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That is just a pure gotcha question. Trump's choices are:
- No, he won't condemn white supremacists
- It had to be asked, you finally condemned them
It's called a loaded question. There is nothing but a lose in the answer. That Chris Wallace would ask a loaded question like that shows he had no place moderating a debate. And of course there were no such loaded questions for Joe Dementia Biden.
Then again anyone who has seen him on Fox already knows he's a DNC stooge
It's also a lie, Trump does condemn them in his answer. He just recognized it for the trap it was and tried not to give Chris the loaded answer he wanted.
Watch Biden, "so do it." Biden saw just like Trump did that it was a trap and was trying to push him in
You see a downside to condemning white supremacy? If the question is loaded towards condemnation of White supremacists, doing so is pretty non-controversial or am I missing something?
I explained it in the OP as if it wasn't already totally obvious. Maybe you could add to my point in the OP rather than ask a question I directly answered in the OP
It's obviously not obvious, since I don't see how answering, yes I condemn white supremacy is a trap. It's a simple binary question. Even if loaded, it is still not at all hard. Even if I accept the premise that asking the question is loaded in itself. It is still about as easy a question you are likely to get. And equivocating on it is NOT the fault of the person asking the question.
So are you a racist? Simple question. Can you condemn racism? Why haven't you I wonder
No I'm not a racist.
That's how easy it is. You can try to make it leading by adding that second bit. Something by the way Wallace didn't do. But it's still easy to answer. Trump made the choice to not give that easy answer.
Yep. That's exactly what a racist would do. "No I'm not a racist." Just tell you to say it on cue and you will all day long. No questions, just, um ... no you're not. Why did you have to defend yourself? Why did you have to say you aren't a racist?