The Harris campaign continued to tinker with the debate rules on Wednesday, refusing to agree to muting microphones during the Sept. 10 debate on ABC.
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had reached an agreement with “radical left Democrats” on debate rules after the Harris campaign abruptly tried to change the rules on Sunday from muted to unmuted microphones.
On Wednesday, the Harris campaign Remaining He's ambivalent about the microphone.
“Both candidates have publicly stated their intentions to have their microphones unmuted during the debate to allow ample time for substantive exchange between the candidates, but Donald Trump appears to be getting his aides to ignore that. This is disappointing!” said Amar Moosa, a spokesman for Harris' campaign.
Ms. Harris wants an unmuted microphone to avoid any verbal exchanges, said a person familiar with her negotiations. said Politico Playbook.
“She's happy to have a conversation with him, even when he tries to interrupt,” the source said, “and from the way he seems upset with her, he is very prone to emotional outbursts and … I think the campaign wants viewers to hear.” [that].”
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The controversy dates back to when Joe Biden was still campaigning for President, when the two candidates agreed in two debates (on CNN on June 27 and ABC on September 10) that Biden would insist that “everyone's microphone be muted throughout the debate unless it was their turn to speak,” CNN reported. Reported June 15th.
After the Trump and Harris campaigns agreed to hold a debate in September, the Harris campaign on Sunday asked ABC News and other networks to unmute the candidates' microphones, CNN reported. ReportedThe Trump campaign opposed the idea in a statement to Playbook.
“Enough with the game. We accepted the ABC debate on the exact same terms as the CNN debate,” Trump senior adviser Jason Miller told Politico Playbook on Sunday night. “The Harris campaign asked for a sit-down debate with notes and opening statements after already agreeing to the CNN rules. We said there will be no changes to the rules we agreed to.”
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