Donald J. Trump demanded on Monday that the Republican co-chairman of the Presidential Commission on Debates step down, intensifying a clash that could precipitate to Mr. Trump's withdrawal from the third and final debate in Las Vegas next week.
The move followed an extraordinary backstage confrontation on Sunday night between Mr. Trump's campaign and the commission co-chairman, Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., who blocked Mr. Trump from giving his V.I.P box seats to a group of women who have accused former President Bill Clinton of making unwanted sexual advances.
The situation de-escalated only after the commission threatened to call security to remove the women if they tried to sit in the box, where they would have been right next to Mr. Clinton and in Hillary Clinton's line of sight from the stage - a spectacle that Mr. Trump and his top advisers tried to engineer for maximum shock effect just as tens of millions of people would be tuning in from around the world
That would have been savage. But stirring it up after the fact seems like a bad move.
Donald J. Trump demanded on Monday that the Republican co-chairman of the Presidential Commission on Debates step down, intensifying a clash that could precipitate to Mr. Trump's withdrawal from the third and final debate in Las Vegas next week.
The move followed an extraordinary backstage confrontation on Sunday night between Mr. Trump's campaign and the commission co-chairman, Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., who blocked Mr. Trump from giving his V.I.P box seats to a group of women who have accused former President Bill Clinton of making unwanted sexual advances.
The situation de-escalated only after the commission threatened to call security to remove the women if they tried to sit in the box, where they would have been right next to Mr. Clinton and in Hillary Clinton's line of sight from the stage - a spectacle that Mr. Trump and his top advisers tried to engineer for maximum shock effect just as tens of millions of people would be tuning in from around the world
That would have been savage. But stirring it up after the fact seems like a bad move.
Hillary should, for the next debate, gather up all the women Trump has either made lewd comments about or cheated on his own wives with, and sit them in a box where they'll be clearly visible to all on hand.
Find women that Trump has actually assaulted and we'll call it even.
Ivan's Trump, Jill Harth come to mind. There is also the "Jane Doe" from this year who claims he raped her when she was 13 and working for Jeffery Epstein.
Ivan's Trump, Jill Harth come to mind. There is also the "Jane Doe" from this year who claims he raped her when she was 13 and working for Jeffery Epstein.
Didn't Bill have an issue with a 12-year-old? At any rate, I say if you can find 'em and they're willing to take a stand, go for it. You just have to allow the Clinton accusers to be there too.
Ivan's Trump, Jill Harth come to mind. There is also the "Jane Doe" from this year who claims he raped her when she was 13 and working for Jeffery Epstein.
Didn't Bill have an issue with a 12-year-old? At any rate, I say if you can find 'em and they're willing to take a stand, go for it. You just have to allow the Clinton accusers to be there too.
No that was bad phrasing by Trump. 12yr old was a case Hillary was asked to take on for the defendant by a district attorney and got him a lesser charge due to some obstructions by the prosecution.
Donald J. Trump demanded on Monday that the Republican co-chairman of the Presidential Commission on Debates step down, intensifying a clash that could precipitate to Mr. Trump's withdrawal from the third and final debate in Las Vegas next week.
The move followed an extraordinary backstage confrontation on Sunday night between Mr. Trump's campaign and the commission co-chairman, Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., who blocked Mr. Trump from giving his V.I.P box seats to a group of women who have accused former President Bill Clinton of making unwanted sexual advances.
The situation de-escalated only after the commission threatened to call security to remove the women if they tried to sit in the box, where they would have been right next to Mr. Clinton and in Hillary Clinton's line of sight from the stage - a spectacle that Mr. Trump and his top advisers tried to engineer for maximum shock effect just as tens of millions of people would be tuning in from around the world
That would have been savage. But stirring it up after the fact seems like a bad move.
But Trump just can't let go of anything. As an example look at his recent 3:AM tweetfest.
Another idea would be to not parade around potential victims of sexual abuse as political pawns in our race to the bottom of the barrel of political discourse.
Another idea would be to not parade around potential victims of sexual abuse as political pawns in our race to the bottom of the barrel of political discourse.
Fair enough, but the allegations on both sides serve as character witnesses against our bottom-of-the-barrel candidates. We've built this mountain of crap by nominating them, so we might as well enjoy the view.