The moderators in the previous debates have typically chosen to challenge Trump by asking questions about his ridiculous position on immigration. He stands by what he says and thereby makes his supporters happy. Nothing is accomplished; the implausibility of his answers has no impact.
If the Fox moderators really want to expose him for the benefit of the GOP electorate, they need to ask him a wider range of questions on topics with which he is much less comfortable. Here are some possibilities:
- Most of the rest of the candidates have proposed cuts to Social Security in one form or another to prevent the trust fund from being depleted in the reasonably near future. What is your plan to protect the benefits of future recipients?
- Did you support the 2008 bank bailout? If the solvency of a major bank was threatened in the same way during your term, would you bail it out?
- What is your position on ethanol regulations?
- You apparently take the position that we should ally ourselves with the Russians and the Assad regime against ISIS. How can we do that without offending our Saudi and Turkish allies?
- What actions would you take to prevent the Chinese from creating fill islands in the South China Sea?
- What actions would you take to address rising inequality in this country? How would you deliver on your promises of higher paying jobs for American workers?
- You have proposed applying large tariffs to imports from China. How can this be done without violating our treaty obligations under the WTO, and how, if at all, would you help American workers deal with the large price increases in essential goods that would follow?