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I had been leaning toward ‘Trump will make an excuse and won’t show’ but now agree with many that one week out, Trump runs the risk of looking like a Cowardly Loser no matter what excuse he offers. (Likely the ‘Biden is drugged and CNN has refused to make drug testing a requirement’ one.)
Assuming he shows: I’ve looked over the rules carefully. There is no rule that would keep Trump at his podium. He is perfectly free to walk over to Biden’s podium when that’s the one with a live mic, and just talk and talk and talk.
And that is what he will do.
And Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will say “PLEASE Mr. President, remain at your own podium” and Trump will say “You won’t let me talk and the American People have a right to hear what I have to say, so I’ll do what I have to do” and that will be that.
And the right will fall all over themselves with admiration for his Strength.
Count on it.