Douglas Brinkley: Trump Is ‘Actually Going To Be Debating Three People There on that Table’

JANSING Doug look I ░░░░░░░░ the election is still ░░░░░░░░ months away We haven ░░░░░░░░ even had the convention ░░░░░░░░ And I guess you ░░░░░░░░ certainly make an argument ░░░░░░░░ every presidential debate is ░░░░░░░░ Not all of them ░░░░░░░░ consequential What do debates ░░░░░░░░ tell us potentially about ░░░░░░░░ this could mean Could ░░░░░░░░ be a game changer ░░░░░░░░ It could be a ░░░░░░░░ changer And it tells ░░░░░░░░ a lot They matter ░░░░░░░░ mean it feels odd ░░░░░░░░ be doing this in ░░░░░░░░ It goes against every ░░░░░░░░ of instinct I ve ░░░░░░░░ or you ve had ░░░░░░░░ but lo and behold ░░░░░░░░ s upon us this ░░░░░░░░ And I think rightfully ░░░░░░░░ should all look at ░░░░░░░░ happened in 2020 It ░░░░░░░░ Biden and it was ░░░░░░░░ there were two debates ░░░░░░░░ had pulled out of ░░░░░░░░ But as you said ░░░░░░░░ weren t in the ░░░░░░░░ room And Trump got ░░░░░░░░ when he debated Hillary ░░░░░░░░ when he kind of ░░░░░░░░ behind her back and ░░░░░░░░ did body language to ░░░░░░░░ her That s not ░░░░░░░░ to be possible in ░░░░░░░░ They re going to ░░░░░░░░ both seated But I ░░░░░░░░ when we re looking ░░░░░░░░ how important prep is ░░░░░░░░ s really important Barack ░░░░░░░░ had told me that ░░░░░░░░ know he had been ░░░░░░░░ to debate Mitt Romney ░░░░░░░░ Henderson Nevada working hard ░░░░░░░░ like Biden is right ░░░░░░░░ and then flew to ░░░░░░░░ and forgot about kind ░░░░░░░░ the altitude he had ░░░░░░░░ altitude sickness for the ░░░░░░░░ that he he performed ░░░░░░░░ at and Romney most ░░░░░░░░ felt won So every ░░░░░░░░ thing you do right ░░░░░░░░ matters I worry if ░░░░░░░░ s over preparing the ░░░░░░░░ of having too much ░░░░░░░░ on in your head ░░░░░░░░ different people telling you ░░░░░░░░ to do It sounds ░░░░░░░░ Trump s going to ░░░░░░░░ more out of his ░░░░░░░░ instinct to maybe shock ░░░░░░░░ awe people And remember ░░░░░░░░ this time around Trump ░░░░░░░░ going to be also ░░░░░░░░ Jake Tapper and Dana ░░░░░░░░ He s going to ░░░░░░░░ to take swipes at ░░░░░░░░ press the fake news ░░░░░░░░ all of that So ░░░░░░░░ s actually going to ░░░░░░░░ debating three people there ░░░░░░░░ that table.”