Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Trump Probably Isn't Preparing for Next Debate Either

He is too inexperienced to wing it and too insecure not to.

September 29, 2016 at 4:42 PM UTC

Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US politics and policy. Previously, he was executive editor for the Week and a writer for Rolling Stone.

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The New York Times reported that advisers to Donald Trump "plan to more rigorously prepare him for his next face-off with Hillary Clinton by drilling the Republican nominee on crucial answers, facts and counterattacks, and by coaching him on ways to whack Mrs. Clinton on issues even if he is not asked about them."

Good luck, guys.