Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign communications director Michael Tyler told CNN that “both candidates here have agreed to the exact same rules” in favor of unmuted microphones during the upcoming September 10 debate — despite former President Donald Trump saying he “reached an agreement” to participate with the same rules as the CNN debate in June, which included muted microphones.
“We’re going to have a 90-minute debate; both candidates have said that they’re comfortable with live, unmuted microphones for the duration of the debate. It allows for the free flow and exchange of ideas between the two candidates. I understand that Donald Trump’s team of handlers is now attempting to overrule him,” Tyler said, adding that “insofar as the candidates themselves, we’re in total alignment.”
“The question you have to ask is to Donald Trump and his team,” he said, while affirming that “we fully intend to debate” even if the microphones are muted while candidates are not speaking.
