Harris Wants Hot Mics For Debate Against Trump—Reigniting Debate Rule Spat

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Harris made the proposal in a tweet Saturday morning.

Vice President Kamala Harris again proposed Saturday that former President Donald Trump agree to unmuted microphones for their debate on ABC, as Democrats still hope to lure Trump into a format that they believe could exploit his temper.

Key Facts

Harris tweeted Saturday her and Trump should debate “in a transparent way—with the microphones on the whole time,” doubling down on her campaign’s belief the former president’s “intemperate outbursts” will spell trouble for him in a hot microphone debate.

The demand comes after Trump’s and President Joe Biden’s campaigns both agreed to rules establishing muted microphones for the candidates while they are not speaking earlier in the year.

But Trump told reporters this week he preferred hot microphones and did not like the muted microphones in his debate against President Joe Biden in June, according to Reuters, seeming to disagree with Jason Miller, his longtime adviser.

The debate rules also call for no audience members and provide candidates with two minutes to answer questions and provide rebuttals, according to The Washington Post.

Hot microphones could make for a more unpredictable debate, as it opens the event up to interruptions and off-the-cuff comments from the candidates.

Tangent

Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, are scheduled to debate Oct. 1 on CBS News.

Key Background

Trump suggested last weekend he might skip the upcoming debate, criticizing ABC. The former president said in a Truth Social post the broadcasting company was “ridiculous and biased” in an interview it had with Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. Trump said two days later he and Harris agreed to a debate with the same rules as his CNN debate with Biden, after Trump unsuccessfully pushed for a Sept. 4 debate on Fox News, as well as a second debate later next month.


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