[240912] Trump Says He Had a Great Debate. His Allies Privately Say Otherwise.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/us/politics/trump-debate-performance.html

Trump Says He Had a Great Debate. His Allies Privately Say Otherwise.

 

	WORD	MEANING
1	extol	v. 극찬하다
2	spree	n. 흥청망청하기, 한바탕 저지르기
3	poll	n. 여론 조사 v. 득표하다
4	jubilant	adj. 승리감에 넘치는, 의기양양한
5	enfeeble	v. 약화시키다. 쇠약하게 만들다
6	conprehensive	adj. 포괄적인, 종합적인
7	brace	n. 버팀대
8	circumspect	adj. 신중한
9	lash out	채찍질하다, 강타하다, 혹평하다
10	purport	v. 주장하다 n. 전반적인 뜻, 요지

 
Former President Donald J. Trump went into sales-pitch mode immediately after Tuesday night’s debate, walking into the spin room to extol his own performance, crowing on Fox News and going on a late-night posting spree to hype unscientific online polls that he said showed he had crushed Vice President Kamala Harris.
 
Mr. Trump appeared jubilant, as if he truly believed what he was telling them, the three people said.
 
But he rejected the idea, and after his triumphant performance that night he felt no need to enter the spin room, understanding that his victory over the enfeebled president was so comprehensive that he could sit back and watch the press tear Mr. Biden apart.
 
His advisers began to brace for a wave of negative news coverage immediately after the debate, and for this to perhaps result in a temporary, modest polling boost for Ms. Harris.
 
The Harris campaign immediately embraced a second debate. Mr. Trump was more circumspect.
 
By Wednesday, Mr. Trump was lashing out at ABC News.
 
Few if any of Mr. Trump’s close allies and advisers share his purported view of his performance against Ms. Harris, though it is unclear how honest they have been with him so far.