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A Trump-backed Senate candidate was caught looking at his opponent's notes during a live debate. The incident raises questions about the candidate's integrity and Trump's vetting process.
A Senate candidate backed by Trump was caught looking at his opponent's notes during a live debate. The candidate didn't look at his own notes; he looked at his opponent's notes, which is a more deliberate form of cheating than just being unprepared. The incident happened on camera during a televised debate.
This is straightforward: the candidate cheated, got caught on camera, and it's now part of the public record. Trump endorsed him. The broader question is whether this disqualifies the candidate or whether it's just an embarrassing moment that voters move past. What it does reveal is something about the candidate's character when pressure is on—he looked at the other guy's notes rather than rely on his own knowledge. It also raises questions about Trump's vetting process if he didn't know about this before endorsing, or didn't care that it happened.
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