Late into last night, Donald Trump was trending heavily on Twitter, even besting the NBA Finals. But not in a good way. Seems The Donald painted himself into a corner on the Jimmy Kimmel show Wednesday night, saying he’d “love to” debate Bernie Sanders, who’s debate date with Hillary Clinton in California has resulted in a no-show on her part. Trump’s only requirements? A willing major network and charitable donations of $10 million bucks. His proposed date’s answer? A big, slobbering, “Yes, please” from the Sanders campaign, with two interested networks willing to air the debate, both offering “a major” charitable contribution per Trump’s stipulation (quick, remind me again where that six million dollars earmarked for veterans ended up?). His prerequisites were met, so the Trump-Sanders SlugFest is on, right? Wrong. Trump backtracked as quickly as Michael Jackson moonwalked off the set of “Thriller:”
NEW: Trump says he will not debate Sanders; "it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher." pic.twitter.com/1i0eDIryfm
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 27, 2016
Cue the moonwalk:
Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders was not lacking in progressive policy-laden rhetoric in response to Trump backpedaling on his California Rumble invitation:
Cue the dramatic horror movie music! In the crazy conspiracy theories department, someone called into Al Sharpton’s radio show making an interesting accusation. Now, in fairness, Sharpton…
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