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WASHINGTON, United States – President Donald Trump said Thursday that he likes his discussions with Joe Biden as they are and opposes possible changes to try to avoid a repeat of the chaos that marred their first confrontation.
Organizers of the US presidential debates announced Wednesday that “additional structure” is needed “to ensure a more orderly discussion,” a polite reference to the collapse that occurred the previous day in Cleveland.
Trump says not so fast.
“Why would I allow the Debate Committee to change the rules for the second and third debates when I won easily last time?” tweeted.
Trump has declared himself the winner on several occasions, citing unidentified polls. Polls by US media organizations have suggested otherwise, giving Biden the upper hand.
Republicans, Democrats and even the evening’s moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News, have been almost unanimous in agreeing that the 90-minute encounter was an unpleasant and out-of-control occasion.
“I never dreamed that he would get off the track like he did,” Wallace told The New York Times.
The second presidential debate is scheduled for October 15 in Miami and the third for October 22 in Nashville.
Among the possible changes being discussed to assist moderators is allowing them to turn off a candidate’s microphone, in hopes of avoiding interruptions and outbursts.
In the Cleveland showdown, Trump and Biden repeatedly interrupted and insulted each other, with the president speaking the most and certainly the loudest.
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