Trump says he will not consent to new debate rules

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 08:22 am

US President Donald Trump hinted Thursday he would not permit any changes to the rules governing presidential debates, claiming he emerged victorious from the first round. 

“Why would I permit the Debate Commission to trade the rules for the 2nd and 1/3 Debates when I without difficulty received closing time?” Trump stated on Twitter, interestingly asking rhetorically.

The declare comes after the nonpartisan committee that oversees the presidential debates said Thursday it would impose new policies after the first debate Tuesday night time again and again broke down as the candidates interrupted one another, particularly Trump as he over and over spoke over Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

The episodes precipitated debate moderator, Fox News host Chris Wallace, to censure the president personally.

“Mr. President, please stop,” Wallace said at some point of one of dozens of times the president interrupted Biden.

“The u . s . a . would be better served if we allowed both people to speak with fewer interruptions. I am appealing to you, sir, to do that.” Despite the verbal castigation, the president, and to a lesser extent, Biden, persevered to interrupt one another.

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) said on Wednesday the performance “made clear that extra structure must be introduced to the format of the closing debates to make sure a more orderly dialogue of the issues.”

“The CPD will be cautiously considering the modifications that it will undertake and will announce these measures shortly,” it said.

“The Commission is grateful to Chris Wallace for the professionalism and ability he added to remaining night’s debate and intends to make sure that extra equipment to keep order are in place for the closing debates.”

It did no longer difficult on what modifications it is weighing, but a couple of media reviews stated it is considering granting the moderator of future debates the strength to cut both candidate’s microphone if they communicate over one another.

An nameless source told CBS News the new rules, which are anticipated to be considered for the next two days, would not be concern to negotiation.

The next presidential debate, which will be held Oct. 15, will be held in a city corridor format, whilst the last showdown on Oct. 22 is expected to have a structure similar to that on Tuesday evening.

(AnadoluAgency)