US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate in November’s election, Kamala Harris, today challenged her Republican opponent Donald Trump to a teleconference with their microphones on throughout.
Harris and the former president have both agreed to participate in an ABC News-hosted debate on Sept. 10.
“Donald Trump is surrendering to his advisers, who will not allow him to have a teleconference with the microphone open. If his own staff doesn’t trust him, the American people certainly won’t,” Harris wrote in a post on “X.”
Donald Trump is surrendering to his advisors who won’t allow him to debate with a live microphone. If his own team doesn’t have confidence in him, the American people definitely can’t.
We are running for President of the United States. Let’s debate in a transparent way—with the… https://t.co/mjyaiUTwAA
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 31, 2024
“We are candidates for the American presidency. Let’s have a transparent dialogue – with our microphones all the time.”
The “hot” microphones
Trump had expressed his preference for an open microphone and had said he would not want it turned off during his final call against then-candidate President Joe Biden.
So-called “hot mics” can help as well as hurt political candidates as they are likely to “catch” offensive comments, which are often not intended for the public.
Closed mics also prevent participants from interrupting their opponent.
The debate
The debate will be the first time Harris and Trump have gone head-to-head since Biden withdrew from the race for the presidency after a poor performance on a CNN showdown in June that raised doubts about his mental capacity.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walsh and Republican candidate Jay DeVance have agreed to cross swords on October 1st on CBS News.
Source: RES-MPE
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