running mate. She’s smart, she’s experienced, she’s a proven fighter for the middle class. She’ll be an incredible Vice President.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 7, 2020 3:28 pm […]
10/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS/MIKE PENCE: “.@KamalaHarris is about to take the debate stage –– but before she does, I need your help. Will you chip in to make sure Kamala knows you’ve got her back as she takes on Vice President Pence? https://t.co/QwFRpbMJVC?amp=1“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 7, 2020 2:40 pm […]
10/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS: “Before @KamalaHarris steps on stage, tune in for a pre-debate event with @MindyKaling, @PadmaLakshmi, @DJCassidy, and more. https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YqKDpeVQZBKV” ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 7, 2020 2:31 pm […]
10/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS: “Go get ’em, @KamalaHarris. https://twitter.com/i/status/1313990490036068352″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 7, 2020 1:52 pm […]
10/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS/MEDIA: “Taylor [Swift] — Thanks for your support and for speaking out at this crucial moment in our nation’s history. Election Day is right around the corner — are you ready for it? http://iwillvote.com RT @taylorswift13 I spoke to @vmagazine about why I’ll be voting for Joe Biden for president. So apt […]
10/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS: “Folks, I know a thing or two about vice presidential debates. In 2008, I squared off against Governor Palin. And in 2012, I called out Congressman [Paul] Ryan’s malarkey. I know @KamalaHarris will do a great job. Join me and tune in at 9 PM ET to cheer her on.“ ––Joe […]
10/6/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS: “I can’t wait for @KamalaHarris to make history at tomorrow night’s debate. Before she takes the stage, don’t miss this event with @MindyKaling, @PadmaLakshmi, @DJCassidy, and more. RSVP today: https://t.co/wsuSsUPyI5?amp=1“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 6, 2020 3:30 pm […]
10/6/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/MEDICARE/OIL/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Chris Wallace was a total JOKE. Protected Joe all night long. He’s no Mike!!! RT @paulsperry_ If @ the next debates, moderators don’t insist Biden flesh out his proposed policies IN DETAIL–finally providing voters SPECIFICS regarding his plan for a Medicare ‘option’ for all & his $4 trillion in tax […]
10/6/2020
COVID-19/DEBATES/TRUMP’S HEALTH: “President Trump plans to participate in next week’s debate in person, his campaign said Tuesday, despite uncertainty around how he will recover from COVID-19… The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines state that adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 can be around others 10 days after symptoms first appeared so long […]
10/6/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/FLORIDA/JOE BIDEN: “I am looking forward to the debate on the evening of Thursday, October 15th in Miami. It will be great!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 6, 2020 4:42 am […]
10/5/2020
DEBATES: “Look, I was surprised to learn that Chris Wallace said there were a 158 interruptions in that [presidential] debate we had… I didn’t want to further demean the process of the debate by getting into a shouting match with him [Donald Trump]… I was trying to figure out how I could possibly have him […]
10/1/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2020 8:15 am […]
10/1/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I won the debate big, based on compilation of polls etc. Thank you!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 1, 2020 5:14 am […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I just thought that it was hard for me to believe the President of the United States would be so viciously classless and do what he did. We knew when his people announced to all of the major outlets that they were going to try to attack my family and to […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “I thought it was embarrassing for the country the way the president acted to the rest of the world watching us. The next debate is going to be a town hall-type debate and I’m really looking forward to it because as I understand it audience members are going to ask us a question […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: [Russ Mitchell: “If you were to grade yourself A through F [on the presidential debate], how you did, what grade would you give yourself?”] “I don’t grade myself. I felt pretty good about my performance and what I did. What I tried doing if you noticed this, I talked to the American people. […]
9/30/2020
ANTIFA/DEBATES: [Reporter: So, Mr. President, did you misspeak when you said ‘stand by’ [at the presidential debate]?”] “Just ‘stand by.’ Look, law enforcement will do their work. They’re going to stand down. They have to stand down. Everybody — they have to stand — whatever group you’re talking about, let law enforcement do the work. […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “You know Biden lost badly when his supporters are saying he should cancel the rest of the debates. Now, I understand he’s canceling the debates. Let’s see what happens. I think that’s not going to be a good move. I don’t think that’s going to be a good move. Television, with those ratings, […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “I really enjoyed last night’s debate with Sleepy Joe… The verdict is in and they say that we, we, all of us, won big last night. I don’t know. Did you hear about this? In the history of cable television, it had the highest ratings of any show in the history of cable […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During last night’s debate, President Trump refused to take responsibility for his mismanagement of a pandemic that has cost Minnesota more than 130,000 jobs and claimed the lives of more than 2,000 Minnesotans. He tried to distract from the fact that his administration is in court trying to eliminate protections for those […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/RACISM: “And this president [Donald Trump] has breathed hate and division under the rocks here. Hate only hides. It doesn’t go away. And it matters what presidents say. And you heard what he said last night [at the Sep. 29, 2020 presidential debate], when he was asked by the moderator, ‘Will you condemn white […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/POLICE/RACISM: [Reporter: “Mr. President, can you explain what you meant last night when you said that the Proud Boys should ‘stand back and stand by’?”] “I don’t know who the Proud Boys are. I mean, you’ll have to give me a definition, because I really don’t know who they are. I can only say they […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “I thought the debate last night was great. We got tremendous reviews on it. We’re hitting what people want — law and order — which Biden was unable to even talk about because he’d lose the radical left — his radical-left followers. I don’t think there’s too many of them left. But I […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “That’s what last night’s debate was about, this whole election is about, does your president have any idea and understand what you’re going through? And if he does, does he care about it? Is he able, as my mom would say, be able to walk a mile and your shoes, if […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Last night I did what the corrupt media has refused to do: I held Joe Biden Accountable for his 47 years of lies, 47 years of betrayals, and 47 years of failure. The whole nation saw the truth — Joe Biden is too weak to lead this Country!“ ––Donald Trump, […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Last night, I went toe-to-toe with Donald Trump and laid out my vision for a stronger, more inclusive America. Check out a few of the top moments from the first debate: https://t.co/H1WFQIxU6y?amp=1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 3:42 pm […]
9/30/2020
CORONAVIRUS/DEBATES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I saw last night [Sep. 29, 2020] on that debate stage, a self-entitled, self-serving president who thinks everything is about him. He thinks that, if he just yells louder and louder, throws out lie after lie after lie, he’ll get his way. He thinks you’ll forget. Well, he picked the wrong guy. […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “Last night reinforced why I got into this race: We are in a battle for the soul of this nation — and it’s a battle we must win.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 2:12 pm […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White supremacy has no place in America. We shouldn’t have to beg the President of the United States to say that.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 12:30 pm […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/ENDORSEMENT/POLICE: “The sheriff of Multnomah County, Ore., which includes Portland, emphatically denied supporting President Trump on Tuesday evening [Sep. 29, 2020] — shortly after the president made the claim during his debate against Democrat Joe Biden. ‘In tonight’s presidential debate the President said the ‘Portland Sheriff’ supports him,’ Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese tweeted. ‘As […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/ENDORSEMENTS/POLICE: “Democratic nominee Joe Biden would not answer when pressed by President Trump during Tuesday [Sep. 29, 2020] night’s presidential debate about whether he has any backing from law enforcement groups. Both candidates have the backing of various law enforcement groups, but the Trump campaign has leaned into the endorsements much more as the Biden […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES: “A review of the [Sep. 30, 2020 presidential] debate shows the candidates interrupted either Wallace or when their opponent was given the floor more than 90 times in the 90-minute debate — literally an interruption a minute. But Trump was responsible for more than three-fourths of them: 71, compared to Biden’s 22.” -Aaron […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER: “Ignore the polls, ignore his tweets, ignore his obnoxious debate performance. We have to stay focused. We have to win. Chip in to help us do it: https://t.co/qTfNFIRY9Y?amp=1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 11:48 am […]
9/30/2020
DEBATES/POLLS: “While the question of who won Tuesday’s presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden lies in the court of public opinion, Spanish-speaking viewers of Telemundo gave their support to Trump… In a poll after the debate, 66 percent of participants told Telemundo they believed Trump won the debate. Only […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/FAKE NEWS/MEDIA: “HIGHEST CABLE TELEVISION RATINGS OF ALL TIME. SECOND HIGHEST OVERALL TELEVISION RATINGS OF ALL TIME. Some day these Fake Media Companies are going to miss me, very badly!!!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 11:16 am […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Ari! RT @AriFleischer I rewatched the start of the debate. The 1st Q went to Trump who gave an uninterrupted 2-min response. Then Biden gave an uninterrupted 2-min response. Then it went back to Trump, whose answer was interrupted 3 times by Biden. If you didn’t like it, […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Try getting a new Anchor and a smarter Democrat candidate! RT @AP BREAKING: The Commission on Presidential Debates says it will add new ‘tools to maintain order’ to the upcoming debates after a chaotic first contest between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. #Debates2020“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 30, […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump showed the country last night just how unfit he is to be president. If you weren’t able to bear watching it, we condensed it down to one minute for you: https://twitter.com/i/status/1311374502505279489″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 8:37 am […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Enough with the racist dog whistles, Donald. You wouldn’t know a suburb unless you took a wrong turn. RT @realDonaldTrump Biden REFUSED to use the term, LAW & ORDER! There go the Suburbs.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 7:46 am […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Biden REFUSED to use the term, LAW & ORDER! There go the Suburbs.“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 4:22 am […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/BERNIE SANDERS/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “Nobody wants Sleepy Joe as a leader, including the Radical Left (which he lost last night!). He disrespected Bernie, effectively calling him a loser!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 3:31 am […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/AOC/BERNIE SANDERS/DEBATES/DEMS/JOE BIDEN: “Chris had a tough night. Two on one was not surprising, but fun. Many important points made, like throwing Bernie, AOC PLUS 3, and the rest, to the wolves! Radical Left is dumping Sleepy Joe. Zero Democrat enthusiasm, WEAK Leadership! RT @nytimes As the moderator of tonight’s debate, Chris Wallace of […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There’s no other way to put it: the President of the United States refused to disavow white supremacists on the debate stage last night. https://twitter.com/i/status/1311268302950260737“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 30, 2020 1:35 am […]
9/29/2020
DEBATES: “The Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, pledged allegiance to President Donald Trump on Tuesday night after he told the group to ‘stand back and stand by’ during the first presidential debate… Trump said to ‘give me a name’ when asked to denounce a specific group, and former Vice President Joe Biden called out […]
9/29/2020
DEBATES: Chris Wallace: “I think that the country would be better served, if we allowed both people to speak with fewer interruptions. I’m appealing to you, sir, to do that.” Donald Trump: “Well, and him [Joe Biden] too.” Wallace: “Well, frankly, you’ve been doing more interrupting than he has.” Trump: “Well, that’s all right, but […]
9/29/2020
DEBATES: Joe Biden: “You’re the worst president America has ever had. Come on.” Donald Trump: “Hey, Joe, let me just tell you, Joe. In 47 months, I’ve done more than you’ve done in 47 years, Joe. We’ve done things that you never even thought of doing.” -Joe Biden and Donald Trump via CNBC Television, “President […]
9/29/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Folks, we don’t have to put up with four more years of that. https://t.co/aIt2BNuQg3?amp=1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 29, 2020 5:32 pm […]
9/29/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/QUOTE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This. This is Donald Trump’s America. RT @ByMikeBaker The Proud Boys are ecstatic tonight about getting mentioned in the debate tonight. ‘Trump basically said to go fuck them up! this makes me so happy,’ writes one prominent Proud Boy.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 29, 2020 5:19 pm […]
9/29/2020
2020 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After tonight, the choice in this election has never been clearer — and with 35 days to go, the stakes have never been higher. Tomorrow marks our final end-of-quarter deadline, and we need your help to hit our goal. Chip in to help beat Donald Trump: https://t.co/qenDA6FsjW?amp=1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, […]
9/29/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “You heard a lot come out of President Trump’s mouth. Can you name one thing he said to actually make your life better?“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 29, 2020 4:55 pm […]
9/29/2020
2020 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I’m about to step on stage to debate Donald Trump for the first time. But before I do, can you chip in to show him the power of our grassroots base? Every donation — big or small — goes a long way. https://t.co/HiNSLIqIPQ?amp=1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 29, 2020 2:45 […]
9/29/2020
DEBATES/SUPREME COURT: [Chris Wallace: “So my question to you is, you have refused in the past to talk about it, are you willing to tell the American tonight whether or not you will support either ending the filibuster or packing the court?”] Joe Biden: “Whatever position I take on that, that’ll become the issue. The […]
9/29/2020
DEBATES/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE (ACA): Joe Biden: “Number one, he knows what I proposed. What I proposed is that we expand Obamacare and we increase it.” […] Donald Trump: “That’s not what you’ve said and it’s not what your party is saying.” Biden: “That is simply a lie.” Trump: “Your party doesn’t say it. Your party wants to […]
