'Nancy Kerrigan situation': Fox News claims Biden will sabotage Trump to avoid debate
President Joe Biden's announcement Friday that he's willing to debate Donald Trump spurred
Fox News host Emily Compagno to claim he'd orchestrate a “Nancy Kerrigan situation” to stop the debate from going forward, video shows.
Compagno made the comparison during a segment on the Fox News show "Outnumbered," drawing comparisons to the notorious attack on the Olympic figure skater orchestrated by competitor Tonya Harding's ex-husband and bodyguard.
“It will probably be a Nancy Kerrigan situation,” she said. “Where right as Trump’s walking out, they like snip the mic. ‘Oh no! We tried! We showed up! There was a flat tire!’”
Compagno went on to say that she was “sure” someone would “sabotage” the debate.
Fellow panelists on the conservative network also said that, barring sabotage, Trump would be very likely win a debate against Biden.
“President Trump would wipe the floor with Joe Biden," Fox Business Network anchor Dagen McDowell said. "And that’s an insult to mops."
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During an interview with broadcaster Howard Stern this Friday, Biden said he will debate Trump before the 2024 election.
“I am, somewhere. I don’t know when,” Biden said when asked by Stern if he plans to debate Trump. “I’m happy to debate him.”
According to CNN, it’s the "first time Biden has said explicitly he would debate Trump in this election cycle. Previously, he has equivocated, saying it would depend on the former president’s behavior. Some of Biden’s aides have questioned whether Trump would abide by established rules in any potential debate, and before Friday his campaign hadn’t set out any specific debate plan."
The segment spurred a raised eyebrow from Daily Beast reporter Justin Baragona, who quipped Trump better beware.
"It appears the Secret Service needs to be on the lookout for mysterious men wielding collapsible batons looking to kneecap Trump as he ambles to the podium this fall," Baragona joked, "at least according to one Fox News star."
Al Sharpton (right) listens to Stacey Abrams (left) at the National Action Network's Women's Empowerment Luncheon on April 11, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)