Trump piled on a few moments later. I just want to have the debates.
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“John Harwood was a disgrace to CNBC”, Trump later said at his presser.
Asked what he thought of Ben Carson, Trump acknowledged, “It’s going to be probably, maybe tight”, adding the retired neurosurgeon didn’t “have the experience” needed for the job. After talking through their beefs, a draft letter was created by attorney Ben Ginsberg and circulated on Monday.
“By the way, I think Becky is terrific and I think Carl is terrific”. I guess I have been doing very well. “But I think Becky is a terrific person”.
Harwood, mistaking a partisan jibe for wit, told the real estate magnate that his plan to slash taxes without ballooning the deficit had the same chance of success “as you would of flying away from that podium by flapping your arms”.
“As we have for the previous three debates, the Trump campaign will continue to negotiate directly with the host network to establish debate criteria that will determine Mr. Trump’s participation”, the spokesperson told the Washington Examiner media desk.
“Let’s be honest”, Harwood asked Trump. “Is this a comic book version of a presidential campaign?”
Harwood did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday. “And then it turns out they cant handle a bunch of CNBC moderators”. That people who have a vision and set of ideals can transform the world.
But in regards to the actual content within the debates, Trump seemed okay with whatever was thrown at him, which is a stark contrast to how he reacted to Fox’s Megyn Kelly following their public fiasco post-debate.
Those who haven’t explicitly committed one way or the other, meanwhile, are also singing a different tune after a few days of bad press.
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“Everyone agrees that Harwood bombed!” But the alliance collapsed yesterday when Trump said he would instead negotiate his own deals to appear at debates. Moderators at last week’s CNBC debate were widely panned, especially in conservative circles, for asking politically-motivated “gotcha” questions or inquiring about subjects seen as silly, such as fantasy football. The New Jersey governor was one of the first to criticize the letter, and if his campaign produces nothing else of note, his words to Fox’s Megyn Kelly on the subject will endure.
