Trump Is Not Planning On Mock Debates For Practice Against Clinton

Donald Trump reacts during Republican presidential debate at Milwaukee Theatre, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he’s not really planning on holding mock debates in order to prepare for a televised debate against Hillary Clinton.

“I hadn’t planned on it,” Trump told reporters on his plane Monday afternoon in a video posted by MSNBC. “I never did it before.”

Typically presidential candidates will host mock debates in order to practice their responses and rhetorical discipline ahead of a high-pressure and televised presidential debate. It looks as though Trump may continue running his unorthodox campaign and skip the ritual.

Trump did say that very little could keep him from the debates short of a “hurricanes” or a “natural disaster”

“I expect to do all three,” Trump said. “I look forward to the debates.”

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  1. He’s trying to lower the bar so that anything short of hari kari during the debate will be seen as a win.

    And the media is buying it, reporting on his lack of preparation without wondering why they seem so happy to talk about it – both the candidate and the “sources close to” – when they hide other strategies.

    The misdirection of the immigration/Mexico/pivot last week should have the media on their toes, but they’re not.

  2. Avatar for meta meta says:

    Trump did say that very little could keep him from the debates short of a “hurricanes” or a "natural disaster"

    They are presently happening simultaneously. You’ll know when you encounter Hurricane Hillary.

  3. Avatar for pine pine says:

    Well I guess Trump assumes all the moderators will be like this one here:

    "Chris Wallace Won’t Call Candidates On Their Lies During Last Presidential Debate
    “That’s not my job.”

  4. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    If his lips were moving you folks should know the score by now…

  5. Well we know he’s aces at mocking, but the question will be can he perform in a debate setting? I think all good twitter mockers need to get their fingers in high performance and we’ll see if he can handle the mock storm coming his way.

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