In politics has anyone actually answered, "yes or no" when asked for a, "yes or no" answer?

Shoot, who knows? You’d have to be able to remember every time a politician talked.

“You know, that is a great question, and it really gets to the heart of what people want to see in their leaders: transparency, clarity, and decisive action. And I will tell you, when I first entered politics, I was committed to making sure that the needs of everyday people were met, whether it was about healthcare, education, or the economy. Speaking of the economy, did you know that we have seen unprecedented growth in the job sector over the past few years? It is a testament to the resilience and ingenuity of our workforce, and that is what I am focused on – making sure that everyone has the opportunity to succeed.”

^^ LOL Perfect example!

@smudges I just figured it out. Lol.

LOL Took me a minute, too!

You have to expect a word salad especially from the right.

Maybe

@SQUEEKY2
Well, look, that’s a very nasty question, okay? A very nasty question. And let me tell you something, nobody, and I mean nobody, has been more straightforward than me. Everyone knows that. You know it, I know it, everybody knows it. But you have these so-called “journalists,” they’re a joke, really, they’re not real journalists. They’re fake news. They don’t want to tell you about the tremendous success we’re having – the best success you’ve ever seen, by the way, everybody’s saying that. Instead, they ask these ridiculous questions. Why don’t they ever talk about how great we’re doing with the economy? Or the border? The border’s never been stronger! But you wouldn’t know that because you’re too busy asking these silly, stupid questions. It’s disgraceful, truly disgraceful.

No

I’ll have some Ranch on that please.

Yes, if they vote.

Well, listen, a lot of people want to know the answer to that. And I get it, I really do. But you have to understand, nobody knows more about this issue than me. People are talking, great people, they’re saying incredible things about what we’re doing, and you’re going to see it very soon. So, it’s not a simple yes or no, there’s a lot more to it. Believe me.

I have the concept of a plan to answer that.

“Yes or no” questions are almost universally set up to strip away important context and are framed in a way to make the opponent look better.

^Especially in a courtroom.

But. There ARE some VERY simple questions that people want a straight answer to.

“Mr. President, so you support expanded oil drilling in America?” That’s a yes, or no. Not a long stumbling bunch of noncommittal BS.

The election is very soon. Yes, or no answers, would be quite helpful for intended voters at this time.
Trump said, he wouldn’t debate Harris again, because there’s no time. I disagree. The election is in November.
Taking a glance at the historical and extremely eventful past couple months, ANYTHING could happen before election day.

Both candidates, are just trying to hold onto whatever good they think they have achieved, and NEITHER seems to want to risk screwing this up at the last minute.
Trump will still talk VERY differently, to his base through social media, pushing all sorts of lies, but he will mainly stop with interviews that won’t help him.
Harris, barely has done any interviews, and the one where she got a few hard balls, she seemed to enter politician mode while answering.
There are times, I feel like she will show some real anger behind her eyes when talking about some issues. I was thinking it’s also possible that she is simply a little photosensitive and the camera lights have never been brighter or closer.
However. She IS a former prosecutor. Those people rarely care for aspersions being cast upon their character. As they should always be given the benefit of the doubt.
Harris definitely has a past, that could produce a person who feels like they are beyond reproach.

Trump has this problem too, but he didn’t earn the respect he gets. Harris at least worked very hard to build her reputation and has battled many times in courtrooms, with some nasty characters, just to get to be VP.

The entirety of Trump’s accomplishments, are owed to a $400 million + inheritance.
He foot doctored his way out of serving in the military.
He’s filed multiple times for bankruptcy.
It’s pretty obvious that he is frequently a very bad actor in society. From fake Universities, not paying people, to creating a beauty pageant so he could molest teenage girls, he’s a career criminal, conman, and sexual predator.

I’d like to see both of them, forced to answer some very serious yes or no questions.
I’m all for hooking them up to a lie detector while they answer too.
The future will be VERY challenging. It’s important we know as much as possible, so the voters can elect the best person for this extremely important job.