Naw. Use a cardboard cutout, and have recorded statements of his that then she can play according to a little prearranged sounding board. Play some of his greatest hits, like grab ‘em by the pussy. Play back some of his Biden debate answers and go into depth as to why they are false. Play a little montage of things he was saying about how COVID’s not that big a deal.

You can set it up a HELL of a lot better than just her giving a speech and focusing on an empty lectern. You can still have an exchange between the two of them without needing him to be there. And then, have her finish it up by saying hey Donald there was a lot of stuff I didn’t get to. We’re gonna do this again in two weeks; if you want to be here we can do a debate, and if not, no biggie, I’ll just pick up where I left off. Let us know and all the best.

Oh, and then at the very end play back him saying any time, any place, and just sort of shrug and look around confused, like you’re searching for him somewhere on the debate stage. And then say all right then, see you in two weeks I guess, maybe, and then wave to the crowd and say all of y’all have a good night.

A British politician once failed to show up for a panel show and they replaced him with a literal tub of lard. For the whole thirty minutes.

It seems fitting for Trump.

Link in case anyone cares: (be warned, it's old TV) https://youtu.be/3dZMvrClypM

I hope they place a chicken in a bad toupee at the otherwise empty lectern.

Put a bag of cheeto's there, and have her refer to him as 34 time convicted felon. Don't say his name, he's not worth it.

You mean the senile senior, Dementia Don? 34 times convicted felon and racist rapist?

DonOLD needs a reminder - that's weird.

Because they do a civics test and they won't let him in.

Edit- that was supposed to say covid test, but if the ignorance fits...

No, if he shows up at the last minute, and complies with the pre-negotiated terms, they should let him in. If he shows up at the last minute and complains about he fact-checkers or the moderators or the lack of couches, to try to renegotiate things at the last minute, they should just tell him to pound sand.

I'll keep repeating it: send Baldwin on and have Harris fake shoot him

That would be great. If Trump doesn't come she can just take his turn for him, "What former President Trump, who was to scared to be here, has stated on the issue..."

Discord Trump vs Kamala twitch debate

It doesn't matter if he gets equal time on fox. The people that will watch that are going to anyway, and the people that won't, won't. He doesn't have anything new to say and no one is wondering what his policies are. The only people that matter are the ones who are on the fence with Harris. And more serious people will watch her on almost anything other than fox. Let him go on fox and reeeeee into that sycophant echo chamber all he wants.

Compromise: Host the debate on Fox, but have the lady that confronted him with his own words at the National Association of Black Journalists event be the moderator.