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They should still have the debate. Empty podium and all.
Even better, have a fact checker repeat a summarized version of Trump's previous answers to similar questions and then explain why it was a lie.
Or have it cut to the empty podium for 2 seconds, before they say "oh yeah, Donald Trump was too tired to attend today, too tired, very tired candidate..."
Or say "Wow the crowd is going crazy for you Mr. Trump" followed by a shot of an empty row of seats
This is even better than saying he is a coward. We should be spamming social media, "low energy Donald too old for second debate."
I vote that he's replaced with a slowly melting ice cube.
I vote that he is replaced with a robot that cracks eggs into a cold pan at a rate of 1 egg every 10 minutes.
Come on, we can't replace him with something more competent
A head of lettuce?
Still too lively.
Tub of lard. (All three things have replaced British politicians)
Lard is tasty and useful.
Empty tub of lard.
That's just a tub.
They should ask the questions to both candidates, and just cut to an empty podium every time it's Trump's turn.
"Mr. President, you have one minute to respond to the Vice President's claims."
crickets
Would backfire with whoever is somehow still undecided, I fear
How?
They could just play random sound bites of him talking about electrocuting sharks and windmills causing cancer. It would be pretty much like the last debate.