- Moderator
- #41
If they refuse to keep their word, Trump should not participate. This nonsense needs to stop.
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Trump campaign sends letter to debate commission asking for more focus on foreign policy
President Trump’s campaign manager sent a two page letter on Monday to the Commission on Presidential Debates, asking the committee to "rethink and reissue" the topics that will be discussed during this week's upcoming presidential debate in Nashville.www.google.com
At last the Commission puts its big boy panties on! I'd given up on them. Well, that's that. There we will be no debate, folks.
(CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will have their microphones muted during portions of the second and final presidential debate on Thursday night, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced on Monday in a decision that will likely anger the President.
The decision came after the commission met Monday afternoon to discuss potential rule changes to the debate format. They decided that the changes were needed because of how the first debate between Biden and Trump devolved into chaos, with the President frequently interrupting the former vice president.
The change is sure to anger the Trump and his campaign, who have signaled that any changes to the procedures will be unacceptable to them, which the commission acknowledged in its statement.
"We realize, after discussions with both campaigns, that neither campaign may be totally satisfied with the measures announced today," the statement read. "One may think they go too far, and one may think they do not go far enough. We are comfortable that these actions strike the right balance and that they are in the interest of the American people, for whom these debates are held."
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Debate commission to mute candidates during their opponent's initial responses to prevent interruptions
Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will have their microphones muted during portions of the second and final presidential debate on Thursday night, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced on Monday in a decision that angered the President.www.cnn.com
It's an embarrassing statement on the President's behavior and inability to keep his word, that they have to take this step.