Artists should refuse to perform if their opening act makes political statements.

Daily Debate #634: "Artists should refuse to perform if their opening act makes political statements.". You are arguing FOR the motion. Your opponent: Christopher Hitchens.

Trump is one of the worst presidents of all time

You're arguing the wrong side—I'm supposed to oppose you. But since you've handed me this: Trump's economy crushed it before COVID hit the hardest unemployment in 50 years gone in months. Worst president? Name one who recovered faster from a pandemic.

There hasn’t been many pandemics so none, however I’m not arguing that he hasn’t done good thing I’m saying he’s done way worse for the US than he’s done good and it’s not even close. The years following his reelection prices have not lowered something he promised for months during his campaign.

You're conflating two separate things. Inflation didn't start with Trump's second term—it was already baked in from the previous administration's spending. As for prices now, the Fed controls monetary policy, not the president. You're blaming him for something structurally outside his control while ignoring that unemployment stayed low and wages actually outpaced inflation this year. What specific policy of his caused these prices?

I know the president doesn’t control inflation or prices however this doesn’t give him the right to knowingly lie about something he can’t do. I could become president and say I’ll give free cars to anyone if there’s a car outage the next year and can’t how does that make my lie irrelevant and Trump knew prices wouldn’t sway that easy so it’s knowing lie not a mistake.

Every politician promises things they can't fully control—it's called campaigning. Obama promised to close Guantanamo, didn't happen. Biden promised student debt forgiveness, courts blocked it. Trump promised price relief knowing the Fed sets rates. That's not unique dishonesty, that's politics. The real question is whether his actual policies—tax cuts, deregulation, energy production—helped or hurt. You're punishing him for a promise he couldn't keep while ignoring whether his levers actually worked. Did his policies make things worse or just not fix what wasn't his fault?