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BumRushDaShow

(142,254 posts)
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 01:49 PM Oct 9

JUST IN: Fox News Proposes a Presidential Debate in Pennsylvania Moderated By Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum

Source: MEDIAite

Oct 9th, 2024, 12:54 pm


Fox News has invited both presidential contenders Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to participate in a second debate at the end of October. The last time the pair debated each other was back in early September with ABC News as the host network. Following the event, Trump declared that there would be no future debates.

CNN has offered to host another debate on Oct. 23 — with the Harris campaign accepting the offer. On Tuesday, the network sent a letter notifying both campaigns that the deadline for them to accept the offer would be this Thursday.

Fox has offered the candidates the opportunity to debate each other in Pennsylvania on two potential dates: Thursday, Oct. 24 or Sunday, Oct. 27. Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum would moderate the proposed debate.

Last month, Trump called into Fox & Friends where he blasted Baier and MacCallum by insisting he didn’t want them to moderate a potential second debate with Harris. The network claimed in a statement addressed to the Trump and Harris campaign that the final debate would be an “opportunity for each candidate to make his or her closing arguments” before November. And they referenced a New York Times op-ed which called for Harris to debate on Fox News.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/just-in-fox-news-proposes-a-presidential-debate-in-pennsylvania-moderated-by-bret-baier-and-martha-maccallum/

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JUST IN: Fox News Proposes a Presidential Debate in Pennsylvania Moderated By Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 9 OP
translation from fox to English: Donald J Trump and Fox have colluded to sandbag Harris, announcing as "Debate" invite mahina Oct 9 #1
The rapist has already said BaronChocula Oct 9 #34
The Fuck No. NT. Voltaire2 Oct 9 #2
I propose Faux News eat shit and choke on it. Comfortably_Numb Oct 9 #3
I second the motion. 🙋‍♀️ ShazzieB Oct 9 #36
They won't fact check. Why give Trump a prime time platform to lie? SunSeeker Oct 9 #4
Oh nooooos dweller Oct 9 #5
Not believeable CNYHarris Oct 9 #6
Short answer to Fox News Botany Oct 9 #7
The appropriate response in two words relayerbob Oct 9 #8
I can name 787 MILLION reasons why the Harris campaign should decline Best_man23 Oct 9 #9
This ZonkerHarris Oct 9 #14
Harris only needs to point out there already is a debate slated for late October but the babyman said no. Novara Oct 9 #10
"I'll do both the ABC and FOX debate if he will too" ZonkerHarris Oct 9 #15
No. Only the ABC given we know Faux News w just lob softies at him & give him questions ahead of time. onetexan Oct 9 #18
I have faith that Kamala can handle them, just like Sec. Pete ZonkerHarris Oct 9 #21
No need - now is the time for her to get to every podcast, media, type events. onetexan Oct 9 #23
please madam VP, do not do it. don't give 1 mil DoBW Oct 9 #11
" he blasted Baier and MacCallum by insisting he didn't want them to moderate" KS Toronado Oct 9 #12
Yeah, Baier is a right wing shill, but he has actually fact-checked Trump on occasion Wiz Imp Oct 9 #17
Pete Buttigieg went on FQX fairly recently KS Toronado Oct 9 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Oct 9 #24
No please n/t hibbing Oct 9 #13
VP Harris should say BlueKota Oct 9 #16
Fox News: "You can trust us again! We've started paying back the billion dollar fine!" Torchlight Oct 9 #19
Don't do it. Fox is too irresponsible to host a debate mdbl Oct 9 #20
what happens if quakerboy Oct 9 #25
The end of October. NO way. JohnSJ Oct 9 #26
No. Fox isn't news. Talitha Oct 9 #27
Trump won't do it Roc2020 Oct 9 #28
Fox "News"... Biglinda 52 Oct 9 #29
NFW Magoo48 Oct 9 #30
Call it for what it is wolfie001 Oct 9 #31
Hate me, but these two are pretty good on the Fox scale onandup Oct 9 #32
Fox is not a legitimate news source but a propaganda channel kimbutgar Oct 9 #33
Ignore It Desert Dog Oct 9 #35

mahina

(18,938 posts)
1. translation from fox to English: Donald J Trump and Fox have colluded to sandbag Harris, announcing as "Debate" invite
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 01:51 PM
Oct 9

BaronChocula

(2,517 posts)
34. The rapist has already said
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 07:24 PM
Oct 9

he wouldn't want to have Martha and Bret moderate a debate. Coward. Maybe he'll change his mind.

Well, I wouldn’t want to have Martha and Bret. I’d love to have somebody else other than Martha and Bret,” the former president said. “I’d love to have, frankly, Sean [Hannity] or Jesse [Watters] or Laura [Ingraham], you know, somebody else.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-fox-news-debate-b2611083.html

SunSeeker

(53,655 posts)
4. They won't fact check. Why give Trump a prime time platform to lie?
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 02:01 PM
Oct 9

Indeed, the Fox moderators will push the lies themselves with their leading questions.

dweller

(25,044 posts)
5. Oh nooooos
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 02:05 PM
Oct 9

Whatever you do DON’T throw me in the debate patch with those two foxes
claims little liar donnie




✌🏻

CNYHarris

(29 posts)
6. Not believeable
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 02:15 PM
Oct 9
Last month, Trump called into Fox & Friends where he blasted Baier and MacCallum by insisting he didn’t want them to moderate a potential second debate with Harris.

