Trump Came Across As A Total Assh*le In The First Debate
Former Republican operative Stuart Stevens joins Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson for a special episode of The New Abnormal on the night of the utterly chaotic first presidential debate. Trump\u2019s amped up ranting reminded everyone that he\u2019s \u201ca guy that you just would not want in your face for another four years,\u201d Stevens concluded. \u201cTrump just came across as a total asshole.\u201d It was a night when the moderator, Fox News\u2019 Chris Wallace, was unable to keep control. Stevens suggested giving the moderators the right to cut off the microphones of unruly candidates. \u201cI think the moderators ought to have the rights to shock collars,\u201d said Rick.
They all agreed that this kind of Trump performance was unlikely to make inroads with the college-educated voters or the white moms he needs for a second term. \u201cChris Christie and Rudy Giuliani did not kill it with the debate prep,\u201d said Molly. \u201cIt was not a great debate for women tonight, but I don't think Trump really gives a shit about women quite frankly.\u201d Molly wishes they would just cancel the rest of the debates. \u201cTrump is insane and he is just so destructive. And when you give him a mainstream media venue, it ends up undermining elections and civil society as a whole,\u201d she said. Stevens, who was part of George W. Bush\u2019s debate team, was more upbeat. He said this had been a terrible night for the president. \u201cI think that there's going to be a big movement for Biden after this,\u201d he said.
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