LOS ANGELES.–Fake news CNN joined with the Kamala campaign to bait Trump into another presidential debate only two weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election. Former President Donald Trump already said “no” to a third debate Sept. 12, after the Sept. 10 ABC News Debate showed undeniable bias against the former president, focusing on Kamala’s favorite topics like women’s reproductive rights and fact-checking Trump through the debate. Kamala’s campaign boasted about beating Trump decisively, even though the ABC News moderators stacked the deck against Trump. Trump was 100% right saying he would not debate Kamala again, knowing how the fake news seeks to sabotage his campaign. Proposing a new debate shows that Democrats are actually running scared as the race tightens and Trump seems to have the momentum heading into the Nov. 5 election.
Proposing another debate after Trump already said “no,” shows that the Kamala campaign needs to throw more mud on Trump before the election. “Vice President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share a stage with Donald Trump,” said campaign chairwoman Jen O’Malley Dillon. “Donald Trump should have no problems agreeing to this debate,” Dillon said, setting the stage for saying Trump “chickened out.” Why, suddenly, does Dillon think Kamala needs another debate if she’s got so much momentum from her decisive victory over Trump in the last debate? Voters know that ABC News played dirty pool with Trump letting ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis control the questions and fact-checkTrump through the debate. Dillon reads polls now showing that Kamala has lost momentum from the DNC convention and Sept. 10 debate.
How transparent and obvious is O’Malley Dillon in thinking she can publicly coerce or shame Trump into another debate when she’s only boasted about how Kamala won the last debate so convincingly. How can the Kamala campaign believe they can coerce Trump into another debate when it does nothing for him, other than make CNN lots of advertising cash? Since Trump left office in 2020, Trump has been in the news on CNN and other fake news channels 24/7, knowing he’s the only thing that keeps viewers tuned in. Now the Kamala campaign and CNN conspire to keep the gravy train rolling but, more importantly, to give Kamala another bite at the apple. Trump said after the debate all boxers that lose championship fights want an immediate rematch. Kamala’s campaign strategists obviously think she needs more momentum heading into the Nov. 5 election.
O’Malley Dillon can’t fathom the fact that she’s not calling the shots in the last two months of the campaign, desperately trying now to create new publicity. Anyone watching the Sept. 10 debate, other than the most partisan Democrats, know that ABC News played dirty pool, tried their best to sabotage Trump. Yet the Kamala campaign thinks they can brow beat Trump into accepting another debate. Trump “changes his position everyday,” Dillon said, insisting “I believe we owe it to the voters,” knowing the voters don’t want to see Trump and Harris on the same stage again. Only the Kamala campaign thinks she needs another shot at a knockout punch. CNN worked closely with the Kamala campaign to stage the new debate invitation as the latest publicity stunt. Voters want no part of another debate. Only the Kamala campaign thinks they need more momentum heading into Nov. 5.
CNN wants to improve its sagging ratings, knowing they’ve cut off the majority of their audience by aligning with the Democrat Party. No network is more biased than CNN, rivaling the other fake news outlets like CBS, ABC and NBC. Only Fox News can claim any Republican bias, though many of its hosts and pundits don’t like Trump. “Both Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump received an invitation to participate in a CNN debate this fall as we believe the American people would benefit from a second debate between the two candidates for President of the United States,” CNN said in a statement. CNN hopes with the Kamala campaign to coerce Trump into another debate, even after he said Sept. 12 there would be no third presidential debate. Voters need to ask why CNN and the Kamala campaign have teamed up to pressure Trump into another debate.
CNN and the Kamala campaign gambit on a third debate could easily backfire, since they give all the power to Trump to say “no.” Trump just lived through the Sept. 10 ABC News debate showing undeniable bias against Trump, prompting Kamala’s claim of victory. But why would Kamala win the debate Sept. 10 and ask within an hour for a rematch if she didn’t think she lost? CNN and Kamala campaign’s latest publicity stunt show they’re trying to put Trump in a bind, making him look like a “chicken” if he doesn’t debate again. “We look forward to receiving a response from both campaigns so the American people can hear more from these candidates as the make their final decision. Well, CNN already heard a rounding “yes” from Kamala, now it’s up to Trump to stick to his guns and say “no.” Kamala and CNN’s publicity stunt only make her campaign look desperate heading into Nov. 5.
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John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.
