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A discussion among “The View” co-hosts centered around whether President Biden should debate Donald Trump, with varying opinions on the matter.
Some argued that Biden could lose the debate if he makes a mistake, while others questioned the necessity of a debate given Trump’s actions post-election.
“I disagree with you, actually,” Sara Haines said. “I say that because normally, my gut would tell me it’s good for democracy. I caveat that with, if we do not know these two men as well as we do, it would be more important for them to be debating.”
There are concerns about Trump’s tactics during debates and the potential impact of a debate on undecided voters.
“The problem is, for the reasons you just spelled out, Donald Trump comes on and without – I wish they would put him in phone booths and cut mics after a certain amount of time because, in addition to the fact checking, he overtalks, gaslights, and everything else. So oftentimes, the comparison to Donald Trump makes anyone look less-than on some level,” Haines said.
Trump has “done nothing to participate in this democracy since he lost,” she said.
“I don’t need to see someone who has been twice-impeached and is a disgrace and a one-term president with 91 counts facing him. I think it legitimizes him, I don’t need to be gaslit by Trump. We all know who he is. We know what he stands for, we also know that Biden debated him twice and just, like, sort of mopped the floor with him,” Sunny Hostin said. “I don’t think you give him that type of platform.”
“What I do know is Joe can stand there and tell people everything he’s done, and he can do it until the cows come home, you know?” Whoopi Goldberg said. “It’s not going to matter.”
“Biden can lose, he can lose in a debate. Trump will not. The people supporting Trump will support him whether he’s there or not. Biden makes one mistake, and the people who are undecided are out,” Haines said.
Trump has challenged Biden to a debate, but Biden has responded dismissively to the idea.
“I’d like to debate him now because we should debate. We should debate for the good of the country,” Trump said.
“Immediately? Well, if I were him, I’d want to debate me, too. He’s got nothing else to do,” Biden said.
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