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09/24/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/24/2024 20:12

ICYMI: New DNC Billboards Call Out “Chicken” Trump For Being Too Afraid to Debate Arrow

Yesterday, the DNC greeted Trump in Indiana, Pennsylvania, with a special message calling him out for being scared to face Vice President Harris in a second debate - despite previously boasting that he'd debate "anytime, anywhere."

As a result, in mobile billboards and billboards spread across the city of Indiana, PA, the DNC spotlighted Trump going back on his word, taunting him as too "chicken" to debate Harris because he knows the truth - voters will watch and reject his dangerous Project 2025 agenda, just like in the first debate.

To view the mobile billboard click here.

Take a look at some of the coverage below:

On the Airwaves:

On CNN: "The former president is holding the second of two events today in Western Pennsylvania, his trip through the Commonwealth, shadowed by a mobile billboard from the Democratic National Committee, reading, 'There's no debate. Donald Trump's a chicken.' The message alluding to his decision to opt out of a second debate with Vice President Harris."

On MSNBC:"Starting tonight, Democrats are trying to pressure Trump into another debate by calling him a chicken. The DNC is putting billboards outside Trump rallies saying, 'There's no debate. Donald Trump's a chicken.' Those billboards were set to greet Trump at his event in Pennsylvania tonight."

On MSNBC:"In Pennsylvania, where Donald Trump is holding a rally tonight […] he was greeted with these billboards depicting him in a chicken suit. I'm sure he did not love those. The text reads, 'There's no debate. Donald Trump's a chicken.'"

In Print:

NBC News: Democrats to dub Trump a 'chicken' to pressure him to debate Harris

[Alexandra Marquez, 9/23/24]

"In a bid to coax Donald Trump back onto the debate stage with Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats plan to launch a new messaging campaign dubbing the former president a 'chicken' for saying he won't debate again.

"The Democratic National Committee will launch static billboards and mobile billboards.

"The chicken billboards, which will first appear at Trump's rally Monday in Indiana, Pennsylvania, include a digitally altered image of Trump in a chicken suit alongside the words 'There's no debate: Donald Trump's a chicken.'"

The Hill: DNC calls Trump 'chicken' for not accepting second debate in billboard campaign

[Julia Manchester, 9/23/24]

"The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched a billboard campaign Monday calling former President Trump 'chicken' for not agreeing to a second debate with Vice President Harris on CNN.

"The mobile billboard, which features Trump's face on a chicken, will be deployed outside his rally in Indiana, Pa., on Monday. Separate billboards will be set up across the city, according to the DNC.

"'It wasn't so long ago that Donald Trump boasted he'd debate "anytime, anywhere," but after Vice President Kamala Harris held him to account for his failures as president and dangerous second term agenda in their first debate, it's no surprise Trump's turned chicken - too scared to face the music again,' said Abhi Rahman, deputy communications director at the DNC."

The Independent: Dems plan to troll Trump with billboards calling him a 'chicken' for refusing to debate Harris again

[Ariana Baio, 9/23/24]

"The Democratic National Committee is taunting Donald Trump for not agreeing to a second debate against Vice President Kamala Harris by putting up billboards that name-call the former president a 'chicken.'

"As Trump gears up for his rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania on Monday evening, billboards in the area will feature the former president's face superimposed onto a chicken suit with the words: 'There's no debate: Donald Trump's a chicken.'

"The image will also be featured on a mobile billboard that will circle his rally 'to remind voters of how much of a chicken Trump is,' DNC deputy communications director Abhi Rahman said."

Washington Post: DNC taunts Trump for not agreeing to second debate

[Mariana Alfaro, 9/23/24]

"Former president Donald Trump is holding a rally in Indiana, Pa., on Monday night, and the Democratic National Committee is launching a mobile billboard campaign in the city to call him out for not agreeing to a second presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

"'There's no debate: TRUMP'S A CHICKEN' says the mobile billboard, which also features an illustration of Trump in a chicken costume."

New York Times: Election Live Updates: Robinson Resumes Campaign in North Carolina After Exodus

[Maggie Astor, 9/23/24]

"The Democratic National Committee is running a mobile billboard campaign tonight around former President Donald Trump's rally in Indiana, Pa., trying to taunt him into agreeing to a second debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. 'There's no debate: Trump's a chicken,' the billboard says, alongside an image of Trump in a chicken suit holding a sign that says, 'I'm afraid to debate.'"

HuffPost: Trump Labeled A 'Chicken' For Debate Dodge

[Graeme Demianyk, 9/23/24]

"Democrats have mocked Trump up as 'a chicken' as they goad the former president over his refusal to take part in a second debate with Harris.

"The Democratic National Committee said a mobile billboard - effectively a large sign mounted on a truck - featuring Trump in a chicken costume will be placed outside his rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, today.

"'There's no debate: Donald Trump's a chicken,' the mobile billboard says.

"On the DNC's YouTube page, the poster is set to 'The Birdie Song.'"

News from the States: Harris presses Trump to debate again, and Democrats launch 'chicken' billboards

[Jennifer Shutt, 9/23/24]

"In an attempt to nudge Trump toward debating, the Democratic National Committee has paid for mobile billboards calling him a 'chicken' and showing him dressed up in a yellow chicken costume. Those billboards, as well as a second one trying to link him to Project 2025, will be in Pennsylvania on Monday evening ahead of a campaign stop.

"DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman wrote in a statement about the chicken billboards that Trump had previously said he'd debate anytime, anyplace.

"'The American people deserve another opportunity to hear Vice President Harris and Donald Trump lay out their starkly different visions for our country side-by-side before Election Day,' Rahman wrote. 'Instead, Trump is busy hiding from the American people because he knows they'll reject his Project 2025 agenda to hike taxes on the middle class, ban abortion nationwide, and use the federal government to assert virtually unchecked power over our daily lives.'"

Washington Examiner: DNC launches Trump 'chicken suit' ads to goad him into new debate

[Brady Knox, 9/23/24]

"The Democratic National Committee is launching an ad campaign depicting former President Donald Trump dressed as a chicken in an attempt to goad him into another debate."

"The DNC released a preview of its billboard image, which featured a doctored photo of Trump in a chicken costume holding a sign saying, 'I'm afraid to debate.'"

"'The American people deserve another opportunity to hear Vice President Harris and Donald Trump lay out their starkly different visions for our country side by side before Election Day,' he continued. 'Instead, Trump is busy hiding from the American people because he knows they'll reject his Project 2025 agenda to hike taxes on the middle class, ban abortion nationwide, and use the federal government to assert virtually unchecked power over our daily lives. The American people deserve so much better - and they'll get it with future President Kamala Harris.'"

New Republic: DNC Trolls Trump With Photos of Him as a Chicken After Debate Refusal

[​​Edith Olmsted, 9/23/24]

"The Democratic National Committee has planned a series of static and mobile billboards to follow Trump around the country that attack him for his cowardly behavior, NBC News reported Monday. The billboards depict the former president in a chicken suit beside the words, 'There's no debate: Donald Trump's a chicken.'"

Washington Times: Harris campaign hits Trump with 'chicken' label over no third debate

[Tom Howell Jr., 9/23/24]

"The Democratic National Committee plans to greet former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Monday with billboards declaring him a 'chicken' for declining to debate Vice President Kamala Harris a second time."

"The mobile billboards, which are large signs on trucks, feature Mr. Trump in a chicken costume. They will be placed outside Mr. Trump's rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and around town."