Having said numerous times that he’s ready to debate Vice President Kamala Harris anytime and anywhere, failed one-term, twice-impeached former president Donald Trump is suddenly singing a different song, suggesting that he may not show up for the first debate scheduled for Sept. 10 in Philadelphia. The debate is being hosted by ABC News.
The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump is claiming ABC won’t be fair to him.
Trump criticized the host of the debate, ABC News, during a campaign stop after visiting Arlington National Cemetery, calling it “the single worst network for unfairness” and saying that ABC “really should be shut out.” Later, in a speech in Detroit, Trump suggested the debate might not happen, offering as an aside, “If there’s a debate.”
Trump’s remarks followed a statement he made on social media Sunday evening lambasting ABC News’s Jonathan Karl over his interview with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) earlier that day. “Why would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network?” Trump asked.
So will Trump show up for the first debate, or could it be that he’s afraid of facing Harris, a former prosecutor who is known to be a superb debater?
That question was posed to Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) when she appeared Monday on MSNBC with host Alicia Menendez.
Crockett made it clear she doesn’t expect Trump to debate in a couple of weeks.
“But if he does show up, he is about to get his butt handed to him. I’m here for it either way: He can go and cower in a corner, or he can show up and be lit on fire. Either way, I’m good.”
At last week’s Democratic National Convention, Crockett also went after the disgraced ex-president, noting, “America, looking at the two choices before you, who would you hire: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris? Kamala Harris has a resume. Donald Trump has a rap sheet. She presides over the Senate, while he keeps our national secrets next to his thinking chair.”
If Trump does indeed have the gumption to debate Harris, it’s safe to say Crockett’s prediction of what will happen could become a reality for Donald. We can always hope so.
Here’s the video of Crockett’s appearance on MSNBC:
