Is Donald Trump really trying to get out of debating Kamala Harris again? Or is it the opposite?

On Thursday, it seemed like the dust had finally settled. “The debate about debates is over,” said Michael Tyler, the Harris campaign communications director, in a statement. “Donald Trump’s campaign accepted our proposal for three debates—two presidential and a vice presidential debate.”

“Assuming Donald Trump actually shows up on September 10 to debate Vice President Harris, then Governor Walz will see JD Vance on October 1 and the American people will have another opportunity to see the vice president and Donald Trump on the debate stage in October,” the Harris campaign continued.

But now, Trump’s team claims that the Democrat lied when she said the two sides reached a debate agreement. At the moment, there is only one confirmed debate between the presidential nominees, to be held September 10 by ABC News.

Nevertheless, the Trump campaign’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Daily Caller Friday that Trump will be doing three debates and Vance will be doing two.

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That Trump campaign sounds like a well oiled machine.

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Well they vetted JD Vance so… maybe they should keep on truckin?

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I encourage them to keep that truck on that path. It may appear to be swerving like it’s being driven by a duck on heroin, but that’s just a cunning strategy, I’m sure.

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See, when it starts to fall apart
Man, it really falls apart
Like boots or hearts, oh, when they start
They really fall apart

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I love this, what is it from?

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After the Biden debate they just stopped talking essentially and it made it all look polished. Now that Harris is in they suddenly have to actively campaign again and against someone competent, so they’re crumbling.

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Does the machine spin like a laundry agitator?

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Oil? … I think the liquid they are covered in came from a golden shower.

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Trickle down in a nutshell.

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They spent all of the money on lawyers to defend his crimes.

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It’s in of those machines that break down with the addition of oil

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Nevertheless, the Trump campaign’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Daily Caller Friday that Trump will be doing three debates and Vance will be doing two.

I’d have sympathy for the people having to deal with trump’s bullshit working for his campaign, but they’re working for trump. Fully deserved.

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Wait, hold up, why is Vance doing two?

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I think they are getting riled by the “Trump/Vance are cowards” argument and this is there pathetic attempt to counter it: “Nuh uh, we actually wanted more debates!”

These people are such weird losers.

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Not quite an answer, but:

Vance, confusingly, proposed two vice presidential debates as opposed to the traditional one. One of his proposed dates is the same day Trump is due to be sentenced for his hush-money trial.

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If they’re going to ultimately back out of the debates, it makes sense to bluster first about wanting even more debates and then claim that Harris and Walz refused their debate schedule.

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Im sure that debate will have the proud boys on call for when sentencing doesn’t go their way.

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No, that’s not what they said. They said Trump’s publicist told Daily Caller he’d be doing two.

Based on history, there is no way to predict reality from that statement.

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He’s trying to pull a power move by not just simply accepting the invitation to the one debate. They feel like they need to one-up the offer by offering ANOTHER debate, on their terms this time!! It’s childish

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When they referenced the VP doing a second debate, they were referring to Harris.

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I’m pissed that we’re trapped with Trump for three fucking election cycles.

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It’s like one of those shits where you keep wiping and it just doesn’t go away

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It’s like I’m wiping a marker

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Still poop. Still poop.

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Eraser

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Hot snakes

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For the love of God, just buy a bidet.

Kids these days.

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Coincidentally i just installed one last weekend. But the trauma of endless wipes will always be there unfortunately

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I’ve been trapped with Trump since the fucking '80s. For young people today, it would be the equivalent of 40 years of Logan Paul, with him being President at the end of it.

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It was funny when he complained that his campaign wasn’t doing well here in New York City where he’s from. Dude, we’ve been over your shit since before the TV shows when you were just another one of the scummy rich landlords none of us have ever liked.

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So much worse than Logan Paul though.

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Logan Paul, so far!

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Three so far!

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Hopefully they come out with an anti aging vaccine and that mother fucker refuses to take it and we don’t have to see him ever again. Who am I kidding, he would be the first in line.

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He needs a better doctor.

One who knows that an “anti aging vaccine” doesn’t go through the earlobe.

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My fear is that Trump actually died during COVID and what we’ve been watching since is an AI-driven hologram. We’d be getting this shit for eternity if so.

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Well maybe you should have voted for him last time.

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The solution to Bad is not Worse

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I thought their logic was humorous.

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Whiny little bitch.

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This campaign has shown just how much of a little bitch that he is. Every time you turn around it’s another example of him just whining like an entitled child instead of doing something about it like an adult. I know there’s cognitive dissonance, but damn, it must be working overtime in a lot of Trump supporters.

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three debates—two presidential and a vice presidential debate.

Trump will be doing three debates and Vance will be doing two.

One of the VP debates is between Vance and Trump

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