“Our understanding is that Trump’s handlers prefer the muted microphone because they don’t think their candidate can act presidential for 90 minutes on his own," Fallon said. "We suspect Trump’s team has not even told their boss about this dispute because it would be too embarrassing to admit they don’t think he can handle himself against Vice President Harris without the benefit of a mute button."
ABC's rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren't speaking
Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones or written notes
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…according to rules that ABC News, the host network, shared this week with both campaigns.
A copy of the rules was provided to the Associated Press on Thursday by a senior Trump campaign official on condition of anonymity ahead of the network's announcement. The Harris campaign on Thursday insisted it was still discussing the muting of mics with ABC.
Lol sure . Maybe she can use this as an excuse to back out .