Sources say campaign is concerned that Trump may engage in the kind of self-sabotage that turned off voters in 2020

Donald Trumpā€™s campaign is most concerned going into the debate against Kamala Harris with the former presidentā€™s mood, afraid that the mercurial Trump could engage in the kind of self-sabotage that turned off voters in the 2020 presidential election, according to people familiar with the situation.

The campaignā€™s internal refrain is whether they get ā€œhappy Trumpā€ or ā€œangry Trumpā€, the people said, as they count down the days to perhaps the final presidential debate this cycle.

Tuesday nightā€™s televised debate is widely seen as a crux moment in the rebooted 2024 campaign. Since Joe Biden dropped out of the race after a campaign-killing debate performance crystalized fears over his age and mental acuity, Harris has turned the race on its head.

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      2 months ago

      This is my bet. Sheā€™s very good at doing that just with speeches and campaign ads. Just imagine how great sheā€™ll do in person!

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        Probably all she has to do is just have a moment where she emits a normal human female laugh directed at donnie.

        That seems to put donnie (and a lot of his cult) into orbit on the triggered scale. They were crying when she ā€œcacklesā€ at nearly anything, imagine if itā€™s clear that she is laughing at donnie.