The Biden-Harris campaign has agreed to the rules for the upcoming presidential debate between President Trump and Vice President Harris, but the move has drawn criticism from some who believe the rules favor Harris.
The Biden-Harris campaign has agreed to the rules for the upcoming presidential debate between President Trump and Vice President Harris, but the move has drawn criticism from some who believe the rules favor Harris.
The debate will be held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia this Tuesday, September 10th. According to ABC News, which is hosting the debate, the rules include the following:
Biden-Harris Campaign Agrees to Debate Rules, Draws Criticism
* Microphones for one candidate will be live at a time as they answer questions, while the other's microphone will remain muted until it is their turn to speak.
* Trump and Harris will have two minutes to answer each question, followed by another two minutes for rebuttal, and "an additional minute for a follow-up, clarification, or response."
Biden-Harris Campaign Agrees to Debate Rules, Draws Criticism
* Neither contender will be allowed to bring pre-written notes on stage, and there will be no opening statements from either party. Closing statements from each participant will be limited to 120 seconds.
Fox News national correspondent Griff Jenkins said that the Biden-Harris campaign's agreement to the rules shows that they are "downplaying her performance before it even happens."
Biden-Harris Campaign Agrees to Debate Rules, Draws Criticism
"Tour de force aren't going to be what you hear from the headlines, because the campaign's already downplaying her performance before it even happens," Jenkins said.
Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich said that the Trump campaign "offered her three debates, which is really out of respect for the American people and the voters [for candidates] to earn their vote on Election Day."
Biden-Harris Campaign Agrees to Debate Rules, Draws Criticism
"We've always had three debates, right? One is this format that we're going to see on Tuesday night, one is a town hall debate, and then one focuses on foreign policy," Fox News contributor Joe Concha said. "[Harris] was offered a Fox News debate, and she would not take that debate because Bret Baier [and] Martha MacCallum are going to ask germane, relevant, tough questions. She wants no part of that whatsoever."
Fox News’ Mollie Hemingway said that it is "patently absurd to let [Harris] get to this point in the process, with no real interviews, with no real questions, no follow-up questions, and I anticipate that they will be very pleased with her performance, no matter what the performance is. And that's a huge advantage that Democrats have over Republicans in this propaganda environment."
The Biden-Harris campaign has not yet commented on the criticism of the debate rules.
