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Nashville is preparing for the next presidential debate. Stock Photography.
During the upcoming debate between US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the microphones will alternately be turned off to ensure that both can speak on the issue.
“The Commission hopes that the candidates will respect the time of others, which will benefit the climate of conversation and help viewers,” the statement said.
Each candidate may speak continuously for two minutes at the beginning of each debate segment, says the body responsible for the presidential debates. The rules have been added after the last debate on September 29, which was chaotic to say the least.
Current President Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, reacted angrily to the news.
“President Trump is open to debate with Joe Biden, regardless of the last minute changes of the biased Commission in the latest attempt to bring benefits to his favorite candidate,” he said in a statement.
In the previous debate, the Democratic candidate was interrupted 71 times by the president, according to the Axios news site. Biden, for his part, interrupted Trump 22 times.
A second debate was planned last week, but when Trump tested positive for COVID-19, it switched to a digital debate and then the president withdrew. Instead, the two candidates each held a televised election meeting.
The debate, which is the last among the presidential candidates before the election, will take place Thursday in Nashville.
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