‘Pod Save America’ Host on the Debate: ‘What Kind of Donald Trump Shows Up Is the Biggest Question’

LOVETT Like what kind ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump shows up ░░░░░░░░ think is one of ░░░░░░░░ biggest questions because he ░░░░░░░░ out there in front ░░░░░░░░ his biggest weirdest fans ░░░░░░░░ he s like Should ░░░░░░░░ be nice or should ░░░░░░░░ be mean And they ░░░░░░░░ him to be mean ░░░░░░░░ he wants to give ░░░░░░░░ what they want But ░░░░░░░░ know his campaign is ░░░░░░░░ that that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ t make it a ░░░░░░░░ about how extreme and ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is And ░░░░░░░░ format which a lot ░░░░░░░░ people are saying Oh ░░░░░░░░ know it s going ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ off Trump s mic ░░░░░░░░ ha ha we re ░░░░░░░░ to shut off Trump ░░░░░░░░ mic It might be ░░░░░░░░ to like keeping that ░░░░░░░░ of Trump in check ░░░░░░░░ only I think the ░░░░░░░░ side of it is ░░░░░░░░ minutes into a debate ░░░░░░░░ Trump s going to ░░░░░░░░ any kind of prep ░░░░░░░░ then he s going ░░░░░░░░ go all instinct and ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ able to stop himself ░░░░░░░░ Yeah but he often ░░░░░░░░ to kind of the ░░░░░░░░ he s in front ░░░░░░░░ I mean he often ░░░░░░░░ very different when he ░░░░░░░░ in a more muted ░░░░░░░░ if he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ that audience there And ░░░░░░░░ assumption is it ll ░░░░░░░░ Trump but also could ░░░░░░░░ a benefit to him ░░░░░░░░ don t how does ░░░░░░░░ Biden campaign prepare for ░░░░░░░░ like that if Trump ░░░░░░░░ more restrained VIETOR Yeah ░░░░░░░░ mean I think you ░░░░░░░░ to prepare for the ░░░░░░░░ which is Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ absolutely vicious personal things ░░░░░░░░ your son your family ░░░░░░░░ finances right like live ░░░░░░░░ drill where you as ░░░░░░░░ staffer have to say ░░░░░░░░ the President of the ░░░░░░░░ States all the worst ░░░░░░░░ you could imagine Donald ░░░░░░░░ will say and then ░░░░░░░░ also have to prepare ░░░░░░░░ a more measured steady ░░░░░░░░ and how you sort ░░░░░░░░ parry that but also ░░░░░░░░ to bring out from ░░░░░░░░ all the things that ░░░░░░░░ like the least Like ░░░░░░░░ want to bring out ░░░░░░░░ Trump the Twitter feed ░░░░░░░░ not let him pretend ░░░░░░░░ be a statesman for ░░░░░░░░ minutes COLLINS Yeah You ░░░░░░░░ that moment with Obama ░░░░░░░░ Romney from that debate ░░░░░░░░ obviously it was in ░░░░░░░░ Just to remind people ░░░░░░░░ is a moment from ░░░░░░░░ first debate in Denver ░░░░░░░░ starts Romney Is the ░░░░░░░░ so critical it s ░░░░░░░░ borrowing money from China ░░░░░░░░ pay for it And ░░░░░░░░ not I ll get ░░░░░░░░ of it ObamaCare s ░░░░░░░░ my list I apologize ░░░░░░░░ President I use that ░░░░░░░░ with all respect by ░░░░░░░░ way Obama I like ░░░░░░░░ Romney Good Okay good ░░░░░░░░ I ll get rid ░░░░░░░░ that LEHRER Do you ░░░░░░░░ a major difference between ░░░░░░░░ two of you on ░░░░░░░░ Security Obama You know ░░░░░░░░ suspect that on Social ░░░░░░░░ we ve got a ░░░░░░░░ similar position Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ I mean I imagine ░░░░░░░░ last FAVREAU Ooh COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ that your idea that ░░░░░░░░ s FAVREAU That was ░░░░░░░░ line Yes I said ░░░░░░░░ stutter a little bit ░░░░░░░░ no COLLINS But you ░░░░░░░░ the other part of ░░░░░░░░ is incumbent presidents you ░░░░░░░░ they re kind of ░░░░░░░░ They re on Air ░░░░░░░░ One They re in ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office They don ░░░░░░░░ face a lot of ░░░░░░░░ on one combat like ░░░░░░░░ the debate stage VIETOR ░░░░░░░░ when you walk in ░░░░░░░░ room they salute you ░░░░░░░░ They re not used ░░░░░░░░ being challenged But also ░░░░░░░░ are naturally defensive about ░░░░░░░░ record because they ve ░░░░░░░░ president for four years ░░░░░░░░ think they ve accomplished ░░░░░░░░ lot And so when ░░░░░░░░ re challenged about that ░░░░░░░░ go on the defense ░░░░░░░░ start being defensive And ░░░░░░░░ think that for Biden ░░░░░░░░ just has to be ░░░░░░░░ Like it is not ░░░░░░░░ defending his record Donald ░░░░░░░░ wants to go in ░░░░░░░░ and wants to make ░░░░░░░░ a referendum on Biden ░░░░░░░░ he is disciplined Donald ░░░░░░░░ whether he s crazy ░░░░░░░░ Trump he wants to ░░░░░░░░ it a referendum Biden ░░░░░░░░ matter which Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ up he wants to ░░░░░░░░ the election a choice ░░░░░░░░ he wants to paint ░░░░░░░░ picture for people about ░░░░░░░░ life is going to ░░░░░░░░ like under four more ░░░░░░░░ of Joe Biden versus ░░░░░░░░ more years of Donald ░░░░░░░░ So if there s ░░░░░░░░ thing that Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ to do in that ░░░░░░░░ it s to make ░░░░░░░░ people leave the debate ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden is someone ░░░░░░░░ cares about the American ░░░░░░░░ and Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ who cares about himself ░░░░░░░░ every answer sort of ░░░░░░░░ to funnel into that ░░░░░░░░ theme COLLINS Well and ░░░░░░░░ about age I mean ░░░░░░░░ both of these candidates ░░░░░░░░ up there And we ░░░░░░░░ going to watch both ░░░░░░░░ them on stage for ░░░░░░░░ minutes only with two ░░░░░░░░ None of their teams ░░░░░░░░ come and talk to ░░░░░░░░ or give them advice ░░░░░░░░ pump them up halfway ░░░░░░░░ LOVETT Yes they re ░░░░░░░░ quite old Laughter COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ ve done we ve ░░░░░░░░ the math on the ░░░░░░░░ They re 78 81 ░░░░░░░░ Yes VIETOR Biden has ░░░░░░░░ age old question about ░░░░░░░░ age I think voters ░░░░░░░░ as we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ polling more concerned about ░░░░░░░░ Biden s age and ░░░░░░░░ readiness to be president ░░░░░░░░ personally am not concerned ░░░░░░░░ his ability to do ░░░░░░░░ job I do wish ░░░░░░░░ were 20 years younger ░░░░░░░░ that we weren t ░░░░░░░░ this conversation So I ░░░░░░░░ he s got to ░░░░░░░░ up there and show ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden that we ░░░░░░░░ at the State of ░░░░░░░░ Union who was punchy ░░░░░░░░ was giving and taking ░░░░░░░░ like just seemed ready ░░░░░░░░ do it.”