{"id":2245314,"date":"2024-05-15T16:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tries-to-get-tough-with-trump-by-channeling-clint-eastwood-for-debate-challenge-but-it-doesnt-go-so-well\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T16:28:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:28:21","slug":"biden-tries-to-get-tough-with-trump-by-channeling-clint-eastwood-for-debate-challenge-but-it-doesnt-go-so-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tries-to-get-tough-with-trump-by-channeling-clint-eastwood-for-debate-challenge-but-it-doesnt-go-so-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Channels Clint Eastwood to Challenge Trump, But Falls Short"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-tries-to-get-tough-with-trump-by-channeling-clint-eastwood-for-debate-challenge-but-it-doesnt-go-so-well%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245314&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent commentary by Laura Wellington on May 15,\u2063 2024,\u2062 the focus is\u2064 on Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s\u200c successful baiting of President Joe Biden into debates, leading to a video response that backfired. Biden&#8217;s attempt to channel Clint Eastwood in\u2062 the debate challenge resulted in a cringeworthy outcome, fueling doubts\u200c about his\u200c competence and campaign strategies. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-charged-after-her-11-year-old-student-commits-suicide\/\" title=\"Teacher charged in connection with 11-year-old student's suicide.\">incident sheds\u200d light<\/a> on the upcoming debates between the two politicians.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lwellington\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lwellington\/%20\"><span>Laura Wellington<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 15, 2024 at 10:33am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump got what he wanted.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden has not only been baited into presidential debates at Trump\u2019s prodding, but his response posted in a video to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> on Wednesday makes him look ridiculous and reprehensible.<\/p>\n<p>Watching Biden quote from the 1983 film \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086383\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sudden Impact<\/a>,\u201d where actor Clint Eastwood uttered the iconic phrase, \u201cGo ahead, make my day\u201d\u2026 that was like watching him declare outright that he has dementia and his campaign is completely out of touch.<\/p>\n<p>This is the same Clint Eastwood, remember, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/clint-eastwoods-gop-convention-speech-full-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pa-state-lawmaker-who-harassed-elderly-woman-teen-girls-praying-at-planned-parenthood-running-for-lt-gov\/\" title=\"PA State Lawmaker Who Harassed Elderly Woman, Teen Girls Praying At Planned Parenthood Running For Lt. Gov.\">made national headlines<\/a><\/a> from the Republican National Convention back in 2012 by mocking the administration of then-President Barack Obama \u2014 and the intellect of Joe Biden himself.<\/p>\n<p>For Biden, the video didn\u2019t go well \u2014 in fact, it played like food poisoning to many who viewed it, proving mainly that the president can\u2019t be taken seriously either by American voters or global enemies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020,\u201d Biden said. \u201cSince then, he hasn\u2019t shown up for a debate. Now he\u2019s acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn\u2019t shown up for a debate.<\/p>\n<p>Now he\u2019s acting like he wants to debate me again.<\/p>\n<p>Well, make my day, pal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AkPmvs2q4u\">pic.twitter.com\/AkPmvs2q4u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1790713878248038478?\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On its face the message was ludicrous. Biden thinks he beat Trump in the 2020 debates? By what metric? Even with moderators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-chris-wallace-gets-backlash-fox-news-colleagues-debate-moderator-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like Chris Wallace<\/a> clearly leaning against Trump, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-stars-melt-trump-hammers-biden-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">couldn\u2019t hold his own<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will Trump beat Biden in debates?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But the tough-guy words coming from an 81-year-old man with a history of falling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/strange-detail-noticed-bidens-shoes-fall-air-force-academy-graduation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on stages<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-suffers-back-back-close-calls-boarding-air-force-one-despite-using-short-stairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">up stairs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-biden-crashes-ground-riding-bike-vacation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">off bikes<\/a>, and more is comical, desperate, and frightening. This is the man supposedly running our government, mind you.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s not forget, Trump has been open about challenging Biden to debate \u2014 \u201cANYTIME, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE,\u201d as he wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112050574571343856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truth Social<\/a> post in March. Crickets emerged from the Biden campaign in response \u2026 until now, that is.<\/p>\n<p>Why did Biden\u2019s team think this was a good idea? It seems obvious. Many believe the change of heart is arising out of necessity.<\/p>\n<p>This Trish Regan, host of the Fox Business Network\u2019s \u201cThe Trish Regan Show.\u201d She called a spade a spade in her response to Biden on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Make my day, pal?!\u2019 Who talks like this?\u201d she wrote. \u201c#Biden finally realizing his poll numbers are so bad he HAS to #debate #Trump after all!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cMake my day, pal?!\u201d Who talks like this? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Biden?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Biden<\/a> finally realizing his poll numbers are so bad he HAS to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/debate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#debate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump<\/a> after all! