Is either candidate precluded from wearing a football helmet during the debate?
Posted on 06/15/2024 8:59:25 AM PDT by Reno89519
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in a 90-minute debate with mutable microphones, broadcaster CNN said Saturday, as it laid ground rules for the first in-person clash between the pair ahead of November's election.
The rules for the June 27 debate, which will have two hosts and no studio audience, were agreed by the Biden and Trump campaigns, according to CNN.
"Both candidates agreed to appear at a uniform podium, and their podium positions will be determined by a coin flip," the channel said, adding that microphones "will be muted throughout the debate except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak."
No props or notes will be allowed on stage, with candidates only given a pen, pad of paper and a bottle of water, CNN said.
It said the debate, hosted in Atlanta, Georgia, will last 90 minutes with two commercial breaks -- during which campaign staff cannot interact with their candidate.
"Some aspects of the debate –- including the absence of a studio audience –- will be a departure from previous debates," CNN said.
But, the network said, moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash -- both star news anchors for CNN -- "will use all tools at their disposal to enforce timing and ensure a civilized discussion."
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Ridiculous. It’s all for Bidumb’s benefit:
“No props or notes will be allowed on stage”
Trump’s ear will be checked; Biden’s deeply embedded comms device in his ear will not be noticed.
“the absence of a studio audience”
So that Biden will not be distracted by the temptation to sniff the hair of a woman in the audience.
“enforce timing and ensure a civilized discussion”
So that Biden’s insane ramblings will be cut short.
No ear buds????
“The only bright spot in this arrangement is that Biden will be ready to collapse after 45 minutes”
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He’ll be so juiced up he could stand for hours, like at the SOTU.
There are no bright spots IMO. The deck has been stacked.
Trump should wear his own wireless mic so his every word can be live-streamed on TruthSocial regardless of their silly games.
“Yes, at times he might not have the information he’s queried about, but if a president can’t answer questions on the fly, that’s a big problem.”
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Trump will be debating against a well prepared Team Biden. They already have a plan in place to protect him. Its virtually assured or they wouldn’t be doing this.
Of that I have no doubt.
They are gonna need “Immediate release” not this XR stuff. LOL
Team Biden has had two months to prepare for this debate. You can be 100% certain that they have gamed out every scenario to ensure advantage for Biden. They will be more than ready to gang up on Trump.
Why the hell is Trump agreeing to this bullsh**? Without question anything Trump says that they disagree with they will be cut off.
Then go for the kill shot during the second debate...
As long as they leave Biden’s mic on for the entire segment. When he is blithering…the first reaction will be to kill his mic. I hope they let him ramble for his entire time.
The debate terms do not preclude Jill bring onstage to
hold his hand and wake him up every now and then....../s.
CNN's two far-left "moderators" are not candidate staff, so they can interact with Biden as much as they want during commercial breaks. As we have seen in the past, they also will ask very nasty questions of President Trump while throwing softballs to Biden.
Two CNN anchors?! How balanced./s
Just under two weeks till the first debate.
I would guess that they would pull Biden out of the White House, take him back to Delaware, and keep him under care while they flush the what’s in him out and not top him off again until a day or two before. Sleep, meals, and coaching in the meantime.
If they have him running around like he is now, they’ll probably cite “transportation problems” on the day of the first debate and cancel it.
wonder if they will mute and pan away when Briben starts mumbling...
naa...
I know they will.
split screen. One on trump, one on biden. moderators somewhere in the middle.
no one gets away with off screen stuff.
oh I know.
I was just wishing what I said would happen.
Biden starts to slip or locks up.
they will switch to the moderators who will cover for them.
Trump farts and a mic picks it up they will play it back over and over again.
Yes, very possible they will mute and pan away, unless this is a chance to out Biden before the convention.
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