Harris wants the microphones to remain on at all times, while Trump insists they are only on when it’s the candidate’s turn to speak.
The campaigns of US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are at odds over the debates scheduled to take place next month. Disputes took root over microphones, particularly whether they should be turned off when it is not a candidate’s time to speak. Politico reported this on Monday, August 26, citing four sources.
The Harris campaign wanted the microphones on throughout the debate, while the Trump team wanted the microphones left off, as was the case during Trump’s debate with US President Joe Biden.
“We told ABC and other networks that intend to host the likely debate in October that we believe both candidates should have their microphones throughout the broadcast,” said Brian Fallon, a senior communications adviser. for the Democratic campaign.
According to him, Trump’s handlers prefer to turn off the microphone because they don’t think that “their candidate can act like a president for 90 minutes by himself.” The vice president’s team believes Harris can get away from Trump and say something non-political on the microphone.
According to Trump himself, he hopes the debate will take place under the same rules as in June, but “it doesn’t matter to him, he’d rather it happen.”
“We agreed that everything will be the same as last time. In this case, the sound is muted. In the past I didn’t like it, but it turned out well. I mean, ask Biden how it happened – everything is good. And I think it should be the same,” he added.
Earlier, Kamala Harris disagreed with her Republican rival Donald Trump’s proposal to hold a debate on Fox News on September 4.
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