The political gift that the pandemic has been for Joe Biden can't possibly be overstated, and there is no more evidence of that than New York Times
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The political gift that the pandemic has been for Joe Biden can't possibly be overstated, and there is no more evidence of that than New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman's latest piece advising him against participating in any of the debates during the general election.
I'm old enough to remember 2016 when the national media wondered in a panic whether Donald Trump would skip the general election debates against Hillary Clinton, suggesting he didn't have the nerve to have a face-off with the Democratic nominee. Now here's one of the New York Times's most prominent writers practically begging Biden not to confront Trump.
"That is not a good way for Biden to reintroduce himself to the American people," wrote Friedman on Tuesday. "And, let’s not kid ourselves, these debates will be his reintroduction to most Americans, who have neither seen nor heard from him for months if not years."
In order for Biden to agree to a debate, Friedman said, he should demand that Trump release his tax returns and that real-time "fact-checkers" be involved during the event.