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How about some good news for once in this stupidly close presidential race? And pinch me, please because it has to do with ABC News, host of the first Trump-Harris presidential debate — assuming it happens, of course.
Trump’sdebateperformanceshavebeenhitormissagainstDemocrats.HedidverywellagainstHillaryClintonin2016,takingfulladvantageofherinherentunlikability.But2020wentlesswell.
IfI’mbeinghonest—andthatismyjob—Trump’sperformanceinhisfirstdebateagainstJoeBidenwasbadenoughthatI’vealwayswonderedifhewasn’talreadysufferingfromCOVID.ThatdebatewasheldonSept.29andTrump’sdiagnosiswasannouncedonOct.2.Hisvoicewasoffthatnightandsowashisperformance.Bidenearnedareputationasarude,dismissive,andbad-mannereddebaterbut,insteadoflettingBidenplaythebadguythatnight,TrumpbehavedlikeBidenusuallydid.
Itdidn’tservehimwellatallandthat’swhyIbreathedasighofreliefwhenlastJune’srepeatdebatenightwouldseebothcandidate’smicrophonesmutedwhenitwasn’ttheirturntospeak.Trumpmigh
