While the impeached president trump DID get his a$$ handed to him, he took his campaign staff's warning seriously in the second debate. He stayed on script and didn't let Biden bait him into digressing into mindlessly lashing out. It seems their explanation that an orange prison suit awaits him if he leaves the White House penetrated his thick skull this time.
The impeached president trump's answers to the moderator's questions were mostly repetitive, but still vague so in the future he could not be pinned down if asked a question about any particular claim made during a debate.
Naturally, Biden was much better at vague responses, but then, he has forty-seven years of political experience to draw on. The impeached president trump is a newcomer to civil discourse, having entered the game in his late sixties.
Everyone knows an old dog has difficulty learning new tricks, so after years of bullying everyone around him. it is understandable the impeached president trump would find long periods of time, like a ninety minute debate, being forced into civility a very trying challenge.
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