Trump Campaign Adviser: “Bidding is a Very Good Debate”

Jason Miller, an advisor to President TrumpDonald John TrumpJoe Arpaio loses bid for his old position as Sheriff Trump blames opinion that Russia denigrates Biden: ‘No one is harder on Russia than I am’ Trump truncates executive orders over economy but will not yet reportthe re-election campaign, said in an interview published Friday night Joe BidenJoe BidenDemocratic convention line-up to include Ocasio-Cortez, Clinton, Warren: reports Whitmer met with Biden days before VP announcement: Maxine Waters reports that Biden ‘can not go home without a Black woman VP’ MORE is is “actually a very good debater,” which seems to contradict the GOP’s confidence that former Vice President Trump would survive a embarrassing gaffe that could spark a negative news cycle.

“Joe Biden is actually a very good debater. He does not have as many gaffs as in his daily interviews, ‘Miller told The Washington Post. “I would argue that Joe Biden himself would be the favorite in the debates, since he has been doing them for 47 years.”

The Trump campaign and its Republican allies were apprehensive about changing a news cycle that focused on the inability to push a package of coronavirus through Congress and the president’s latest controversial remarks, and have driven the idea that a television debate just the kind of event they need.

Biden has a long history of making offhand remarks that eventually forced him to backtrack, including recently when he implied the Spanish community was more diverse than the Black community.

The GOP is hoping that a similar mistake would be made in a debate watched by millions of Americans. Trump’s campaign is so keen to debate Biden that it has asked the Presidential Treasury Commission to add another debate to the three already planned, or to move the last one on the calendar to ensure that at least one matchup is sent out before early voting begins.

The Commission finally rejected the request.

While Miller noted that Biden is a strong debater, he also said that the former vice president’s campaign may be aware of the risk of a gaffe and could limit his actions with Trump.

“I would be very surprised if Joe Biden actually went through with all three debates,” he said. “I think their strategy will be to show up to someone, show that he is capable of functioning and then pull the plug on any additional debates.”

The first debate between Trump and Biden will take place on Sept. 29.