Former president and current GOP nominee Donald Trump may be desperately attempting to spin his poor Tuesday debate performance against Democratic rival Kamala Harris as a big success for himself.

But on Thursdays broadcast of Wolf Blitzers CNN show The Situation Room, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman doesnt buy it.

Trump is aggressively pushing back on any criticisms and declaring that he won a debate that by every objective voice Ive seen, its widely agreed upon, that he did not win, he lost, she said.

It is an open question, though, as to how it may affect the election, Haberman continued. Were going to know more in the coming days. Well see what the polls show. Well see if Vice President Harris gets a bump.

Trump had a rough outing in what was arguably his worst debate, perhaps second only to his one-on-one with then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden in 2020 when he repeatedly shouted over his rival, Haberman added.

Yes, it was pretty bad last night for Trump, responded Blitzer.

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Commentators on both sides of the aisle came together to criticize Trumps showing at the debate.

In the immediate aftermath, though, Trump even visited the post-debate spin room to claim it was his best debate ever, a comment that drew mockery on social media .