ABC rejects Harris efforts to change debate rules and her team is fuming

By Tom Tillison

Brian Fallon, a senior adviser to the Kamala Harris campaign, let it be known Thursday they are not happy with ABC rejecting their desire to change the agreed-upon rules for the Sept. 10 debate with former President Donald Trump.

Furthermore, Fallon said they have not signed off on the rules for the presidential debate, which could prevent the event from going off — the established rules were similar to those used during the June 27 CNN debate between President Biden and Trump: no audience, no pre-written notes or props, and muted mics when a candidate is not speaking.

“Our latest understanding is that even though Trump said Monday he would be fine with an unmuted mic, his handlers don’t trust him to spar live with VP Harris and are asking ABC to ignore Trump’s comments and keep the mics muted or else they will back out of the debate for a third time,” Fallon posted on X. “We have been asked to accede to Trump’s handlers’ wishes on this point for the sake of preserving the debate. We find the Trump’s team’s stance to be weak, and remain in discussions with ABC on the final rules.”

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