The Republican nominee’s temperament was exactly the scenario that his advisers were reportedly worried about.
Former President Donald Trump’s volume slowly but surely ratcheted up over the first hour of the debate on Tuesday. He started off relatively calm, but as Vice President Kamala Harris needled him on his rallies, his standing in the world, and his legal troubles, he eventually blew up.
There was no sign of him calming down as the debate hit the home stretch and, as a result, his answers began falling apart, drifting into the same disjointed, incoherent ranting that Harris invited people to watch at his rallies.
your friend must have only watched the first few minutes. by the end, my brain was numb and i couldn’t focus on what he was saying, it was so entirely incomprehensible. i turned to my partner and told her now i know why his rally goers fall asleep or leave. it’s impossible to follow. he was also actually baring his teeth with rage at Kamala’s needling. it was cathartic honestly.