Pro-DeSantis PAC mocks Trump over RNC debate attendance: ‘Too feeble’
The Super PAC Taunts Trump Over Debate Decision
The super PAC supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) presidential bid has just released an engaging new video on Wednesday, aimed at taunting former President Donald Trump over his indecision regarding participating in the Republican National Committee’s first primary debate next week.
“Too weak to debate,”
The video, shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) by Never Back Down, starts with a powerful screen that reads, “Donald Trump used to mock Democrats for refusing to debate.” It then cuts to footage from a recent interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, during which Trump asked, “Why would I let these people take shots at me?”
“We can’t afford a nominee who’s too weak to debate,”
While the video is making waves across digital platforms, it has not been included in any television ad buys at this time.
Trump’s campaign has maintained that he is unlikely to debate. However, the final decision from the former president is not expected until Monday, just 48 hours before the event, which is the RNC’s deadline for candidates to have satisfied debate requirements.
Regarding the debate, Trump’s senior adviser Jason Miller confidently stated, “President Trump leads the Republican field by more than 40 points. So he’s going to dominate the conversation at the debate whether he’s there or not. Meanwhile, Ron DeSanctimonious is dropping like a rock and finds himself in third place in many polls with his opponents smelling blood in the water.”
DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have all met the criteria to qualify for the debate on Aug. 23. When it comes to the RNC’s controversial loyalty pledge, it is less clear which candidates have committed. DeSantis, Haley, Ramaswamy, Burgum, and Scott have reported that they have already signed the document.
While Trump doesn’t seem inclined to attend, his competitors are preparing for the scenario in which he does participate. Several have reportedly been diligently preparing for a debate with Trump for weeks, according to the Associated Press.
Last month, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel expressed her belief that it would be a mistake for Trump not to attend the upcoming debate. Fox News executives Jay Wallace and Suzanne Scott have also reportedly been actively trying to convince the former president to participate in the event, which will be broadcast by the network. The New York Times reported earlier this month on an Aug. 1 dinner between the executives and Trump at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
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