Last century, Clyde called Bonnie's home where he blasted Bonnie, insisting he did not want to rob banks anymore with her. That Clyde was the victim and Bonnie hated him, she said horrible things about him and rarely licks his boots. Later they agreed to meet at a bank and then proceeded to rob it, Clyde still robs banks with Bonnie, though Clyde insists the criminals hate him and he is the victim and it is the liberal media that paints him in a bad light. When asked for a comment, Clyde said: "The liberals hate pro-bank bank robbers such as myself. I will be the banks greatest protector, look at my record, I will continue protecting banks."

Botany

(72,476 posts)
7. Short answer to Fox News
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 02:18 PM
Oct 9

No. Fox is a cancer on America.


Btw Fox’s Greg Gutfeld was saying about 1 week to 10 days ago that Kamala Harris
got to where she is at because she “wears knee pads.” Aka she was giving blow jobs
to become successful.

Best_man23

(5,122 posts)
9. I can name 787 MILLION reasons why the Harris campaign should decline
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 02:28 PM
Oct 9

When your network has paid a $787 MILLION dollar settlement on a lawsuit where election lies were at the heart of the suit, you permanently forfeit your right to call yourself a news organization.

onetexan

(13,896 posts)
18. No. Only the ABC given we know Faux News w just lob softies at him & give him questions ahead of time.
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 03:34 PM
Oct 9

Not only that, they w try to trip up Kamala and fill their venue with RW MAGA ppl.

onetexan

(13,896 posts)
23. No need - now is the time for her to get to every podcast, media, type events.
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 04:03 PM
Oct 9

No need to debate an idiot and be set up by magats. Time is too precious for the negativity.

KS Toronado

(19,565 posts)
12. " he blasted Baier and MacCallum by insisting he didn't want them to moderate"
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 02:38 PM
Oct 9

That tells me they are probably not big TSF fans, Kamala should sign up for the debate. FQX will be unable
to get under Kamala's skin while she gets IQ4.5 whining about stupid shit.

And the real blessing in disguise is people who only watch FQX will see her being more Presidential than TSF.

Plus if he refuses to go on FQX, what will middle of the road Rs think of him being CHICKEN?

Wiz Imp

(1,796 posts)
17. Yeah, Baier is a right wing shill, but he has actually fact-checked Trump on occasion
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 03:33 PM
Oct 9

Unlike pretty almost everyone else on the network. I'm sure that's why Trump had a problem with him moderating.

KS Toronado

(19,565 posts)
22. Pete Buttigieg went on FQX fairly recently
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 03:59 PM
Oct 9

and made whoever he was talking to to look small. In fact I can't remember a time any Democrat went
on FQX and didn't make them look like fools.

Think the reason why is they just want to talk conspiracy theories because their audience is addicted
to them and along comes a Democrat with irrefutable truths and they're sunk.

Response to KS Toronado (Reply #22)

BlueKota

(3,643 posts)
16. VP Harris should say
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 03:29 PM
Oct 9

If Fox were a legitimate news organization, I'd be willing to agree to debate tsf on it, since it is not, however, I must say no.

Torchlight

(4,251 posts)
19. Fox News: "You can trust us again! We've started paying back the billion dollar fine!"
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 03:36 PM
Oct 9

For-profit news does what for-profit news does. For profit.

mdbl

(5,477 posts)
20. Don't do it. Fox is too irresponsible to host a debate
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 03:52 PM
Oct 9

You might as well ask the national enquirer to conduct it.

quakerboy

(14,135 posts)
25. what happens if
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 04:16 PM
Oct 9

Trump doesn't rsvp to the CNN debate?

Does kamala just get the stage across from an empty podium? Or are they the weak rw biased s
Organization we all know them to be?

Roc2020

(1,712 posts)
28. Trump won't do it
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 04:41 PM
Oct 9

He is still traumatized from the first debate. Even on Fox I think Harris will nail him again.

wolfie001

(3,627 posts)
31. Call it for what it is
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 06:18 PM
Oct 9

A big chance to spread misinformation and lies. Fox News is not news but entertainment per the court filings.

 

onandup

(701 posts)
32. Hate me, but these two are pretty good on the Fox scale
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 06:53 PM
Oct 9

I don't think Harris should agree, but they're not like Hannity and Waters.

kimbutgar

(23,262 posts)
33. Fox is not a legitimate news source but a propaganda channel
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 07:13 PM
Oct 9

And if I was VP Harris I would pass going on it.

And you know they would DEFINITELY agive the questions to the orange turd beforehand.

Desert Dog

(95 posts)
35. Ignore It
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 08:40 PM
Oct 9

See what Trump says before any public response. If he is desperate enough to bite, then there are different ways to go. I think it is not worth the reward. No matter what happens, she will not win over Fox watchers. Way too much to lose if it becomes a shit show.. and we know it will. If he had any guts at all, the pig would want to wrestle. Not sure there is any way to win that any more at this point. By doing it so late, they could just throw feces and there would not be enough time to get it out of the news cycle before the election. This could be their hail Mary pass. Trump pretends he does not want to debate at all or debate on Fox.... Then changes his mind at the last minute. Then the excrement flies. Could even be a security risk.

If he does say yes, and there is pressure to go on Fox, there could be a way to make it a split network thing with a host from two networks. Rachel from MSNBC and whatever doosh nozzle from Fox. He would then say no.

Ignore it. Also,, at this point Kamala has something scheduled for every night. She should not have to cancel targeted campaign events to dance for Fox. This seems desperate and possibly collusion with the Trump campaign.

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