What a week ahead. Chris Wallace’s questions for Tuesday night’s debate might get a little tweaking, after the NY Times story about Trump’s alleged tax fraud. And there’s the mounting distractions including a Rick Gates book and Brad Parscale’s mental breakdown.
President Trumpand Democratic Presidential nomineeJoe Bidenwill not shake hands at their first debate next week in Ohio due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, campaignsources told Politico.
The move is one of several adjustments the campaigns are ironing out to comply with social distances guidelines. An elbow-bump was considered but both campaigns decided that it would awkward.
Trump, Biden and Fox News hostChris Wallace— who is moderating the debate — will reportedly not be wearing masks.The president will stand to the right and Biden to the left at their respective podiums.
The audience will be limited to between 75 and 80 people, all of whom will be tested for COVID-19 before attending the debate.
The event will take place on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University.
The tax allegations go to the very heart of Trump’s appeal, especially among the blue-collar voters in states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan who propelled him to the presidency in 2016.
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Federal income taxes paid in 2017 (jointly with spouse):
Joe Biden – $3,742,974 Kamala Harris – $516,469 Bernie Sanders – $343,882 Elizabeth Warren – $268,484
Thinking about the counterintelligence investigation of Trump that never happened. What would it have told us about Trump's debt? To whom does he owe money? From whom does he think he can get money in future? How has that shaped his foreign policy? https://t.co/n2zBRKgcpi
Even out of office, Trump will know military/diplo/intel secrets that will still be *extremely* valuable to foreign governments or corporations. Private citizen Trump will still be a real risk. https://t.co/Y3mA1amb1G
Pretty big coincidence that a guy with a $421 million debt and a history of shady and mob-connected construction deals would suddenly be pushing $2 billion in contracts (including one for $400 million dollars last November) to a company with zero experience building walls https://t.co/wGOoSnThA0
