Rick Perry in Time to Get Tough, by Donald Trump

On Principles & Values: Debates are just not my thing

When Rick Perry came to see me at Trump Tower we had a great discussion. I found him to be a good and personable guy, much different from why you see in the debates. Since then, I have spoken to him on numerous occasions, and every time I speak to him he is so forceful and strong that I have actually said to him: "Rick, why can't you act this was during the debates?" He said, "Donald, the debates are just not my thing." So I said, "Why don't you pretend you are someplace else? You gotta act different. You are getting killed in debates." But he repeated, "Donald, they are just not for me.: Fair enough. But Rick was severely hurt by what took place in the debates. It was sad to see. The debates are turning out to be much more important in this presidential cycle than in past primaries, and if you don't do well in the debates, it's a long climb back to the top. Bu again, Rick is a terrific guy with some solid ideas. It will be interesting to see if he can regain his footing. Source: Time to Get Tough, by Donald Trump, p.184-185 Dec 5, 2011

The above quotations are from Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again, by Donald Trump. Click here for main summary page. Click here for a profile of Rick Perry. Click here for Rick Perry on all issues.
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