As Donald Trump’s two main Republican rivals slugged it out Wednesday on an Iowa debate stage, the former president appeared across town on a Fox News Channel town hall in a counterprogramming move where few discouraging words were heard.
Trump walked onstage to cheers and chants of “USA,” stayed at the end to sign autographs and heard one audience member blurt out “love you” after he took her question.
He was barely challenged by questioners who left several challenging topics on the table — like Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election, his support for Capitol insurrectionists and legal arguments this week in which his lawyers claimed he had immunity from any potential crimes he might have conducted while in office.
When asked about his previous statements that a second term as president would be about retribution for his enemies, Trump said he wouldn’t have time for it.
Trump is the US’s Putin. It’s all very obvious but we’re just walking right into it anyway.
Putin isn’t a complete moron though, so we’re lucky there
Have you seen Ukraine? Putin is the sort of guy that claims to be a chess master while forgetting how the horsies move and knocks over the board on accident when he gets pummeled as a result.