DNC to send staffer dressed as chicken to goad Trump into new debate – Washington Examiner
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is planning to send a staffer dressed as a chicken to former President Donald Trump’s rallies in an effort to provoke him into participating in another debate. This initiative follows the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump on September 10, where Harris expressed a desire for additional debates, which Trump has rejected. The DNC has launched an advertisement campaign depicting Trump as a chicken, reflecting Harris’s portrayal of Trump’s reluctance to face debate challenges as an act of cowardice. According to Abhi Rahman, the DNC’s deputy communications director, Trump once claimed he would debate “anytime, anywhere,” but now appears to avoid facing Harris again due to concerns about how voters would respond to his policies. The DNC argues that voters deserve the chance to hear both candidates’ differing visions for the country before the upcoming election.
DNC to send staffer dressed as chicken to goad Trump into new debate
The Democratic National Committee is planning on sending a staffer dressed as a chicken to former President Donald Trump’s rallies in an attempt to goad him into another debate.
Shortly after their first matchup on Sept. 10, Vice President Kamala Harris quickly signaled she wanted another, while Trump said there would be no more. Harris has attempted to goad Trump into a debate by portraying his refusal as cowardice, a move now being taken to a new level by the DNC. They debuted an ad campaign portraying Trump as a chicken and revealed plans to have a staffer dressed as a chicken attend a Trump rally.
“It wasn’t so long ago that Donald Trump boasted he’d debate ‘anytime, anywhere,’ but after Vice President Kamala Harris held him to account for his failures as president and dangerous second term agenda in their first debate, it’s no surprise Trump’s turned chicken — too scared to face the music again,” said Abhi Rahman, the DNC’s deputy communications director.
“The American people deserve another opportunity to hear Vice President Harris and Donald Trump lay out their starkly different visions for our country side by side before Election Day,” he continued. “Instead, Trump is busy hiding from the American people because he knows they’ll reject his Project 2025 agenda to hike taxes on the middle class, ban abortion nationwide, and use the federal government to assert virtually unchecked power over our daily lives. The American people deserve so much better — and they’ll get it with future President Kamala Harris.”
The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 was formed well before Trump announced his 2024 candidacy, and he has repeatedly distanced himself from it. Democrats have latched on to portraying the project as Trump’s blueprint for a second term, citing his relationships with those who work on it.
The DNC released a preview of its billboard image, which featured a doctored photo of Trump in a chicken costume holding a sign saying, “I’m afraid to debate.”
Trump originally proposed three debates, but Harris only accepted the ABC News debate. Harris recently accepted a CNN invitation to debate on Oct. 23, weeks before the election. Trump rejected the invitation.
Harris, though viewed favorably in the debate by some analysts, failed to see the event have any tangible impact on polling. Her team is likely hoping for a knockout blow in a rematch.
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