Political Reaction to Biden’s Debate Pledge and Critics’ View on Hiding Him

Rewritten Article: The ‘Outnumbered’ panel discussed the reactions of political commentators, including jests from social media accounts affiliated with the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Fox News personalities like Jeanine Pirro, in response to Biden saying he would be willing to debate Donald Trump during an interview with Howard Stern. Many suggested that Biden’s handlers were unhappy about this prospect due to his tendency towards gaffes. The RNC Research account tweeted: “Crooked Joe Biden says he’s ‘happy to debate’ President Trump,” followed by, “His handlers must be furious!” Pirro wrote on Twitter: “Biden weakly answers Howard Stern that he will debate Trump, HA! Guess his aides couldn’t stop Biden before he answered.” Conservative commentator Kevin Dalton also expressed concern about the decision and speculated over whether this had occurred because of insistence by people external to the Democratic administration. Other users from Twitter handle ‘Catturd’ added sarcastic underpinnings saying: “Lol – he’ll never do it,” in reference to Biden, who they predicted would not follow through with his decision to debate Trump due to his perceived lack of confidence during public appearances. Meanwhile, Fox News contributor Leo Terrell wrote on Twitter that a debateless campaign by the Democratic candidate was unthinkable and urged him: “No teleprompter Joe! #TRUMP2024ToSaveAmerica.” The panel also discussed why some critics believe shielding Biden from the spotlight works in his favor.