Trump’s tweet about potentially skipping the official debates next year comes days after the New York Times reported the president was considering sitting out the events.
The Times reported last week:
The Times reported last week:
Mr. Trump has told advisers that he does not trust the Commission on Presidential Debates, the nonprofit entity that sponsors the debates, the two people said.
Less of a concern for Mr. Trump than who will emerge as the
Less of a concern for Mr. Trump than who will emerge as the
Democratic nominee is which media personality will be chosen as the debate moderator, according to people in contact with him. ...
In the 2016 general election debates, Mr. Trump repeatedly complained about being at a disadvantage to Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee. And the post-debate polls showed Mr. Trump had good reason to be concerned: Mr. Trump and Ms. Clinton were essentially
tied in the polls going into the first debate, but she received a bump after each of the three face-to-face matchups. ...
After his performance in one of the debates was panned, Mr. Trump blamed a ‘defective mic’ and questioned
After his performance in one of the debates was panned, Mr. Trump blamed a ‘defective mic’ and questioned
whether it was done ‘on purpose’ to put him at a disadvantage. It turned out that a technical malfunction had indeed affected the volume of his voice during that debate, in September 2016.
Trump has made more than 15,000 false or misleading claims since taking office, according to the Washington Post. The president has told more false claims in 2019 than the two previous years combined.
The Post reports:
The Post reports:
In 2017, President Trump made nearly 1,999 false or misleading claims. In 2018, he added another 5,689, for a total of 7,688.
Now, with a few weeks still left in 2019, the president already has more than doubled
Now, with a few weeks still left in 2019, the president already has more than doubled
the total number of false or misleading claims in just a single year.
As of Dec. 10, his 1,055th day in office, Trump had made 15,413 false or misleading claims, according to the Fact Checker’s database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement he has uttered
As of Dec. 10, his 1,055th day in office, Trump had made 15,413 false or misleading claims, according to the Fact Checker’s database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement he has uttered
That’s an average of more than 32 claims a day since our last update 62 days ago.
