SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesIn fact, all of us who watched the head-stomp of an alleged debate on Tuesday evening could use a good sleep. That was disturbing, exhausting and, for Trump, calamitous.
Unexpectedly gross because it turns out that Donald Trump has lost it, lost the knack for using the tropes of reality TV – conflict, exaggeration, grandiosity – to his advantage. Those tropes compel the audience if there’s a tincture of wit and humour thrown in. That’s the ingredient that gels with the audience.
Four years ago it worked well, a provocative undermining of the stagey faux-pageantry of U.S. politics, as Trump wielded “Little Marco” for Marco Rubio and “Low Energy Jeb” for Jeb Bush in TV debates. Then “Crooked Hillary” stood him well and his reality-TV style male buffoonery even exhausted Hillary Clinton by the last of 2016′s presidential debates.
He couldn’t shut up. It’s gone beyond that point. Trump was that guy; the bitter ex, the whiny, finger-pointing middle-manager, the loner who keeps interrupting other people to talk about himself. They used to make TV movies about this type of male character, the guy from whom the woman-in-jeopardy had to be saved.
What is this? Written by a tween?
Maybe report on the TrudeauCorruption because that is truly gross!!
You’re kidding right ...?
Careful...your moral Canadian exceptionalist meter is red lining at 9000 RPMs.
Screw Biden and Canadian news agencies
Biden remembered to show up so that’s a plus for him lol!
It was a complete stain on the term 'Political Debate'. I have seen high-schoolers do a better job of Debating than this.This is leadership?Lord help the American people
How can anybody get a word in with this clown, lmao priceless.
Absolutely we need Trump to continue doing debates. That will get every breathing Democrat and Independent to vote for Biden. Turnout will be highest ever. Trump will lose in a landslide, many of his demoralised supporters will give up.
come on man............
fack and corrupt news
Watching recaps of the debate with the sound turned OFF and it’s still intolerable.
After Trump’s disgusting display during last evenings debacle called a debate, it is clear that he is unfit to be the Commander in Chief of what was once the greatest nation in the world. As a CNN political commentator said, it was a “shit show”.
Trump is an embarrassment to all America!
What ever happened to real news!
Mute the mic until it’s his turn...done
Canadian liberal controlled MSM is polling Canadian's, who will you vote for in the USA election!
Who’s John Doyle, and why is he so butthurt?
Those are the faces of a Donald Trump totally unhinged and unravelling. The fetal position comes next.
Well said, Trump disgraced himself and the US people. Debate shone spotlight that he is totally unfit as a 2nd term president. Voters better wake up, get it right or god help you all.
What those call debates are what Twitter followers call intelligent conversation as: 'wtf', 'bigly','antifa','white supremacist',leftist,rightist,he lies,he did not answer; are reasonable/rational thoughts to the extreme emotional understood only to shallowness society has become
That was a disgusting article. Extremely one sided in putting Trump down while barely mentioning Biden. John Doyle hang up your pen!
What a disgrace! We are watching the fall of an empire. Trump is a rambling idiot& bully! I stopped watching him months ago and I will never watch again! Shameful! TrumpIsANationalDisgrace uspoli
Of course TV debates can still be done. But not with Trump. A wild dog in your house doesn't mean no dog should ever be allowed in.
Biden said outright lies, they were effective because they were the same lies the media has said for years now. Wallace didn’t correct them once. Trump showed the frustration. I am a Trump supporter, Trump lost that debate. He didn’t get his accomplishments out very well.
Typical Trump reporting from the G&M. Always negative.
Biden is a serial liar
Trump won the debate biggly
... and Biden can? pfft defundCanadianMSN
Trump is not fit to be a person let alone president. What a disgrace that was last night. He’s done.
What part of the response “sure I will” is not condemning WS groups. Then extended portion of that same question you focused on included the moderator calling Antifa a left wing extremist group and the fact that Biden called Antifa “an Idea” Wtf. Fake/ falsified news everywhere.
Idiot Globeandmail, is this why the democrats are saying that they want to cancel other debates.?
Yeah Left Wing paper that hates President Trump said he had a bad debate. Why should anyone believe you?
Listen John Doyle... Biden lost the debate when he refused to answer straight forward questions. Didn't describe a single action plan. Lost control of himself on stage. You can't debate with 'he's lying' & 'not true' in regards to everything! He lost even with the aid of Wallace.
Terrible article!
Not that I want to explained Trump but he did his job. He has attacked Biden record of past and his son. I don’t think he did great job but Biden looked very unhealthy. Both sucks big time but Trump at least has got some life
Not interested in politics or these two, but watch it for kicks - so, non partisan. Media picking on trump negatively in an overtly partisan way helped him win last time and it appears they will do the favour again. Touted the greatest country, etc, and these are the candidates?
Joe was sleeping until he must try so hard to explain his son.
Hes crazy... and childish... trump shouldnt be president of a PTA let alone USA
Lol not taking his meds
If your not cheating you’re not liberal
if you're 'The Globe and Mail' doesn't mean that you're opinion matters oh, maybe it does: for the people who can be fooled easily RIP
Debating in your style? Debate involves content, presentation and enthusiasm. To lead, one has to be able to stand the heat and give punches. Look around the world and remind yourself who the new president needs to fight against.The U.S. is not electing a pope.
angry your side lost?
realDonaldTrump How many times do I have to remind you, do not put your hands near your face. It makes your orange make up, look even more ridiculous.
Wtf is this guy taking about? 😂
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