Speaking during a radio interview with host Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, May 15, former President Donald Trump spoke about the possibility that the Democrats will remove President Joe Biden from the ticket for the 2024 election, particularly if his apparent “infirmity” gets even worse, as some suspect it will as he gets older and older.
Trump’s comments came in the context of his accepting a debate challenge from President Biden. The challenge was presented in a video that, despite being 14 seconds long, included 5 jump cuts, indicating that numerous takes were needed to get Biden through the statement. Trump accepted to do two debates with Biden in the early summer and early fall.
Posting his acceptance to the debate challenge on Truth Social, Trump said, “It is my great honor to accept the CNN Debate against Crooked Joe Biden, the WORST PRESIDENT in the History of the United States and a true Threat to Democracy, on June 27th. Likewise, I accept the ABC News Debate against Crooked Joe on September 10th. Thank you, DJT!”
Trump also joked on Truth Social about Biden not wanting RFK Jr. on the debate stage, saying, “Crooked Joe Biden does not want RFK Jr. in the debates because Junior’ is far left him and they would be debating over the same territory, like ridiculous Open Borders and the Green New Scam, both of which are killing our Country. He’s also sharper and far more intelligent than Joe, all making for a bad combination of ingredients. I don’t care if Junios’ joins the Debate, but right now his polling numbers are very low, he is not properly qualified in the States, and he seems to be on a downward path. Junior’ needs more than his name to get on the ‘stage!'”
Hewitt, broaching the debate subject during his interview with former President Trump, asked about the acceptance. He asked, “President Biden just issued you a debate challenge for June and September with the veeps talking in July. Do you accept?”
Trump told him, “Oh, absolutely. I’ve been trying to get, you know, he’s issuing it. I wonder whether or not he shows up, because you know, he also challenged me to golf. So I’m a very good golfer. He can’t hit a ball 50 yards. He said I’ll give him three a side, but he knows he’ll never play. This is sort of like that, I think. But I hope not, because I really think he has to debate.”
Trump then joked that Biden probably wants to do the debates earlier rather than later, or at least should want that, as he is not getting any sharper mentally. Trump said, “He might as well get it over with, probably should do it early so that he can, you know, because he’s not going to get any better. … Every day is a down factor for him.”
Hewitt then asked if the Democrats might get rid of Biden if his “infirmity” gets worse. He asked, “Do you think if his infirmity increases, they will dump him, Mr. President, at the convention, replace him with Kamala or Gavin or someone like that?” Trump said, “I do. I do.” He added, “I don’t think they’ll have a choice.”
Then, when asked who would replace Biden, namely Kamala or Gavin Newsom, Trump attacked Newsom and said he is a terrible governor. He said, “I don’t know. I mean, Gavin’s a terrible governor, Gavin Newscum, he’s a terrible governor. I think he does a terrible job.”
Watch Biden’s debate challenge here:
In yet another post on Truth Social about the debate, Trump said, “Crooked Joe Biden is the WORST debater I have ever faced – He can’t put two sentences together! Crooked is also the WORST President in the history of the United States, by far. It’s time for a debate so that he can explain to the American People his highly destructive Open Border Policy, new and ridiculous EV Mandates, the allowance of Crushing Inflation, High Taxes, and his really WEAK Foreign Policy, which is allowing the World to “Catch on Fire.” I am Ready and Willing to Debate Crooked Joe at the two proposed times in June and September. I would strongly recommend more than two debates and, for excitement purposes, a very large venue, although Biden is supposedly afraid of crowds – That’s only because he doesn’t get them. Just tell me when, I’ll be there. ‘Let’s get ready to Rumble!!!’”
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