Report: Donald Trump to Sit down with Tucker Carlson in Lieu of First Republican Presidential Debate

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Report: Donald Trump to Sit down with Tucker Carlson in Lieu of First Republican Presidential Debate

Hannah Bleau 18 Aug 2023

Former President Donald Trump will skip the first Republican National Committee (RNC) primary debate, according to reports.

A New York Times report reveals that Trump plans to skip the debate following months of speculation. Instead, according to the report, Trump plans to sit down for an interview with none other than former Fox News host Tucker Carlson — a great irony, given that the debate will be moderated by two Fox News personalities — Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.

Per the Times:

    In the past 24 hours, Mr. Trump has told people close to him that he has made up his mind and will skip the debate in Milwaukee, according to two of the people briefed on the matter.

    …

    The timing of the interview with Mr. Carlson remains unclear, but if it goes ahead as currently planned, the debate-night counterprogramming would serve as an act of open hostility.

Trump also indicated Friday that he would not participate in the debate, writing on Truth Social:

    Many people are asking whether or not I will be doing the DEBATES? ALL AMERICANS have been clamoring for a President of extremely High Intelligence. As everyone is aware, my Poll numbers, over a “wonderful” field of Republican candidates, are extraordinary. In fact, I am leading the runner up, whoever that may now be, by more than 50 Points. Reagan didn’t do it, and neither did others. People know my Record, one of the BEST EVER, so why would I Debate? I’M YOUR MAN. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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[DB]

And where is the evidence of his "extremely high intelligence"???

[corbe]

  In other headlines:

 Donald punches Ronna/RNC in the face, again.

[Right_in_Virginia]

https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1692581568076742787

[Maj. Bill Martin]

And where is the evidence of his "extremely high intelligence"???

In all seriousness...wtf??  I could think of various reasons people like Trump.  But the idea that anyone actually sees him as someone of "extremely high intelligence" boggles the mind.  That doesn't mean he's "dumb" or "stupid", but..."extremely high intelligence"??

You'd expect someone like that to be a voracious consumer of information and a very quick learner.  And Trump has shown zero signs of being either of those things in office.  Quite the opposite.  People are still making excuses for him not knowing the job four years into his term.

[DB]

In all seriousness...wtf??  I could think of various reasons people like Trump.  But the idea that anyone actually sees him as someone of "extremely high intelligence" boggles the mind.  That doesn't mean he's "dumb" or "stupid", but..."extremely high intelligence"??

You'd expect someone like that to be a voracious consumer of information and a very quick learner.  And Trump has shown zero signs of being either of those things in office.  Quite the opposite.  People are still making excuses for him not knowing the job four years into his term.

And simply put, intelligent people don't need to tell others how intelligent they are. It is self evident. Only the wannabies tell you how smart they are because others aren't seeing it.

[Right_in_Virginia]

johnny maga
@_johnnymaga

"Hi Bret, no I won’t be there. I made other plans.”



1:28 PM · Aug 18, 2023

[Right_in_Virginia]

[Sighlass]

Not the most flattering picture of Trump is it ? Gotta be pushing #280lbs or something close. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Not the most flattering picture of Trump is it ? Gotta be pushing #280lbs or something close. 

I see you're in a playful mood @Sighlass   Me, too. 

[berdie]

Looks like cowboy boots to me with a walking heel.

[bigheadfred]

Looks like cowboy boots to me with a walking heel.

Who you calling a heel?   

[berdie]

Who you calling a heel?   

  You are quick witted.

[Sighlass]

I see you're in a playful mood @Sighlass   Me, too. 

They are called cowboy boots... I have a few myself that don't get much use now days as I prefer lighter  K-Swiss tennis shoes.

BTW... after a quick google search... "BetsOnline" has a wager on Trump's weight... the above under mark is 273.5 lbs (with most 77% taking the over option)... Lets see, Trump claims to be 6'3" tall (I also claimed to be that tall at a younger age, at a stretch now days I am 6'2" at best). So I made my educated guess (as a person that alternates between 235-242 lbs stark naked). So I am at a good frame to judge weight in this case. Probable a good thing Trump doesn't want to debate, I doubt the stage can hold both him and Christie.

@Right_in_Virginia

[libertybele]

I'm thinking that Trump is closer to 300 lbs.

[corbe]

   Perhaps this is his Legacy, if he's elected. I wonder if he'll do his new enlarged tub in Gold.   


Did William Howard Taft Really Get Stuck in a Bathtub?
BY: CHRISTOPHER KLEIN

UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 | ORIGINAL: FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Topping the scales at over 350 pounds, William Howard Taft was a true political heavyweight. Although “Big Bill” was the only man to serve as both U.S. president and Supreme Court chief justice, what most remember about Taft is that he supposedly became stuck in the White House bathtub.

The story, however, apparently doesn’t hold water. No documentary evidence backs it up, and according to Brady Carlson, author of the book Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation’s Leaders, the story didn’t arise until two decades after Taft left the presidency. Carlson says the sudsy tale first surfaced along with other presidential dirt in longtime White House usher Ike Hoover’s 1934 memoir, 42 Years in the White House.

“The funny part is that while Taft was president, the White House got a tub that was so big a president couldn’t possibly get stuck in it,” Carlson says. Indeed, just weeks after Taft’s 1908 election, the captain of a warship carrying the president-elect to inspect the Panama Canal requested a super-sized bathtub capable of holding the heftiest man ever to occupy the Oval Office. Since no “Taft-size” basin could be found, a Manhattan company specially crafted the largest solid porcelain tub ever made for an individual. It was more than seven feet long, 41 inches wide and weighed a ton—literally. A photograph in the February 1909 issue of the journal Engineering Review showed the pond-like presidential bathtub with four men sitting comfortably in-side.

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https://www.history.com/news/did-william-howard-taft-really-get-stuck-in-a-bathtub

[LMAO]

They are called cowboy boots... I have a few myself that don't get much use now days as I prefer lighter  K-Swiss tennis shoes.

BTW... after a quick google search... "BetsOnline" has a wager on Trump's weight... the above under mark is 273.5 lbs (with most 77% taking the over option)... Lets see, Trump claims to be 6'3" tall (I also claimed to be that tall at a younger age, at a stretch now days I am 6'2" at best). So I made my educated guess (as a person that alternates between 235-242 lbs stark naked). So I am at a good frame to judge weight in this case. Probable a good thing Trump doesn't want to debate, I doubt the stage can hold both him and Christie.

@Right_in_Virginia

Stress weight. Stress elevates cortisol levels and can lower metabolism

[corbe]

   I believe the major contributor to his recent weight gain is STRESS.  H3ll he's facing the Death Penalty.  He's been known as someone who won't do drugs or alcohol, that's how I relieve stress, he's obviously gone third rail~overeating.

   The 18 holes he's doing everyday are not necessarily on the greens.  But I never liked him anyway that's why I am willing spread these rumours on TBR.