Trump really, really wants to debate HRC, but he has, you know, conditions...

[cali]

Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will commit to three debates this fall with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, but may try to re-negotiate the terms that have been agreed upon by a bipartisan commission.

“I will absolutely do three debates,” Trump told TIME in a phone interview. “I want to debate very badly. But I have to see the conditions.”

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Trump said he reserved the right to object to the commission’s choice of moderators, which have not yet been announced. The choice has stirred controversy before. In 2012, Republicans bristled after CNN’s Candy Crowley inserted herself into an exchange between Presidential Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

“I’ll have to see who the moderators are. Yeah, I would say that certain moderators would be unacceptable, absolutely,” Trump said. “I did very well in the debates on the primaries. According to the polls, I won all of them. So I look forward to the debates. But, yeah, I want to have fair moderators … I will demand fair moderators.”

More Tweaseling here:

http://time.com/4445182/donald-trump-debate-terms/

[geek tragedy]

1. I bet Megyn Kelly will be available nt

[cali]

3. The Tweaseling over the debates is going to a lot of fun to watch.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. "Fair monitors" like Hannity and Limbaugh?

[kimbutgar]

4. I'd like to see Hannity and Rachel Maddow being moderators

Cheeto gets is fawning moderator and we get a moderator who will ask real questions.

[cali]

5. No. Just no. Sean Hannity couldn't pose a cogent question if his life depended on it.

He couldn't even read one.

[forgotmylogin]

8. Hannity: "Mr. Trump...when you wake up in the morning...

...do you sometimes ask yourself "How freaking awesome am I?" And if you do, what do you answer yourself?"

[NewJeffCT]

9. Hannity would give Clinton all "gotcha" questions

Do you agree with XYZ?

Well, that was said by Bill Clinton (or Barack Obama) if she disagrees.
Well, that was said by (some dictator or terrorist) if she agrees.

[cali]

6. Why do the moderators have to be TV talking heads?

[NurseJackie]

7. "I want to debate very badly" ... I'm sure he will.

[Avalux]

10. Trump will not debate Hillary.

He says he wants to debate "very badly" (WTF) but wait - the conditions will prevent him from doing so and he'll stall all the way to November.

[cali]

11. He's stuck between Trump Tower and hard shoals of general election reality

He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't, and I'm damned if I know which would be worse for him.

[MFM008]

12. Yup

And I would get out the guys in chicken suits again.