MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough pulled no punches as he unveiled the apparent fear gripping the Trump campaign when it comes to facing Nikki Haley in a debate. The former president, having secured victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, now seems unnerved by the prospect of a showdown in his home state of South Carolina.
Scarborough doesn’t mince words, describing Trump as being “bubble-wrapped” to prevent him from “babbling” on stage. He accuses Trump of displaying extreme weakness and challenges Haley to exploit this vulnerability relentlessly. The host suggests that Trump’s avoidance of a debate stems from a deep-seated fear that he will once again showcase his inability to grasp basic facts, from historical events to current political figures.
Scarborough questioned whether Trump’s handlers are deliberately shielding him from the debate stage, signaling a lack of confidence in his mental acuity. The host goes further, portraying Trump’s avoidance of Haley as an indication that he is simply not up to the task of engaging in substantive discussions, insinuating a decline in his capabilities.
“Her home state, and she is going to be there for a month, and he is afraid to debate her,” Scarborough asserted “That’s something she should say every day. Why is Donald Trump scared of me? I would say why is he being a snowflake, afraid he is going to melt on stage? The thing is, he is showing extreme weakness, and I mean, I think it’s fair for her to ask.”
“Are his handlers keeping him away from the debate stage because they are scared he will go out and once again forget what decade this is? Forget who he is running against? Forget that World War II ended in 1945? Forget that Nancy Pelosi was speaker of the house on Jan. 6, not Nikki Haley? Forget that Joe Biden is president of the United States and not Barack Obama? I mean, they are scared. They are scared because they think that they have to bubble wrap him because he will do so badly on the debate stage. She does need to bring that up every single day,” he added.
Scarborough concludes by emphasizing that the Republican Party should take note – the self-proclaimed strongman of MAGA is evidently terrified of facing a woman in a debate. He paints a vivid picture of Trump’s potential unraveling on stage, suggesting that the campaign’s decision to keep him away from Haley stems from a real concern that she could bury him with her intellect and debating prowess.
“There’s no reason for her to get out of the race, whether she takes him head on in South Carolina and is very competitive, or whether she fights the war of attrition. gain, he is scared, like, everybody take note in the Republican Party. Donald Trump is scared to debate Nikki Haley,” he said.
“In MAGA land, let me put it to you this way – you’re a big boy, you big man, he’s afraid of a woman. He’s afraid to debate a woman. He calls her bird brain. If she’s bird brain, then why doesn’t he go up on the stage? You know why. He’s going to start babbling about Nikki Haley being speaker of the House and babbling about Barack Obama and World War II and start babbling about windmills and babbling about really weird things, and let’s just face it, I think the people around him have decided Donald Trump is just not up to this anymore. We are going to try to hide him, we are going to keep him off the debate stage because Nikki Haley would bury him alive.”
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