A heated dispute is brewing between the Trump and Harris campaigns over the rules for their upcoming Sept. 10 debate. The key issue? Whether the candidate’s microphone should be muted when it’s not their turn to speak.
During a press conference, former President Donald Trump had this to say: “We agreed to the same rules. Same rules and same specifications. And I think that’s probably what it should be. But they’re trying to change it. The truth is they’re trying to get out of it. Because she doesn’t want a debate,”
The truth is the Harris camp does want to debate Trump. The issue is over the rules. Originally, both sides had agreed to mute microphones when the other candidate is speaking. But that was back when President Joe Biden was the candidate. Now, with Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, her team wants the mics live throughout the debate.
According to Politico Playbook, Brian Fallon, the Harris campaign’s senior adviser for communications, said, “Our understanding is that Trump’s handlers prefer the muted mic because they don’t think their candidate can act presidential for 90 minutes on his own.”
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