The reported threat isn't empty: Trump bailed on two primary debates in 2016
Looks like somebody doesn’t want to be there: Trump at the final 2016 debate. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images Despite the built-in favors it has done for him at the national level, the president harbors a strong distrust for the “rigged” American electoral process, refusing to say if he’d accept a loss at the polls in 2016; claiming massive, if totally unsubstantiated, voter fraud upon winning; and sidelining the regulatory Federal Election Commission prior to his reelection bid.
This calculation might not be off — and not just because the architecture of Trump’s argument isn’t likely to become much more complicated than claiming his opponent is “sleepy,” boasting about the economy, and ridiculing impeachment. In 2016, the Republican candidate gained a notable boost during NBC News’ Commander-in-Chief Forum when host Matt Lauer grilled and interrupted Hillary Clinton, while allowing Trump to ramble without directly answering questions.
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