Former President Donald Trump has spoken at nearly 80 campaign rallies and political events since he declared his bid for a second term on Nov. 15, 2022.

You probably know the script by now.

Trump, in his standard stump speech, routinely promises to slash federal regulations, cut American energy bills in half, rejuvenate the country's auto industry, protect Social Security, shift a significant portion of federal law enforcement agencies to border security, end Russia's war in Ukraine and prevent World War III.

You might have some questions about how Trump plans to do all that. He's in no rush to give you any answers.

Trump has long preferred the cozy confines of right-wing media outlets, where he happily swallows cakewalk questions and spews back distortions and lies with no threat of being challenged or corrected. Rarely do we see him getting piercing questions from the news media.

President Joe Biden, facing growing concern about his ability to handle the rigors of campaigning for a second term, attempted to demonstrate his mettle with what the White House imprudently referred to as a "big boy press conference" at the conclusion of this month's NATO summit in Washington, D.C.

Biden took questions from 11 news outlets for about an hour on July 11. He didn't look or sound so great. It didn't quiet the clamor of Democrats who said he should step aside for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Ten days later, the president dropped his bid for another term.

Which got me thinking: When is Trump going to face his own big boy news conference?

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