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FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on September 29, 2020. REUTERS / Brian Snyder / Stock Photo
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will have their microphones muted during parts of their final debate Thursday to allow each U.S. presidential candidate an uninterrupted block of time to speak, according to the group sponsoring the debate.
The Presidential Debate Committee, the sponsor of the televised debate in Nashville, said the changes were necessary after the combative first debate between the candidates on Sept. 29.
“We realize, after discussions with both campaigns, that neither campaign can be fully satisfied with the measures announced today,” the commission said in a statement. “We are comfortable that these actions strike the right balance and are in the interest of the American people, for whom these discussions are taking place.”
The organizers of the debate will give each candidate two minutes of uninterrupted time at the beginning of each segment of the debate, which will be 15 minutes each.
“The only candidate whose microphone will be open during these two-minute periods is the candidate who has the floor under the rules,” the commission said.
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