Debate Commission Turn Off Mic
In a statement the commission said it had.
Debate commission turn off mic. We are going to consider what changes we are going to make with regards to the debate on thursday night said one commission member who added that there is also a chance that no changes will be made. By melissa quinn norah o donnell october 1 2020 7 14 am cbs news. The moderator of thursday s debate in nashville kristen welker of nbc news will not be in control of turning the candidates microphones on and off. Trump adviser says debate commission may shut mic off as foreign policy suddenly dropped from topics tyler durden mon 10 19 2020 14 55 the commission on presidential debates is meeting monday afternoon to discuss potential rule changes for thursday s debate between president trump and joe biden according to cnn.
The 2020 presidential debate on september 29th was a farce riddled with unproductive over speaking during each candidate s 2 minute turn to answer the moderator s question as well as during the open discussion period. Mon 10 19 2020 14 55. Debates commission plans to cut off mics if trump or biden break rules. The commission on presidential debates is meeting monday afternoon to discuss potential rule changes for thursday s debate between president trump and joe biden according to cnn.
Trump adviser says debate commission may shut mic off as foreign policy suddenly dropped from topics tyler durden mon 10 19 2020 14 55 the commission on presidential debates is meeting. Tell the commission on presidential debates to by default turn off the microphone of the opposing candidate when it is not their turn to answer the moderator s question. That task will be left to the commission. One possibility being discussed is to give the moderator the ability to cut off the microphone of one of the debate participants while his opponent is talking according to a person familiar with the deliberations who was not authorized to discuss the matter.
The commission has faced pressure from the trump campaign to avoid changing the rules while biden s team was hoping for a more ordered debate.