Angry Donald Trump yells at reporters at the White House following Robert Mueller's testimony (screen grab)
President Donald Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien sent a long, rambling letter to the Presidential Debate Commission attacking them for being all-in for Vice President Joe Biden and demanding that they change the debate topics.
Moderator Kristen Welker said that the topics they intend to discuss will be fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, issues facing American families, race in America, climate change, national security and leadership in general. Stepien complained that "national security" or "leadership" doesn't have enough to do with foreign policy as he would prefer.
"Sadly, this is not the first time the Commission has ceded to the wishes of the Biden campaign," alleged Stepien after their campaign withdrew from the previous debate.
As David Badash noted, these rules were announced last week, so it's unknown why the campaign took so long to complain about them.
@BillStepien @debates These were announce last week. If they were such a problem why did you wait until today to sa… https://t.co/bysvaG8eoa— David Badash (@David Badash) 1603135621.0
Not only was Stepien ridiculed for the whiny letter, but he was also told his candidate should back out of the upcoming debate again because no one wants to hear him scream at them for an hour.
See the tweets below:
@JohnJHarwood Remember when the most shameful thing on @BillStepien’s record was Bridgegate? Cleaning up the messe… https://t.co/LpKVza2CMf— Soros-Funded Deep State Operative (@Soros-Funded Deep State Operative) 1603139100.0
Shorter letter: Trump doesn’t want to answer questions about COVID. https://t.co/SeDYnsoIdQ— Ronald Klain (@Ronald Klain) 1603135467.0
@ProjectLincoln looking for an excuse to RUN AWAY!!!!! https://t.co/Z8JSlnjPBE— Jennifer Rubin (@Jennifer Rubin) 1603136495.0
You should just refuse to debate again, worked out great last time. Biden can call a lid til Halloween https://t.co/M4wKc7dRFV— Tim Miller (@Tim Miller) 1603136042.0
Trump’s campaign chair @BillStepien is setting the groundwork for @realDonaldTrump to forfeit a second debate to… https://t.co/ZXA7rwl8JS— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️🌈 (@John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️🌈) 1603136538.0
@Mistydawnbain @bdragon74 @BillStepien @debates No one agreed to “foreign policy.” But, hey, I’d LOVE to hear Trump… https://t.co/Gpy7XxPjEe— Destination: Brava Centauri (@Destination: Brava Centauri) 1603139067.0
@BillStepien @debates Ms.Welker picked the topics I, a Senior suburban female voter, am MOST interested in. Your topic choices not at all.— Old Becky (@Old Becky) 1603139065.0
@BillStepien @debates Trying to rig the game and move the goal posts, hey Bill? You are a world class a$$hole as is your client...— Winttocs (@Winttocs) 1603139100.0
@BillStepien @debates Trump is afraid to debate Biden because he knows that Biden mopped the floor with him in the… https://t.co/MwQSbyuelB— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@Holly Figueroa O'Reilly) 1603136577.0
@BillStepien @debates It would be great if people remembered that Trump has rolled over for Putin and the leaders o… https://t.co/vWBN75V2CB— JRehling (@JRehling) 1603136030.0
@BillStepien @debates Here comes the "They changed the rules so we are having a RALLY"— Only accepting proposals with like minded Movie (@Only accepting proposals with like minded Movie) 1603139083.0
@BillStepien @debates Grown men crying is such a sad look.— Great Odin's Raven (@Great Odin's Raven) 1603139085.0
@BillStepien @debates That's weird -- I definitely heard the third presidential debate was always billed as the "Ta… https://t.co/TBfbHfrvi0— Kevin M. Kruse (@Kevin M. Kruse) 1603140480.0
Just like @JasonMillerinDC, @BillStepien is lying. The @debates commission announced the moderators and format for… https://t.co/zpNXITHi4K— Andrew Feinberg (@Andrew Feinberg) 1603135868.0
Trump campaign manager @BillStepien has sent a letter to the @debates commission demanding the third presidential d… https://t.co/PFAqGtRxr4— Nicole Sganga (@Nicole Sganga) 1603135607.0
@BillStepien @RonaldKlain @debates Yes, I'm sure Trump wants to focus like a laser on foreign policy in the final d… https://t.co/zp2Vsoccrp— John Reeves (@John Reeves) 1603135979.0
@BillStepien @debates “Antics”? Tone matters. This letter is not intended to change the debate commission’s mind.… https://t.co/EBCySZ9GJZ— Coleen (@Coleen) 1603139086.0
@BillStepien @debates You guys are in freefall, aren't you?— Cletus75 (@Cletus75) 1603139091.0
@BillStepien @debates So in other words, you guys are about to back out of the debate? Ok. Got it! It’s not like it… https://t.co/2NEDgKS3T2— Bespoke MBA (@Bespoke MBA) 1603139088.0
Who wrote this @BillStepien ? Did you write, all by yourself, that the idiot won a debate against a MODERATOR? Or… https://t.co/SSvJE8Ap4y— Paula Dillon (@Paula Dillon) 1603139098.0
@BillStepien @debates How does the person who wrote this letter have a job? Oh yeah, he works for Trump.— Eytan Mirsky (@Eytan Mirsky) 1603139093.0
@BillStepien @debates I have never heard grown people whine as much as you people do. We will always remember that… https://t.co/KOBkeQYYJi— CMK RN (@CMK RN) 1603139093.0
@BillStepien @debates You know, it wasn't that long ago, so I distinctly remember potus having hissy fit &refusing… https://t.co/ysmgasywyW— Ex-GOP MaryM500 (@Ex-GOP MaryM500) 1603139097.0
@BillStepien @debates https://t.co/IZYZ8tvfrh— DJ (@DJ) 1603139099.0
@BillStepien @debates Waaaahhhh!!!!! Waaaahhhhh!!!!! https://t.co/yAFhkuhgdq— Exalted Imperial Poobah Fredrick K. Funseth (@Exalted Imperial Poobah Fredrick K. Funseth) 1603139099.0
@BillStepien @debates Gonna puss out and drop out of this debate too, @realDonaldTrump?— Trump's Micro Peen (@Trump's Micro Peen) 1603139069.0
@BillStepien @debates Here we go with the victim card again. Trump is paving the way to cancel because he knows he… https://t.co/qzhm8P4VPv— Jana Blade (@Jana Blade) 1603139061.0
@twmonkey20 @littleyoyo4 @BillStepien @ahernandez85b @debates https://t.co/N8OZQtbB1b— Tommy J (@Tommy J) 1603139053.0
@BillStepien @debates Here we go with the victim card again. Trump is paving the way to cancel because he knows he… https://t.co/qzhm8P4VPv— Jana Blade (@Jana Blade) 1603139061.0
@BillStepien @debates Never thought I’d see a letter sweating.— Letters of Note (@Letters of Note) 1603136179.0
@BillStepien @debates What's wrong, snowflake? Need a safe space? Can't you take a little pushback?— Brooke Binkowski (@Brooke Binkowski) 1603136775.0
@GretaGroots @BillStepien @debates I'm going to roll out my favorite picture of this campaign season one more time: https://t.co/dqouc62uQM— Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil 🍑🍑 (@Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil 🍑🍑) 1603139864.0
