“Stop Hiding Behind The Mute Button”: Kamala Harris’ Campaign In Debate Dispute With Trump Campaign Over Shutting Off Mics

Updated, with Trump comment: Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is taking a different approach to the rules for the upcoming ABC News debate than Joe Biden did: They don’t want muted mics.
But Donald Trump’s campaign does want the network to hit mute on whoever is not selected to speak.
“Trump should honor his commitment to debate VP Harris on ABC on Sept 10 and he should reject his handlers’ attempts to muzzle him via a muted microphone,” Harris campaign spokesman Brian Fallon wrote on X this morning. “The VP is ready to debate Trump live and uncensored. Trump should stop hiding behind the mute button.”
Politico reported earlier today that Trump’s team is insisting that the ABC News debate have the same terms as the June 27 CNN debate between Trump and President Joe Biden. “Enough with the games. We accepted the ABC debate under the exact same terms as the CNN debate,...
But Donald Trump’s campaign does want the network to hit mute on whoever is not selected to speak.
“Trump should honor his commitment to debate VP Harris on ABC on Sept 10 and he should reject his handlers’ attempts to muzzle him via a muted microphone,” Harris campaign spokesman Brian Fallon wrote on X this morning. “The VP is ready to debate Trump live and uncensored. Trump should stop hiding behind the mute button.”
Politico reported earlier today that Trump’s team is insisting that the ABC News debate have the same terms as the June 27 CNN debate between Trump and President Joe Biden. “Enough with the games. We accepted the ABC debate under the exact same terms as the CNN debate,...
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