Fox News Channel host Trey Gowdy said Friday on “Special Report” that Republicans set their expectations too low for next week’s debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
“Let’s start with the debate exception,” guest moderator Shannon Bream said. “Is it because the right, the Republicans, have spent a lot of time in recent weeks arguing that President Biden can’t find his way off the stage that they’re in trouble? And then we saw what happened when he came on at the State of the Union, stronger than expected, and there was a whole heap of praise for him.”
“Yeah, they have to be very careful. I don’t know why Republicans would fall into this trap,” Gowdy said.
He added, “Shannon, this debate is interesting to me because it’s a combination of topic and acuity. It’s content and perception. So the audience is going to be looking at both. Not just what are you going to say, but are you fit for the job? So I can’t remember a debate in my lifetime where both of those issues have been front and center for both candidates. Not just what are you going to say, but do you remember what day of the week it is? That’s going to be an issue.”
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