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9jRNrp2m8I\">pic.twitter.com\/9jRNrp2m8I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trish Regan (@trish_regan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trish_regan\/status\/1790728171752448497?\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In polls released by The New York Times on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyt-polls-find-trump-upended-electoral-map-leads-biden-5-battleground-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump was leading Biden<\/a> in five of six battleground states \u2014 in some cases, by substantial margins.<\/p>\n<p>So, the numbers are speaking, but so is the temperature of the spiraling nation as a result of failed policies, disastrous Bidenomics, and the continued public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-press-secretary-proves-trump-correct-trial-connected-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lynching<\/a> of Trump at the hands of the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In a moment that probably seemed clever when the video was being made, but only looks petty to normal Americans, Biden alluded to the ongoing lawfare against Trump with the jibe \u201cI hear you\u2019re free on Wednesdays\u201d \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/2968973\/wednesday-reprieve-why-trump-will-get-midweek-break-hush-money-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only day<\/a> of the business week that Trump isn\u2019t sitting in a Manhattan courtroom fighting against District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alvin-braggs-team-begs-judge-pile-even-punishment-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvin Bragg\u2019s show trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has since agreed to Biden\u2019s debate challenge.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udf7f\ud83c\udf7f Trump Smack down incoming! Trump will open that can of whoopass Joey! LFG<\/p>\n<p>Biden tells Trump he wants two debates: Joe finally proposes dates for 2024 TV showdowns with his nemesis and says \u2018make my day, pal\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WGxanOOpom\">https:\/\/t.co\/WGxanOOpom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yOWrj9ZVq9\">pic.twitter.com\/yOWrj9ZVq9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ARAISING Hell (@ARaisinghell4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARaisinghell4\/status\/1790725972934705353?\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Debates are being arranged for June and September. Already the Biden campaign is setting terms around the debates. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/15\/us\/politics\/biden-trump-debates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>,\u00a0 the demands include that the debates take place in a television studio without a live audience, without the participation of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or any other third-pary contender, and that microphones be cut off when the debaters\u2019 speaking times have elapsed.<\/p>\n<p>That also drew mockery on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Biden: \u201cMake my day, pal.\u201d**<\/p>\n<p>**So long as it fits in nicely with my sleep schedule and I don\u2019t have to engage you directly <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/olIVpVQFhm\">pic.twitter.com\/olIVpVQFhm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eddie Scarry (@eScarry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\/status\/1790721860906193128?\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-immediately-issues-blistering-response-bidens-debate-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">response<\/a> on Truth Social was pure antagonism, preparedness and strength.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrooked Joe Biden is the WORST debater I have ever faced \u2013 He can\u2019t put two sentences together! Crooked is also the WORST President in the history of the United States, by far. It\u2019s time for a debate so that he can explain to the American People his highly destructive Open Border Policy, new and ridiculous EV Mandates, the allowance of Crushing Inflation, High Taxes, and his really WEAK Foreign Policy, which is allowing the World to \u2018Catch on Fire.\u2019 I am Ready and Willing to Debate Crooked Joe at the two proposed times in June and September. I would strongly recommend more than two debates and, for excitement purposes, a very large venue, although Biden is supposedly afraid of crowds \u2013 That\u2019s only because he doesn\u2019t get them. Just tell me when, I\u2019ll be there. \u2018Let\u2019s get ready to Rumble!!!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The American people deserve to see the men they are choosing between in the 2024 presidential election \u2014 the guy who utters sheer stupidity or the guy who can barely utter a damn thing right now due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-sidesteps-judges-gag-order-reads-cnns-news-report-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gag order<\/a> being placed on him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-merchan-refuses-let-trump-fire-back-stormy-daniels-testimony-wont-modify-gag-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by a lackey<\/a> of the other guy.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder if Clint Eastwood will have a response.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to fight back hard, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45770\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lwellington\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45770\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45770\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45770\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45770\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Laura J. Wellington is an award-winning children&#8217;s television creator, author, blogger and technology entrepreneur. A TED Speaker, she is the founder of the THREAD MB blog as well as the ZNEEX app, combining new friendships and walking on the local level.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Laura J. Wellington is an award-winning children&#8217;s television creator, author, blogger and technology entrepreneur. A TED Speaker, she is the founder of the THREAD MB blog as well as the ZNEEX app, combining new friendships and walking on the local level. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 15, 2024, Laura Wellington comments how Trump successfully provoked Biden into debates. Biden\u2019s video response, shared on social media, backfires, portraying him poorly. 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