Former 2016 Trump campaign advisor Sam Nunberg warned Disney CEO Bob Iger that his company is “fucked” if former President Donald Trump wins the upcoming election as the Republican nominee eyes revenge for ABC-hosted presidential debate.

Since the debate in early September Trump has blamed ABC News for a “rigged deal” that he said was run by a “dishonest news organization.” The morning after the event he called into Fox & Friends to lambast the network and accuse the moderators, David Muir and Linsey Davis, of heavily fact-checking his arguments while not doing the same for his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Speaking on the Puck podcast Somebody’s Gotta Win with host Tara Palmeri, Nunberg put it bluntly: “I would not want to be Disney.”

He continued, adding that he’d give the Trump answer: “Disney is fucked after that debate from last. They’re absolutely fucked. I would not want to be them. And Bob Iger really is going to have a lot to say if Trump is president, Bob Iger is going to have a lot to explain to the shareholders how he let [moderators] Muir and that other person — Lindsey Davis, Muir, Davis.”

He called their performance “absolutely disgusting,” adding that lecturers “should show it in every journalism school” to illustrate “what not to do and of why America hates the media.”

The exiled Trump staffer also referenced Trump’s previous public attacks on Disney and its feud with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over social issues.

Palmeri countered in defense of the moderators, arguing they were right to challenge Trump.

“They called him out when he was actually lying,” she said.

However, Nunberg expressed dissatisfaction with the tone of the questions and accused the moderators of bias for Democratic nominee: “Why did they not call her out? She’s a liar too.”

Despite the heated exchange, Nunberg acknowledged that Trump had a poor showing at the debate, blaming his performance on fatigue.

“He lost because for two reasons,” Nunberg said. “One, he had an off night, he just had an off night. He was tired, whatever it was. That’s true. That’s vintage Trump. That was how he was in 2020.”

He added: “Number two, he always thinks he can wing it. He ultimately thought he was going to wing it. And number three, I was very surprised, let’s go into this part, he didn’t counter attack. Donald is a genius when people go after him. He didn’t counter attack.”

“She’s not Hillary Clinton,” Nunberg said. “You can’t just be attacking a woman, it could hurt you. And I think they’re absolutely wrong. I mean, this whole idea of the biography she’s presenting is complete bullshit. She wants to talk about how she was always for the people. I would say go ask Willie Brown’s wife if she was always for the people. She’s for herself.”

“Oh God, Sam, let’s get out of the gutter for a second,” Palmeri responded.

Listen via Somebody’s Gotta Win on Apple Podcasts.

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