{"id":2339960,"date":"2024-09-11T19:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T23:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-point-finger-at-debate-team-that-coached-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T19:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T23:54:02","slug":"republicans-point-finger-at-debate-team-that-coached-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-point-finger-at-debate-team-that-coached-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans point finger at debate team that coached Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Frepublicans-point-finger-at-debate-team-that-coached-trump-washington-examiner%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=2339960&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>Republicans were reeling after former President\u2063 Donald Trump&#8217;s lackluster performance in a debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, with many attributing the blame to \u200dhis\u2063 debate coaching team. Despite Trump&#8217;s assertions of a\u2063 decisive win, key supporters and party \u200bmembers, including Senator \u2064Lindsey \u200bGraham, labeled his performance as a &#8220;disaster&#8221; and suggested\u2062 that his coaching team should be dismissed. Critics like Chris Christie noted\u2064 Trump&#8217;s unpreparedness, while allies such as \u2062Representative Matt Gaetz argued\u2062 that Trump excelled in\u2063 foreign policy\u200c discussions. Some Republicans emphasized\u2063 that Trump needed to present more \u2062detailed \u200cplans on issues like inflation \u2063and immigration to enhance his \u2063arguments. Prominent figures \u200dlike Senator Mitt Romney felt Harris clearly outperformed Trump. Additionally, internal \u2063party concerns arose over \u200cTrump&#8217;s controversial remarks\u2062 regarding the 2020 election and the \u2062January 6 Capitol riot, which could harm his electoral appeal. while some defended Trump&#8217;s passionate and authentic approach, \u2064others were frustrated by his inability to maintain focus and composure during the \u2062debate.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans point finger at debate team that coached &lsquo;unprepared&rsquo; Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1758649\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Republicans<\/a> were in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-does-damage-control-after-firing-staffers-for-past-marijuana-use\/\" title=\"White House does damage control after firing staffers for past marijuana use\">damage control mode<\/a> on Wednesday after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">former President Donald Trump<\/a> appeared &ldquo;unprepared&rdquo; for his presidential debate against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, pointing blame at the team that coached him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Even though Trump<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Channel4News\/status\/1833753161665773805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> continues to proclaim<\/a> he won the debate &ldquo;by a lot&rdquo;, some of his most loyal supporters believe he missed opportunities to define Harris and took her bait when she attempted to knock him off-script.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called Trump&rsquo;s performance a &ldquo;disaster&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebulwark.com\/p\/inside-trump-spin-room-from-hell-presidential-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told the <em>Bulwark<\/em><\/a>  his debate team should be fired. Trump held informal policy sessions with a handful of advisers, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who once challenged Harris on the Democratic debate stage in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Christie, a former Trump ally-turned-critic who has helped advise him for previous debates, said it was clear the former president wasn&rsquo;t in the company of an experienced team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whoever did debate prep for Donald Trump should be fired. He was not good tonight at all,&rdquo; the former New Jersey governor said on ABC News immediately following the debate, calling him &ldquo;unprepared.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, speaks with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in the spin room after a presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gaetz defended Trump&rsquo;s performance, mentioning that foreign policy was &ldquo;a really strong point in the debate for President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was able to show people that it was a more peaceful world when he was president, and that peace came through strength, and in a way, it came from unpredictability,&rdquo; Gaetz said in the spin room on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) said Trump should have had more details in his back pocket when it comes to inflation, mortgage rates, and immigration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do agree with Lindsey that there were missed opportunities for President Trump to make his point with more detail,&rdquo; Cramer said, speaking with reporters on Wednesday. &ldquo;People understand with four years between administrations, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-yellen-dismissed-concerns-of-double-digit-inflation\/\" title=\"Secy. Yellen dismissed concerns of double-digit inflation\">low interest rates<\/a> and high interest rates, and it would be helpful to have numbers to demonstrate it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do hope he tightens things up a little bit, he&rsquo;s got the right message,&rdquo; Cramer added.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), a prominent Trump critic, said he believed Harris handily won the debate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People saw, &lsquo;Oh, she&rsquo;s an intelligent, capable person who has a point of view on the issues,&rsquo; and she demonstrated that time and again,&rdquo; Romney said.<\/p>\n<p>While many Republicans accused the ABC News moderators of bias, they privately and publicly complained about Trump&rsquo;s comments claiming the 2020 election was rigged and were dismayed he dwelled on his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think you should say stuff that maybe makes it harder for people to vote for you,&rdquo; said Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN). &ldquo;Anyone&rsquo;s individual style, that&rsquo;s up to them to figure out if it&rsquo;s working or not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, allies have long worried that he&rsquo;s too closely embraced Laura Loomer, a conspiracy-prone activist on the Right who was seen traveling with Trump on his plane to the Philadelphia debate.