Wednesday sure has been a day of unpredictable developments regarding the 2024 presidential election.

From Joe Biden finally challenging Donald Trump to a debate, to Trump accepting despite the Biden team’s stringent requirements, the day has been a whirlwind of a dizzying news cycle.

And now, Trump has issued Biden a challenge of his own.

Posting on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump told Biden, “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that I hereby accept debating Crooked Joe Biden on FoxNews. The date will be Wednesday, October 2nd. The Hosts will be Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.”

As reported in the The Guardian, Biden has yet to directly respond to, or accept, Trump’s invitation.

Though, considering the laundry list of demands Biden’s campaign presented before accepting any debate — including removing the audience, moving up the date historically early, and, crucially, only accepting moderators from friendly left-wing networks — it would seem only fair for Biden to join Trump for a debate on Trump-friendly territory as well.

However, Deadline noted that, while Biden himself has not answered directly, his campaign has.

Characterizing Trump’s offer as “playing games,” campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon declared, “No more chaos, no more debate about debates.”

“President Biden made his terms clear for two one-on-one debates, and Donald Trump accepted those terms,” she said.

Of course, why it was Biden who could create the terms and not any opponent has yet to be explained.

Typically, the only terms presidential candidates followed for debates were those set by the Commission for Presidential Debates, but the two bypassed the commission.

Why Biden has been allowed to call for all manner of historically unprecedented concessions for his degenerating health and mental state would probably be a question not even his campaign could answer.

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So CNN has tapped Jake Tapper, Mr. Russiagate, as one of the moderators. This should be interesting.

In the end it could very well be an unintentional and proverbial gift on a silver platter to Trump. If Tapper’s past behavior is any indication of the future he’ll come out with both barrels firing against Trump and give Biden a pass. The diehard yellow-dog Democrats will love it but that does Biden no favors. They are going to vote for him regardless. But it will further turn off the crucial swing voters that Biden needs to win the election.

Abrignac wrote:

So CNN has tapped Jake Tapper, Mr. Russiagate, as one of the moderators. This should be interesting.

In the end it could very well be an unintentional and proverbial gift on a silver platter to Trump. If Tapper’s past behavior is any indication of the future he’ll come out with both barrels firing against Trump and give Biden a pass. The diehard yellow-dog Democrats will love it but that does Biden no favors. They are going to vote for him regardless. But it will further turn off the crucial swing voters that Biden needs to win the election.

Abrignac wrote:

Would have preferred almost anyone from News Nation in the moderator position.

The two wishes I would want ahead of that are….

[h]Whatever time they are allotted to answer a question, they kill all the mics to the second ...these gasbags.

Second, I’d like to see RFK Jr. there as well.

8trackdisco wrote:

Which version of CNN are you familiar with?

rfenst wrote:

RFK Jr. should be included.

Speyside2 wrote:

The one aka Cable News Network.

What’s your point?

Abrignac wrote:

For all their stupid talk about saving duhmacracy, having 3rd party candidates excluded from debates is pretty undemocratic, ain't it?

RayR wrote:

Just because he is from CNN? His personal views could have nothing to do with his journalistic duty of fairness. I hold out hope until I see otherwise. I think the whole evening and people's view of his neutrality could hinge on Trump not interrupting and staying within the rules and time limits.

rfenst wrote:

Just because he is from CNN? His personal views could have nothing to do with his journalistic duty of fairness. I hold out hope until I see otherwise. I think the whole evening and people's view of his neutrality could hinge on Trump not interrupting and staying within the rules and time limits.

rfenst wrote: