Well, the only thing I’ve seen talked about from the released footage (I haven’t watched it myself) is him using both hands to drink a glass of water. Again. Lincoln Project has tweeted those four seconds on a loop.
Indeed. (This parallels the advice given by every lawyer who’s ever worked with him: make sure there’s at least one witness in the room.)
I am hoping that someone will be recording the audio from Trump during the periods in which his mic is turned off, tonight, by the way.
If we know our Donny-the-Menace, he will be saying particularly luridly-insulting things to Biden during those minutes, in the hope of getting Biden to either lose his temper, or stutter (because we all know that Trump’s ad people are waiting anxiously for some Biden-stuttering footage to showcase in new campaign commercials).
Suffice it to remark here that Donny was borderline-passably almost well behaved tonight, certainly compared to the first debate, although he did talk over the moderator a lot. It would seem his doctors have finally found the right combination and dosages of medicine for him. (This is entirely apart from the actual things he said, which was for the most part a non-stop stream of barefaced lies.)
Yeah - those were REALLY tough questions: What would be your agenda for a 2d term…
Kudos to Stahl for pointing out when he was nonresponsive, and for calling him on his past statements. I can’t imagine how this looks good for Trump, when interspliced w/ other footage and commentary. It is unlikely to change anyone’s minds, but I suspect the 60 Minutes audience skews older and more conservative.
I might’ve missed it upthread, nand the thread may have moved well beyond the OP. But …
ISTM it’s obvious what Trump thought he’d gain by threatening to release the interview ahead of 60 Minutes’ broadcast. He’d deprive them of most of the revenue they’d get from what would otherwise be a highly-rated show. It’s effectively blackmail.
Or spite, since he did it.
But I don’t think it will have the desired effect. He looks in that interview like he always does. Everyone will see what they expected to see. I saw an incompetent asshole. His base will see a strong articulate leader.
I think its simply that his view of what is fair and unfair is so biased and skewed that he actually believes that it will be self evident that he was treated unfairly. Sort of like a wife abuser who thinks that footage of his wife nagging him before he punches her in the face will clearly demonstrate to anyone who watches it that his actions were totally justified.