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“Debate” said in 13 of 174 transcripts, 17 times.
Counted forms: debate, debates, debate's.
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Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…one of the biggest, he said, "Sir, you're right." We had a debate for 30 minutes, and I was killing him. He couldn't even—he…
Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…including me. And Ben came up to me right after the first debate. He said, "You know you're going to win, don't you?" And I…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…refuse to acknowledge—as an example, I see today it's a big debate again. The women, they don't want men playing in their sports. They…
Jul 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…fought like—he was so tough. Ted, he was tough on that debate stand, right? And you were very tough on the debate stand too…
Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…smartest bulb. He wasn't—Rick Perry. You don't want him on your debate team, let me put it that way. Rick—you're not going to…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…guy who ran for Vice President against J.D. That was a good debate. J.D. against this guy. Remember how bad he was? That was one…
Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…had no idea what he was doing. You saw that during the debate. You saw that in other cases. I mean, he had no idea…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…in the polls. And he looked at me about three or four debates in, and he said, "You know you're going to win by a…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…great candidate. She was fantastic. Joe Biden was down 35 points. The debate was not a good one for him. He said, "You know, if…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…He's terrible. Somebody said the only time I got angry during our debate: when he said he was a six handicap. He's not a six…
Feb 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…because he was a horrible golfer. Remember, he challenged me during the debate to a golf match—he said, "I'm a six handicap." I said…
Feb 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…totally in favor. They can't win the argument. They can't win a debate. They look like fools. And they continue to go on. And it's…
Jan 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…were kidding, but we don't kid anymore—they want to watch the debates on television. They want to watch your favorite President on television. "But…
…should have left me in. I would have beat him." No, his debate performance wasn't the best, right? That's what killed him. And then they…