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans, such as Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), defended Trump, calling him &ldquo;passionate&rdquo; and authentic, qualities that he said would ultimately help him win the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We all know who Trump is &mdash; he&rsquo;s a passionate guy, he&rsquo;s a fighter. That&rsquo;s who he is, and I think that&rsquo;s why Americans like him,&rdquo; Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>Some pointed to Trump&rsquo;s inability to stay on message, bringing up the viral moment in which he discussed an unfounded claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-take-debate-victory-lap-as-gop-cries-foul-over-moderators-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Dems take debate victory lap as GOP cries foul over moderators - Washington Examiner\">eating residents&#038;rsquo<\/a>; pets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the love of the Lord, why would he even waste time on this?&rdquo; said a former Republican Senate leadership aide speaking on condition of anonymity. &ldquo;It was so clear she was able to get under his skin, and it was just disappointing to see how poorly he reacted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A Republican donor, who asked to remain anonymous to speak freely, urged the former president not to focus on topics that aren&rsquo;t winning issues in any future debates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He kept bringing the conversation back to abortion, and I don&rsquo;t know why his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-tries-to-leverage-momentum-with-gop-and-battleground-voter-outreach-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris tries to leverage momentum with GOP and battleground voter outreach - Washington Examiner\">team didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t just tell him to give a short answer and move on,&rdquo; the person said. &ldquo;But continuing to fight on this issue, it was giving it more air time. Abortion is not a winning issue on our side right now, so just say you won&rsquo;t institute a nationwide abortion ban and move on to the economy, immigration, or anything else.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear whether there will be other debates between Trump and Harris. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who helped prepare the former president for his debate against President Joe Biden in June, said he&rsquo;d be open to help advise the former president again.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He had a knockout blow of a sitting president, and I helped him prepare for that,&rdquo; Schmitt said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d be happy to help wherever I can, like I have the whole time. I just want to see him win. I think that&rsquo;s important for our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Ramsey Touchberry contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1758649\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758649\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans were in damage control on Wednesday after former President Donald Trump seemed &#8220;unprepared&#8221; for his presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, placing blame on his coaching team. Despite Trump&#8217;s insistence that he won the debate &#8220;by a lot,&#8221; some of his staunchest supporters felt he missed chances to challenge Harris effectively and fell into her traps when she tried to divert him from his points. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) described Trump&#8217;s performance as a &#8220;disaster&#8221; and suggested that his debate team should be dismissed. Trump had informal strategy sessions with several advisers, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who previously debated Harris in 2019. Chris Christie, a former ally turned critic who has advised Trump in past debates, noted that it was evident the ex-president lacked an experienced team for preparation. He stated on ABC News right after the debate that whoever prepared Trump should be let go due to his poor performance.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz defended Trump&#8217;s approach by highlighting foreign policy as a strong point during the debate, arguing it showcased how much more peaceful the world was under Trump&#8217;s presidency due to strength and unpredictability. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) remarked that Trump needed more detailed information regarding inflation, mortgage rates, and immigration issues during the discussion: \u201cI agree with Lindsey; there were missed opportunities for President Trump to elaborate.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), known for being critical of Trump, believed Harris clearly won the debate by demonstrating her intelligence and capability on various issues. While many Republicans accused ABC News moderators of bias against them, they also expressed frustration over Trump&#8217;s comments about the 2020 election being rigged and his focus on January 6 Capitol riot events.<\/p>\n<p>Some allies have long been concerned about Trump&#8217;s association with Laura Loomer\u2014a conspiracy theorist seen traveling with him\u2014while others like Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) praised him as passionate and authentic qualities likely to resonate positively with voters.<\/p>\n<p>Critics pointed out instances where Trump strayed off-topic during discussions; one notable moment involved an unfounded claim about Haitian immigrants allegedly eating pets in Springfield, Ohio\u2014leading some insiders to express disappointment at how easily he was provoked by Harris&#8217;s tactics.<\/p>\n<p>A Republican donor urged Trump not to dwell on losing topics like abortion in future debates but rather focus on more favorable issues such as immigration or economic matters instead.<\/p>\n<p>It remains uncertain if there will be additional debates between Trump and Harris moving forward; however, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who assisted in preparing him for previous debates against President Joe Biden in June expressed willingness to help again because he wants to see Trump succeed for the benefit of their country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2339961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Donald_Trump_Debate_2024_PA_rr388.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40692,3756,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2339960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debate-team","tag-republicans","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Donald_Trump_Debate_2024_PA_rr388.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}