9/29/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “It’s debate night, so I’ve got my earpiece and performance enhancers ready. https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1311084592338735104/photo/1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 29, 2020 1:25 pm […]
9/29/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “Folks, the big night is finally here. Tune in at 9 PM ET for the first presidential debate.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 29, 2020 1:00 pm […]
9/28/2020
2020 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Folks, this is a big week for our campaign: Tomorrow, I face Donald Trump on the debate stage for the first time — and Wednesday is our final end-of-quarter fundraising deadline. We can’t afford to fall short here. Chip in today:“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 28, 2020 2:30 pm […]
9/28/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/DRUGS/JOE BIDEN: “Joe Biden just announced that he will not agree to a Drug Test. Gee, I wonder why?“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 28, 2020 4:33 am […]
9/27/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: [Reporter: “Do you — you’ve said this numerous times, but do you really believe that Joe Biden will be on any type of performance-enhancing drug ahead of the debates? Or are you just joking?”] “No, I’m not joking. I mean, I’m willing to take a drug test. I think he should too, because […]
9/27/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/DRUGS/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to, or after, the Debate on Tuesday night. Naturally, I will agree to take one also. His Debate performances have been record setting UNEVEN, to put it mildly. Only drugs could have caused this discrepancy???“ ––Donald Trump, […]
9/24/2020
DEBATES: “I’ve done many interviews with Chris [Wallace]… but I have his all time record by far in ratings. And Chris is good, but I think I would be willing to bet that he won’t ask Biden tough questions [in the first presidential debate]. He’ll ask me tough questions, and it’ll show – it’ll be […]
9/24/2020
DEBATE/JOE BIDEN: “Maybe he’s [Joe Biden] going to be great at the debate. He’s been doing it for 47 years. Somebody said, ‘Oh, he won’t do well at the debate.’ I said, ‘I think you’re wrong. He’ll do fine. He’s going to do fine.’ They’ll give him a big shot or something and he’ll go […]
9/13/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/DEMS/ELIZABETH WARREN/FLORIDA/JOE BIDEN: “I thought Mini Mike [Bloomberg] was through with Democrat politics after spending almost 2 Billion Dollars, and then giving the worst and most inept Debate Performance in the history of Presidential Politics. Pocahontas [Elizabeth Warren] ended his political career on first question, OVER! Save NYC instead. RT @axios NEW: Bloomberg to […]
9/12/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “Debates have worked out well for me. I don’t know what’s going to show up with Biden. I mean, I see different guys, I see a Biden that really tied Bernie. You know, everyone thought he was going to be killed by Bernie and it was tie. It was nothing — it wasn’t […]
9/2/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “What I’d love to have is a crawler at the bottom of the screen, a fact checker when we speak. If we really wanted to do something, I think that would make a great, great debate. If everything both of us said was instantly fact-checked by an agreed to group of people out […]
9/1/2020
DEBATES: [Laura Ingraham: “Why did you ask for a drug test before the debate? What prompted that with you and Joe Biden?”] “Because I watched Biden in the previous debates and he was horrible. And I watched him in the Bernie debate and he was normal. He wasn’t Winston Churchill, but he was normal. It […]
8/27/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: [Andrea Mitchell: “Would you consider not debating the president?”] “I’m gonna debate him. Now I know for certain that— I’m going to be a fact-checker on the floor, while I’m debating him… It’s just one lie after another. Lying, lying, lying lying. One after another. But the debates are going to take […]
8/26/2020
DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “President Trump says he will call for drug tests for both former Vice President Joe Biden and himself before the first candidates’ debate on Sept. 29. In an Oval Office interview Wednesday [Aug. 26, 2020], the president expressed suspicion at what he said was a sudden, marked improvement in Biden’s debate performance during […]
8/20/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/DEMS: “After the worst debate performance in the history of politics, Michael Bloomberg, commonly known as Mini Mike, is trying to make a comeback by begging the Democrats for relevance. They treated him like a dog – and always will. Before politics, he said GREAT things about me!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 20, 2020 […]
8/12/2020
DEBATES/KAMALA HARRIS/MIKE PENCE: “You know she’s very bad on facts. She is very weak on facts… I think she’s going to be a big failure. And I think — I look forward to the debate between her and Mike Pence, because I think he’ll do even better against her than he did about — against […]
8/6/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES: “The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has rejected a request from the Trump campaign to either add an additional general election debate or move up the calendar for the contests. In a letter to Trump private attorney Rudy Giuliani, his liaison to the commission, the commission writes that it is committed to its […]
