Republicans and independents who participated in Fox News Digital’s debate Dial focus group appeared to approve of former President Trump’s response to a question about whether he would accept the results of the 2024 general election.
“If it’s a fair and legitimate and good election, then sure,” Trump said during Thursday night’s debate with President Biden.
“I wasn’t going to run until I saw how badly he was doing his job,” Trump added. [Biden] He’s destroying our country. I’d be much happier to be somewhere else, a nice place. And again, I’m not going to prosecute or be a political opponent because I think that’s the only way he can win.”
Biden responded: “You’re a whiner.”
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On the left is President Biden and on the right is former President Trump. (Win McNamee/Getty Images | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
“After your initial loss, you appealed repeatedly to courts across the country,” Biden said. “Not a single state or district court in America has found merit in your claims.”
Biden accused Trump of “not being able to handle defeat”, adding after the 2020 election that “something broke the last time I lost”.
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Former President Trump (left) and President Biden took part in the first debate of the 2024 presidential election at CNN studios in Atlanta on Thursday. (Javin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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The show’s results showed that Republicans and independents approved of Trump’s comments, but Democrats disapproved. When it was Biden’s turn to respond, the results seemed to reverse, with his approval rating soaring among Democrats and falling among independents and Republicans.
