Rep. Byron Donald (R-Fla.) argued that President Joe Biden will not be able to defend his performance as president during this Thursday's presidential debate.
The debate will feature Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees for each party, and will be hosted by CNN without a public audience. Donald predicted that the CNN moderator would “do everything he can to attack President Trump,” but added that the former president would change course and criticize his opponent's administration and its handling of key issues such as border security and inflation.
“I think that's going to be the focus. The American people basically want to see this debate between these two gentlemen,” Donald said on Fox News. Maria Bartiromo and the Future of Sunday Mornings“I don't know how Joe Biden is going to defend his record, because he can't. So, my view is what he's going to do is talk about January 6th, what happened in lower Manhattan…”
Donald was also asked about comments made by the White House criticizing Biden's damning video, calling it a “cheap fake,” a claim the Florida senator slammed as “Orwellian.”
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Donald is rumored to be on the shortlist of candidates for President Trump's vice presidential nominee along with Governor Doug Burgum (Republican, North Dakota), Senator J.D. Vance (Republican, Ohio), and Representative Elise Stefanik (Republican, New York). When asked if he would increase support for Trump among black voters if he were the vice presidential nominee, Donald said, “I don't want to say that,” but said he would be the “opposite” of Vice President Kamala Harris if he were the vice presidential nominee.
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The Florida congressman has previously said he believes he could “step in” for Trump as commander in chief if necessary.
The first debate will have some new rules compared to previous years, including no public audience, no advance notes, and turning off microphones when it is not a candidate's turn to speak. The second debate is scheduled for September 10 and will be hosted by ABC.