8/6/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN/VOTE BY MAIL/VOTING: “How can voters be sending in Ballots starting, in some cases, one month before the First Presidential Debate. Move the First Debate up. A debate, to me, is a Public Service. Joe Biden and I owe it to the American People!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2020 1:44 am […]
8/5/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES: “[W]e should have the debates. The one problem I have, the debate’s very late. It’s at the end of September and a lot of ballots will already be cast by that time. They want to make the debates as late as possible. The first debate should be at least before the first ballots […]
8/4/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/JOE BIDEN: “Several political commentators have been urging former Vice President Joe Biden not to debate President Trump in the fall, arguing it’s a no-win scenario against someone who won’t follow the rules, but that idea is opposed by several prominent Democratic politicians – including Biden himself… The Trump campaign still has disagreements with […]
3/16/2016
DEBATES: “I think we’ve had enough debates.” [Note: On 12-7-2011 Trump tweeted, “Why is the GOP establishment so threatened by the Newsmax – @iontv debate? More debate is always better.”] – Donald Trump, Transcript, “Fox and Friends,” foxnews.com, March 16, 2016, […]
2/25/2016
DEBATES/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “I know the insurance companies, they’re friends of mine. The top guys, they’re friends of mine. I shouldn’t tell you guys, you’ll say it’s terrible, I have a conflict of interest. They’re friends of mine, there’s some right in the audience. One of them was just waving to me, he was laughing and […]
2/25/2016
DEBATES/HEALTHCARE/MARCO RUBIO/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: [Dana Bush: “Mr. Trump, Senator Rubio just said that you support the individual mandate. Would you respond?”] “I just want to say, I agree with that 100 percent, except pre-existing conditions, I would absolutely get rid of Obamacare. We’re going to have something much better, but pre-existing conditions, when I’m referring to […]
1/27/2016
DEBATES/DONALD ON DONALD: “It was the childishly written & taunting PR statement by Fox that made me not do the debate, more so than lightweight reporter, @megynkelly.” – 1/27/2016, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 1/27/2016 […]
1/27/2016
CANDIDATE/DEBATES: “Even though I beat him in the first six debates, especially the last one, Ted Cruz wants to debate me again. Can we do it in Canada?” – 1/27/2016, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 1/27/2016 […]
1/10/2016
DEBATES/DONALD ON DONALD: “I am pleased to announce that I had the Union Leader removed from the upcoming debate. https://t.co/DL8hDPzHoi” – 1/10/2016, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 1/10/2016 […]
1/9/2016
DEBATES/DONALD ON DONALD: “I’m protesting the @UnionLeader from having anything to do w/ ABC debate. Their unethical record doesn’t give them the right to be involved!” – 1/9/2016, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 1/9/2016 […]
12/20/2015
DEBATES/HILLARY: “It was really strange when Hillary was missing from the podium last night. Not very presidential!” – 12/20/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 12/20/2015 […]
10/28/2015
DEBATES/DONALD ON DONALD: “After a great evening and packed auditorium in Iowa, I am now in Colorado looking forward to what I am sure will be a very unfair debate!” – 10/28/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 10/28/2015 […]
10/15/2015
DEBATES/MEDIA: “The @GOP should not agree to the ridiculous debate terms that @CNBC is asking unless there is a major benefit to the party.” – 10/15/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 10/15/2015 […]
10/14/2015
DEBATES/HILLARY: “The debate last night proved that Hillary is running against the “B” team. She won’t be so lucky when it comes to me!” – 10/14/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 10/14/2015 […]
10/14/2015
DEBATES/HILLARY: “Like her or not, Hillary did what she had to do in the debate last night—get through it. Her opponents were very gentle and soft!” – 10/14/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 10/14/2015 […]
10/13/2015
DEBATES/RUSSIA: “Putin is not feeling too nervous or scared. #DemDebate” – 10/13/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 10/13/2015 […]
10/13/2015
DEBATES/DONALD ON DONALD/TWITTER: “Everybody’s talking about my doing twitter during the likely very boring debate tonight. @realDonaldTrump #DemDebate” – 10/13/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 10/13/2015 […]
8/11/2015
CANDIDATE/DEBATES: The record ratings for the Republican debate earlier this month? “Who do you think they’re watching? Jeb Bush? Huh? I don’t think so.” – Birch Run, Mich., Aug. 11, 2015, Donald Trump, 8/11/2015 […]
10/23/2012
DEBATES: “.@bobschieffer did an excellent job as debate moderator last night. I only wish Mitt was more aggressive” [3:52:59 PM] – 10/23/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/23/2012 […]
10/23/2012
DEBATES: “.@MittRomney should have been more aggressive last night. Yet some polls have him winning the debate.” [12:41:55 PM] – 10/23/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/23/2012 […]
10/23/2012
DEBATES: “The debate was pretty even but I thought Mitt should have been much more aggressive on Obama’s failed foreign policy– and I mean much more.” [7:14:46 AM] – 10/23/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/23/2012 […]
10/22/2012
BENGHAZI/DEBATES: “I look forward to @MittRomney hitting Obama hard tonight for lying about Benghazi. CIA told Obama it was a terrorist attack after 24 hrs.” [5:10:33 PM] – 10/22/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/22/2012 […]