Posted on 10/01/2020 2:21:04 AM PDT by USA Conservative
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) will give future moderators the option to cut candidates’ microphones following complaints about Tuesday’s initial debate, CBS’s Norah O’Donnell reported Wednesday afternoon.
The report comes hours after the bipartisan body announced it would implement changes to make the remaining debates less chaotic.
“The Commission on Presidential Debates sponsors televised debates for the benefit of the American electorate. Last night’s debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues. The CPD will be carefully considering the changes that it will adopt and will announce those measures shortly,” the group said in a statement Wednesday.
The announcement came after lawmakers and media figures expressed frustration and exhaustion with the first debates. President Trump frequently interrupted Democratic nominee Joe Biden and also sparred with moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News after he asked him to allow Biden to answer his questions per the rules.
“Mr. President, I’m the moderator of this debate and I’d like you to let me ask my questions,” Wallace eventually said.
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) will give future moderators the option to cut candidates’ microphones following complaints about Tuesday’s initial debate, CBS’s Norah O’Donnell reported Wednesday afternoon.
The report comes hours after the bipartisan body announced it would implement changes to make the remaining debates less chaotic.
“The Commission on Presidential Debates sponsors televised debates for the benefit of the American electorate. Last night’s debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues. The CPD will be carefully considering the changes that it will adopt and will announce those measures shortly,” the group said in a statement Wednesday.
The announcement came after lawmakers and media figures expressed frustration and exhaustion with the first debates. President Trump frequently interrupted Democratic nominee Joe Biden and also sparred with moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News after he asked him to allow Biden to answer his questions per the rules.
“Mr. President, I’m the moderator of this debate and I’d like you to let me ask my questions,” Wallace eventually said.
Chris Wallace says he's 'sad' debate went 'off the tracks' Michelle Obama sympathizes with viewers 'turned off' by Trump's... “I guess I’m debating you, not him,” Trump responded. “I’m not surprised.”
The CPD has not yet formally announced what specific steps, if any, it will take to ensure adherence to the rules at further debates. Biden and Trump are set to square off again on Oct. 15 and 22, while Vice President Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) will have their single debate on Oct. 7.
The Hill has reached out to the CPD for comment.
The moderators mic should be cut off maybe.
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) will give future moderators the option to cut candidates’ microphones ..........in an effort to help biden
Socialists intend to censor President Trump in future debates. So much for the 1st amendment.
According to them President Trump is a “bully” and his opponent needs to be protected from president Trump’s eclectic statements of truth, changing the subject as Joe takes cues over his coaching earpiece.
Whats next? Will they ram a large electrode up Joes a$$ to give him more juice?
President Trump conducted himself so that the coaching over Joe’s earpiece did not work. That’s why there were long lapses of silence by Joe, while the president managed to actually get out what needed to be said, so much so that Wall-ass needed to come to Joe’s rescue repeatedly, so that Joe could receive his coaching cues over his earpiece.Thats conspiratorial.
That’s the kind of President Joe would be, always with an earpiece to take instruction while China and RUSSIA RUN RAMPANT ALL OVER HIM,causing Joe top be cornered and go to war.President Trump is right. A vote for Biden is a vote for the destruction of America.
BTW, President Trump Okayed Joe’s earpiece, and still destroyed him as a debater, used the earpiece against Joe by not allowing Joe space to use the ear piece. Brilliant~!
Since when are debaters allowed to cheat with ear pieces. Joe cheated and still looked like a total ashole, got mad because Trump would not allow Joe space to listen to his ear
piece coach WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED before the debate started, the master behind Joe the puppet.
President Trump had three adversaries: 1) Joe Biden 2) Joe Biden’s earpiece coach, 3) Chris Wallace, and President Trump still won handily. That’s a huge accomplishment. President Trump won again even though they stacked the deck against him.
Now the Masterdebater Commission wants to stack the deck higher against president Trump.Screw those ba$tards. Let them. President Trump will still win handily.
The Commission on Presidential Debates is unnecessary. Who gave them the right to make the rules, apparently at the drop of a hat?
I said it an an earlier thread, Trump has to use Twitter because the media has been cutting his mic from the beginning. Use a bullhorn and force them to cut all mics when Biden starts up with his BS or the “moderator” won’t stop interrupting.
How about killing the hostile moderator’s mic?
Wallace was a complete a-hole. And the debate commission can got to Hell.
Mr. Microphone...
https://youtu.be/hqIrzkPDtrk
I loved his comment about I guess I’m debating you and not biting. Personally I would have told Wallace “I read a report that you had given my opponent the questions but now it seems that Biden must have given you the questions.”
if it weren’t for Trump, the public would not have heard Biden claim to disavow the Green New Deal.
They are trying to get the President to walk out so it will look bad on him. Tjought there was an agreement before the debates were made. How can they change in mid stream. Oh this is the Democrats at it again. Just like mail in ballots.
And also that Antifa doesn’t exist.
Well, immigration...Plan for a wall is going well. And it's a gorgeous wall.
Plan for Jerusalem....and the most recent deal....success beyond our wildest dreams.
Plan for Covid...shut down incoming from China...Biden AND Schumer said the President was a racist.
Fauci said (Feb 29) to just keep on....don't worry about it...we're watching it.
And Nancy invited the entire country to party in China Town.
In other words, one man, Our President, did the right thing against the Dem trolls.
And the economy....no one can take anything from the President. He got our economy as far up as he possibly could against all odds. It was amazing. The rise in 401 assets helped millions of Americans. And the recovery, beyond our wildest dreams...despite the pig headed Governors.
They can’t change the rules that were agreed on. Sorry.
“The POTUS, the most powerful man in the world, cannot agree with SUCH AN INSULT.”
Perhaps in this series of debates both sides have agreed to the ground rules and the debate commission can’t change them.
What is the authority by which Congress was able to create this monstrosity to begin with?
OMG I would love it!!!
The debate commission has just admitted that Trump won the debate. ! Thank you.
Ha!
You’re in my head!
:D
Ha, they might as well only wire the President’s mic through a switch. We know the “moderator” will routinely cut off the President, but will likely never cut off Biden.
Nothing more than a ploy to muzzle Trump and not BidenIdiot.
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