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The group that manages the debates of the US presidential elections said it will take steps to bring order to the last two races between President Donald Trump and candidate Joe Biden, following widespread criticism.
Last night’s 90-minute debate was chaotic, clouded by constant interjections and interruptions from the Republican president from both his Democratic rival and the host, as well as angry retorts from Biden.
The Presidential Debate Commission, a nonpartisan group that has organized the events since 1988, said it would make unspecified changes to the format to avoid chaos.
“Last night’s debate made it clear that additional structure must be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues,” the group said in a statement.
It added that it is “carefully considering the changes it will adopt and will announce those measures shortly.”
Biden said at a campaign stop today that he hoped future debate organizers would be able to turn off the microphone of the candidate who is not speaking.
“It was a national embarrassment,” Biden said of the debate and Trump’s performance.
“I am not going to speculate on what will happen in the second or third debate.”
The Trump campaign said the commission “should not move the poles and change the rules in the middle of the game.”
Meanwhile, Trump criticized the debate’s moderator, Fox News host Chris Wallace.
“Chris had a rough night,” Trump posted on Twitter this morning, calling the debate a “two-on-one” fight.
The debating committee defended Wallace, thanking him “for the professionalism and skill he brought to last night’s debate” and promising “additional tools to maintain order.”
The vice presidential candidates will debate next Wednesday, followed by two more presidential debates between Trump and Biden in late October.
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