Trump's Decision to Decline Second Debate; Celebrity Political Endorsements
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Are Donald Trump and his campaign doing the right thing in declining a second debate with Vice President and Democratic nominee for President, Kamala Harris?
Competitors compete. In what is a very unknown outcome — the election — should Trump be bypassing the opportunity to communicate in a debate setting and compete against the opposition?
It seems high risk and a decision that could come back to haunt him. There have been critics that say that Harris, not known as a sophisticated and skilled speaker, may have been provided questions ahead of time. There is also the possibility that she and her team prepared diligently for the first debate and Trump did not. That’s plausible.
Trump’s public statement for not “RSVP’ing” for a second round with Harris:
"It's just too late - voting has already started," he said. Trump also said he's "already done two" debates and questioned whether CNN would be fair to him.
Maybe he can succeed without competing yet if Harris is not known as a high-level communicator when it comes to answering questions, Trump might be making a critical error in his campaign by appearing uneasy, afraid or disinterested.
There is an analyst however who believes that Trump’s decision is protectively wise.
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