Trump has already lost debates with Biden

For an alleged sack of bones with dementia, Joe Biden keeps outsmarting Republicans.

- VINAY MENON

The first debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and presidential candidate Donald Trump will take place in Georgia on June 27 and air on CNN. Here's why Trump has already lost: there will no studio audience, writes Vinay Menon.

The latest genius move came Wednesday when the U.S. president issued a video challenge: "Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn't shown up for a debate. Now he's acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. I'll even do it twice. So let's pick the dates, Donald. I hear you're free on Wednesdays."

Agent Orange foolishly accepted the challenge. So the first debate will take place in Georgia on June 27. It will air on CNN, to be moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.

Here's why Trump has already lost: there will no studio audience.

Imagine a Trump speech in an empty stadium. There is no sea of red hats cheering as Dear Leader inverts reality and force-feeds his cultists a word salad off the teleprompter.

The big, fat lies have no feedback loop to sustain them. When Trump gushes about AI Capone or muses about shark attacks, there is no zombie applause. When he hails the fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter as a "wonderful man" or makes up easily disprovable facts and figures, it all dies in the silence of the gullible lambs.

Trump said he wanted to debate Biden. Biden called his bluff. Trump is doomed.