Rolling Stone: “By early Wednesday morning, multiple Trump aides were telling Rolling Stone that their boss did not perform as well as they wished, that Harris had exceeded expectations, or simply that — in the words of one of the sources — getting Trump onstage for another debate against Harris is ‘not a priority’ for the campaign and its candidate right now.”
“A person close to Trump who was in Philadelphia on Tuesday simply told Rolling Stone Wednesday morning, ‘bad idea,’ when asked if Trump should debate Harris another time. This source wouldn’t elaborate, but it was clear that there’s an understanding within the upper ranks of Trumpland that the debate was not the knockout blow for ‘defining’ the vice president for which they had wished.”
“The former president himself has been adamant that only losers request rematches, and maintained — despite every indicator to the contrary — that he was Tuesday night’s victor.”
