Trump mocked Biden's 'awful facelift,' brushed off Pete Buttigieg and Mike Bloomberg as weak Dem candidates and insisted 'I am going to stay the President' during 2020 primaries, new book claims
After seeing Michael Bloomberg get pummeled on the Las Vegas Democratic debate stage, former President Donald Trump viewed himself as a shoo-in for the November presidential election. Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender recalled in his new book Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost how Trump had invited reporters to watch the February 19, 2020 debate with him aboard Air Force One, as they flew back from a Trump rally that night in Phoenix. 'Trump then started offering his own color commentary: Bloomberg was smart, but not quick. Biden had an awful facelift. Bernie was sharp, and Warren was a good debater, even though she was nasty,' Bender wrote. 'He thought Pete Buttigieg was articulate, and seemed to surprise himself with repeated praise for the former South Bend mayor,' Bender continued. In a previous conversation that month, Trump had asked pollster Tony Fabrizio who he was most worried about in the Democratic pack. '