If Trump had asked for any conditions, even perfectly reasonable ones, O'Biden and crew would have used that as their excuse to refuse to do it at all, and blame Trump. This way Trump keeps his "anytime, anyplace" promise and can proceed to work on getting additional debates under a more even-handed format. If O'Biden won't agree to thos…
If Trump had asked for any conditions, even perfectly reasonable ones, O'Biden and crew would have used that as their excuse to refuse to do it at all, and blame Trump. This way Trump keeps his "anytime, anyplace" promise and can proceed to work on getting additional debates under a more even-handed format. If O'Biden won't agree to those, it will be him who looks bad, like he'll only play if it's on his home field.
If Trump had asked for any conditions, even perfectly reasonable ones, O'Biden and crew would have used that as their excuse to refuse to do it at all, and blame Trump. This way Trump keeps his "anytime, anyplace" promise and can proceed to work on getting additional debates under a more even-handed format. If O'Biden won't agree to those, it will be him who looks bad, like he'll only play if it's on his home field.
I think you’re right. That’s a great perspective and it rings true. Thanks for that.