Avenatti: Trump doesn’t want to debate me because he’s not intelligent enough
Stormy Daniels’s lawyer, Michael Avenatti, said Sunday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE does not want to debate him because Trump is not “intelligent” enough.
Speaking to a reporter in New Hampshire, Avenatti, who is considering a run for president as a Democrat, said he thinks he would be “incredibly effective” in a debate against Trump.
“He’s a bully and I think he doesn’t like people that punch back, and I think I would be incredibly effective against him,” Avenatti said. “I don’t think he’s very quick on his feet, I don’t think he’s that intelligent and I think he’d be completely outclassed.”
2020 WATCH: In NH, @MichaelAvenatti touts that @realDonaldTrump “doesn’t want to debate me on a national stage.. I don’t think he’s that intelligent and I think he’d be completely outclassed.”https://t.co/RbOdl1jVIv #nhpolitics #FITN #2020election pic.twitter.com/88EQumFarW
— Paul Steinhauser (@steinhauserNH1) August 20, 2018
Avenatti, who is representing the adult-film star in her lawsuit against Trump, has made moves in recent weeks indicative of a 2020 run, including speaking at Democratic fundraisers and visiting the Iowa state fair.
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He was in New Hampshire headlining a Democratic Party event over the weekend.
Avenatti has touted his “street fighter” attitude as a reason he could take on the president in a 2020 match-up.
“When they go low, I say, we hit harder,” he said earlier this month while speaking at a Democratic fundraiser, and criticized the party for having “a tendency to bring nail clippers to a gunfight.”
He has taken shots at Trump’s intelligence before, tweeting last month that all presidential candidates should be required to take an intelligence exam.
“We deserve to know the intelligence level of the person who wants to be our president,” he wrote.
