2024 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an interview with Fox News on Friday that former President Donald Trump is “probably the most successful debater in the country” since Lincoln Douglas.
Kennedy told the Fox and Friends host that Trump was “extraordinary” after beating 16 other Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential election. President Trump is “unlikely” to attend the upcoming Republican primary debates, as he is confident of his high lead in national and state polls. according to He told one of his advisers who told The Hill:
“We’re going to try to get it [Biden] I think that discussion is very important. And I think that’s important for the Democrats, because ultimately the president has to debate with the Republicans, and maybe the Republicans don’t know, but it’s going to be Trump,” RFK Jr. said in an interview. . “Trump is probably the country’s most successful debater, as Lincoln Douglas was so unusual in 2016 when he sent 16 Republican opponents one after another.”
Biden has not said whether he will participate in the Democratic primary debate, but it would be unprecedented for a sitting president to participate. according to To ABC News. (Related: RFK Jr. lashes out at Biden for handing over ‘terrifying’ cluster bombs to Ukraine)
“Do you think Joe Biden is afraid to argue with you or is it a historic event?” Fox News host Steve Doocy asked.
“I don’t know what’s going on with President Biden. I think it’s important for the country to have a discussion,” Kennedy responded. “IIt is very important to convince the American public that democracy works, that we are all participants, that people can look to different candidates and make rational choices. “
Kennedy currently has 14.4% approval, trailing Biden by nearly 50 points. according to RealClearPolitics average of polls conducted from June 5th to June 26th.
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