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 an open-mic teleconference. If his own staff doesn’t trust him, the American people certainly won’t,” Harris wrote in an X post.
“We are candidates for the American presidency. Let’s have a dialogue in a transparent way – with our microphones all the time.”
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.
The so-called “hot microphones” can help as well as hurt political candidates as they may “catch” offensive comments, which are often not intended for the public.
Closed mics also prevent participants from interrupting their opponent.
A spokesperson for ABC was not immediately available for comment.
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.
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