Harris and Trump squabble over muted mics at upcoming debate
The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate over whether microphones should be muted except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak.
While it's common for campaigns to quibble beforehand over debate mechanics, both Harris and Trump are under pressure to deliver a strong performance next month in Philadelphia. The first debate during this campaign led to President Joe Biden's departure from the race.
Trump on Sunday night raised the possibility that he might not show up on ABC, posting on his Truth Social network that he had watched the network's Sunday show with a 바카라 게임 웹사이트so-called Panel of Trump Haters바카라 게임 웹사이트 and posted, 바카라 게임 웹사이트why would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network?바카라 게임 웹사이트 and urging followers to 바카라 게임 웹사이트Stay tuned!!바카라 게임 웹사이트
The current dispute centers on the muting of microphones when a candidate isn't speaking, a condition both Biden and Trump accepted for their June debate hosted by CNN. Both sides are accusing the other of gaming the system to protect their candidate.
Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s campaign team made microphone muting a condition of its decision to accept any debates this year, and some aides now regret the decision, saying voters were shielded from hearing Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s outbursts during the debate. That move likely would not have helped the incumbent Democrat바카라 게임 웹사이트s disastrous performance.
The Harris campaign now wants microphones to be live all the time, according to Harris spokesman Brian Fallon, who issued a statement needling Trump.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s handlers prefer the muted microphone because they don바카라 게임 웹사이트t think their candidate can act presidential for 90 minutes on his own,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Fallon said. Harris 바카라 게임 웹사이트is ready to deal with Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s constant lies and interruptions in real time. Trump should stop hiding behind the mute button.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Trump spokesman Jason Miller retorted that the Republican nominee had 바카라 게임 웹사이트accepted the ABC debate under the exact same terms as the CNN debate." He alleged Harris바카라 게임 웹사이트 representatives sought 바카라 게임 웹사이트a seated debate, with notes, and opening statements.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Miller then took a shot at Harris not sitting for an interview or holding a news conference since Biden ended his reelection and endorsed her, arguing her campaign now wants 바카라 게임 웹사이트to give her a cheat sheet for the debate.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The Harris campaign denied Miller's claim that she wanted notes or to be seated during the debate.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트d rather have it probably on,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said Monday during a stop in the Washington area, when asked if he wanted microphones muted. 바카라 게임 웹사이트I didn't like it the last time, but it worked out fine,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he added, in terms of the policy during his debate with Biden.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We agreed to the same rules 바카라 게임 웹사이트 same rules, same specifications,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump noted, for his Sept. 10 debate with Harris. "And I think that바카라 게임 웹사이트s probably what it should be.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Asked how he was preparing for the debate, Trump responded, 바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트m not. ... I think my whole life I바카라 게임 웹사이트ve been preparing for a debate.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Complicating the negotiations this year is that debates are being orchestrated on an ad hoc basis by host networks, as opposed to the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, through which debate rules were negotiated privately.
Microphones have been unmuted for both candidates for most of televised presidential debate history. The debate commission announced that its October 2020 debate would have microphones muted when candidates were not recognized to speak after the first Biden-Trump contest descended into a shouting match. The second 2020 debate with the microphone muting rules was widely celebrated for being more substantive than the earlier matchup.
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Associated Press writers Zeke Miller and Colleen Long in Washington, and Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.