Trump Called “Donald Duck” For Not Showing Up At Debate Show In US

At the second Republican primary debate on Wednesday, seven candidates for president of the United States sparred over immigration, China, and the economy. However, they kept some of their most vehement comments to criticize front-runner Donald Trump for skipping the event and eventually one of them called him Donald Duck. The former president, who is involved in numerous legal battles, decided to forego the debates in favor of meeting with employees in the car industry in the pivotal state of Michigan.

“…We’re gonna call you a Donald Duck” comes remark

The former president’s greatest rival among the candidates, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, claimed that the 77-year-old businessman was hiding “behind the walls of his golf clubs”. “You’re ducking these things, and let me tell you what’s going to happen. You keep doing that, no one up here is gonna call you Donald Trump anymore. We’re gonna call you a Donald Duck,” he said, earning boos for the zinger.

As well as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, and Trump’s vice president Mike Pence, Christie was competing against Trump’s main competitor, Ron DeSantis.

Blue-collar credentials

The final candidates for the debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley, California, moderated by Fox Business and Univision, were North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott.

In Michigan, more than 2,000 miles (3,000 kilometers) away, Trump was making an effort to bolster his blue-collar credentials and criticize President Joe Biden’s pro-worker image after the latter visited striking union members in the state on Tuesday. “Joe Biden claims to be the most pro-union president in history. Nonsense. Think of it. His entire career has been an act of economic treason and union destruction,” Trump said in a speech at a non-union factory.

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Matter of discussion

The first subject of the discussion focused on how to handle the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, which is currently in its second week, underscoring the significance of union workers as a voting group. Ramaswamy expressed sympathy for the workers, but Scott made it clear that immigration was more important than the labor dispute. “Joe Biden should not be on the picket line. He should be on the southern border, working to close our southern border, because it is unsafe, wide open and insecure,” Scott said.