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Trump used 'morons' for debate prep and made a 'fool of himself': prominent podcaster

Former President Donald Trump severely hobbled his chances at the debate in Philadelphia by choosing unserious people to prep him for the debate, including Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, prominent liberal podcaster Tommy Vietor told MSNBC's "The ReidOut" on Wednesday evening.Trump's performance, which even Republicans regarded as a "trainwreck," saw him struggling to answer basic questions, growing visibly agitated with Vice President Kamala Harris as she attacked his record, and promoting an internet hoax about Haitian migrants eating pets."Tommy, Trump has been a little iffy on whether he would be willing to debate again," said anchor Joy Reid. "It would seem now he needs it, but it is the Harris campaign that's saying bring it on, let's debate again. And he doesn't seem 100 percent sure he's willing to do it, even on Fox."ALSO READ: Is Trump's dementia the real reason behind his flip-flopping?Vietor agreed. "I think the first mistake was letting morons like Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard do your debate prep and call it policy sessions. Maybe a little more discipline in preparation would help him," said Vietor.When Trump went out to debate, Vietor continued, "he lost so badly he had to go to the spin room and then he went to his safe space, which is Sean Hannity's show. And there they pressed him about whether he would do another debate with Fox, because Fox obviously wants to make money off of it. And he would not commit to doing a debate."He said he can imagine Kamala Harris' team is "chomping at the bit to get another debate." "Because she is good at this and she is disciplined and he is not," Vietor added. "And I imagine his advisers are just worried that the same, angry, red-faced, brooding Trump will show up and make a fool of himself again. And you know, there's some data out today that shows 45 percent of the people who watched that debate are now more likely to vote for Kamala Harris. 50 percent of those who watched — 50 percent of independents think that she won. So this was obviously beneficial for her."Watch the video below or at the link here. - YouTube www.youtube.com