The Final Presidential Debate Memo

TO:          President Trump
FROM:    Adam Turner
RE:         The September 10^th Debate Memo

President Trump, your first and likely last presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris is this week. Now, you haven’t paid any attention to my earlier debate memos – which is very hurtful – but hope springs eternal, and here is my memo with ten new suggestions for you for this final debate.

1. Note that you, Donald Trump, have a strong edge in this election going into this debate, and that Kamala Harris is a desperate woman who needs to go after you and pray that you are going to make a big mistake. Much attention has been focused on the New York Times/Siena poll which has you narrowly ahead; I prefer to focus on the RCP average which has you narrowly behind in the national popular race. But either way, you are leading in the electoral college because Harris needs to be at least three points up in the national vote to win the presidency.
2. Note that Kamala Harris does not perform well under pressure, as she showed when she ran for President in 2020. It, combined with her unwillingness to put in the hard work of preparing for her job, often results in her laughing inappropriately or resorting to word salads. And as my colleague Joe Cunningham has written, Kamala Harris is also under pressure because she “had planned to object, fact-check and directly question” you while you were speaking during your debate. But now, with the muting rules in place, her “advisers are scrambling to rewrite their playbook” because her strategy was to throw you off your game by doing so “because her own policies and positions are either undefined or too progressive to be palpable to the general public.”
3. You should always try to get Kamala Harris off balance by attacking her on a matter that she does not expect. That is because she is not and never has been quick-witted enough to respond well when she is under pressure.
4. Try to ask Kamala Harris questions or make attacks that can’t be answered, or which there is no good response for.
5. Whenever a moderator gets involved, either to ask a biased question and/or to assist Kamala Harris, put them in their place immediately, with reference to them being Democrat/left-wing hacks.
   • Be like Newt Gingrich in 2012.
   • Here is a good cinematic scene also demonstrating what your attitude should be towards this biased interference.
6. Remember that this debate should focus on: 1) the contrast between you, Donald Trump, and Kamala Harris, and your respective records as a leading figure in a Presidential administration; and 2) on Kamala Harris’ very left-wing record and statements. It is a waste of time to refer to another person, or issue, except to fit it into that comparison.
   • Exception = see No. 5 about the moderators.
7. When in doubt, always try to focus on the big wedge issues, especially: 1) the economy and inflation; 2) the border and immigration; 3) the world chaos, the Gaza situation, and the rioting in the U.S.; and 4) Harris’ wacky left-wing positions.
8. Kamala Harris has some verbal tics and sayings she is known for. Here are some possible responses:
   • She frequently said “I’m speaking” during her debate in 2020. A possible response to that from you would be “but you are not telling the truth, and I am correcting you.”
   • During her debate in 2020 she said “I will not be lectured by (you).” A possible response to that would be “But you don’t know what you are talking about!”
   • If she gets flustered and resorts to a word salad, you may want to reuse your line from the Biden debate – “I don’t know what she said. And I don’t think she knows what she said either.”
   • If she laughs inappropriately, you may want to channel Joe Pesci from the movie Goodfellas and say “Is this funny? Funny how? I mean, what’s funny about it? We are talking about __________. Do you find this amusing?”
9. Possible topics that may come up in the debate, and possible responses to them, include:

10. Your final statement is still totally obvious:

The American people need to ask themselves some questions. Are we better off now than we were when I was in office? Is it easier for us to go and buy things in the stores than it was? Is it cheaper for us to buy gas for our cars? Is America as respected throughout the world as it was? Do we feel that we are as safe, secure, and as strong as we were when I was President? And can an incompetent far-left Marxist like Comrade Kamala get us back to where we want to be? No, she can’t. I am the only candidate who can make us strong again. That is why I am running — to Make America Great Again.

Especially since you have the final say in this debate.

Good luck, and May the Force Be With You!