In yet another transparent effort to support Joe Biden, the presidential debate commission has announced they will mute microphones during the two minute answer sessions as part of a strategy to assist the promotion of disinformation.
(Via New York Post) The Commission on Presidential Debates has decided to mute microphones to allow each candidate the opportunity for uninterrupted remarks during this week’s final forum.
The mute button will be featured at the start of each 15-minute segment during opening comments, according to the commission. After that time, both mics will be turned on without a mute option to enable debate. (read more)
The Trump campaign responds:
I would love to see POTUS announce he is not participating in this debate due to the foreign policy and microphone changes.
At this point POTUS has the momentum and there is more to lose than to gain from debating in an ambush environment. Would be better off doing a couple rallies instead.
He cannot NOT debate because people really do need to see the two of them. Trump CAN be brief and he knows how to use soundbytes.
He can do quick jabs that expose everything and the moderator will have no excuse to try and stop him.
They know that this is all peril for Biden not him, and yet they keep destroying themselves by getting ever increasingly more never trumpers.
Biden can’t come up with a coherent thought for even thirty seconds. Forcing him to speak in two minute sound bites will be a challenge for his handlers.
Not with a ear phone in his ear.
An earphone would just confuse him. He would ask his handlers to speak up or repeat their instructions. He would interact with an earphone the same way he has used a Teleprompter. I hope he does have an earphone.
He’d be more confused with an earpiece.
I wanted him to tell them to go spit too.
I would love for POTUS to amplify his inner drill sergeant voice and d$%^ the mics. 🙂
MAGADJT
Your advice is well-intentioned, but it is very bad. President Trump cannot afford to skip this debate.
You all are forgetting Trump will get 2 minutes of uninterrupted time, and Biden and Wallace were REALLY the ones who started the interrupting.
So, Trump should spend 15 seconds on the question asked, belittle topics that have already been debated like the stupid climate change, and simply say this was supposed to be the foreign policy debate, so I’m going to cover foreign policy topics.
Then highlight his accomplishments; peace deals, nobel peace prize nominations, moving the embassy etc., and rip Biden to shreds for his foreign policy corruption with each and every glorious uninterrupted 2 minutes he gets.
You’ll see the moderator interrupting continuously and Biden BEGGING to have his mic turned on. He will make them look like fools.
Eric you are correct – Biden will constantly try to interrupt while smirking, “come on, man” and “shut up” and so on. He has practiced yelling at his drive-in events with a dozen cars, so his yelling will be picked up by the several mics around the room, making Biden sound distant and crazed.
You really, truly believe they will give Trump 2 entire minutes uninterrupted every time he is “allowed” to speak?
He needs to bring an egg timer with him and start it every time he gets to talk.
If the moderator doesn’t give President Trump 2 uninterrupted minutes it will be obvious. He will just say you haven’t given me 2 uninterrupted minutes as required by the rules of this debate.
Yes! There’s so many achievements, his economic team with renegotiating NAFTA to USMCA. The plan with China, NATO payment renegotiating, ending Syrian War and defeating ISIS.
Exactly.
Will he? I see nothing about muting the MODERATOR’s mic. It is the same as Ms. Chrissy and Sam “I Am” Guthrie. PDJT should tell them unless the topics and rules that were mutually AGREED upon are followed he will not participate.
I agree. Trump knew Wallace and Biden were going to tag team interrupt him so he had to do the same. This will backfire on Biden.
Good plan, 15 seconds, then go on blast mode.
The ultimate troll move for Trump would be to bring his trademark sharpie marker. First thing he does is writes down, “FACT CHECK: BIDEN IS LYING RIGHT NOW” on a piece of paper. And then, whenever Biden starts spewing lies, Trump can just hold up the fact check card as Biden rambles on. Trump won’t have to say a word. He can just cheshire grin as he holds his card up.
Not with the moderator constantly interrupting Trump but not Biden.
Big deal…Trump will work around this
It is a big deal. President Trump shouldn’t have to.
I’m sick of seeing my POTUS being attacked by enemies on his own soil, when there are real global threats – and he is handling those adeptly.
Like he always does. A winner takes a challenge. One arm tied behind his back just to make it fair.
If moderator interrupts, PTrump, can just say “Reclaiming my time”
I believe Joe wont show…
To much pressure for the father of a son who is caught red handed in coruption. drug abuse and pedo. that ties directly back to him. Do we mention International influence?
Like father like son…Where is Joe???
President Donald J Trump is front and center slinging arrows and telling the Truth…Got to Love him.
two rallies a day with nothing but economic fact and MSM lies in front of him.
Indeed, that letter from PT ‘s campaign manager was written to add pressure to Joe. It lets him know Hunter will be brought up regards of anything.
Well, one of the new topics is “American Familes,” so Trump shouldn’t have trouble segueing into the Biden family of grifters and how they got rich when Americans were struggling.
? Indeed!
I think the president will work this debate to his advantage. Forcing Joe Biden to speak for two minutes whether it’s making a debate point or a rebuttal to the president is going to be a real challenge for a man with cognitive issues and won’t be able to think fast on his feet. The president will be far more calmer in this debate. It’ll be Biden who will be angry and flustered when the president zeroes in on him and Hunter’s financial follies in the Ukraine and elsewhere.
Art of the deal
Maybe Trump should bring in a megaphone, just in case.
I loved that.
Nice. Trump IS a megaphone – or should I say MAGAphone.
The debate commission is once again tipping the scales against President Trump. I like to vote for the underdog.
PDJT may not have to worry about the debate Biden won’t show. Biden put a lid on campaigning (the whole 15 minutes per day) so he doesn’t have to answer laptop questions. There is more to come and I have a feeling Wed and Thurs (morning) we could see some major nukes dropped!
I concur. Biden refuses to talk about his corruption so I suspect tomorrow he “suddenly” tests positive for that cold going around. Perfect excuse for him to conveniently not participate.
That may be what they planned anyway to get a “free” interview with the President…
They better start dropping on Tuesday. The Deep state is playing for keeps now. Fire Wray and dismantle the entire FBI organization the day after Trump is re-elected.
The Commies are trying to take the pressure off #ChinaBitchBiden but PDJT is pouring it on, relentlessly.
Trump should designate Antifa as a domestic terorist organization before Thursday, and then ask Biden if he’ll denounce this terrorist organization or not.
No, he is in his basement practicing the answers to the debate questions, which he has already been given. He was nowhere to be seen for several days before the last debate, too. Then he will also be hyped up on drugs like last time. Probably also wearing a wire.
Practicing won’t help. He’s unable to absorb/retain info because he’s lost short term memory. Different from the last debate because Alzheimer’s is progressive. Imo, a wire would confuse him.
I just heard War Room Pandemic program on NewsMax say tune in tomorrow at 10am Eastern. They are not on you can hear them elsewhere even Facebook I believe.
Raheem says that there will be huge breaking news at that time.
The first mention of the word “Hunter” will bring the mute button down.
I have a feeling…
That even with the MUTE button be activated President Trump will still be heard
Bah! Was thinking the same thing…
He should refer to Hunter by name only once, then call him H.
He should call Joe Mr. Big every time he addresses him.
The “Big Guy”.
While I think this Communist ploy to control the debate with muting the mic is absurd ,I believe it will completely backfire on them. The differences couldn’t be more stark. President Trump who truly loves America and Biden who uses America President Trump will be so much stronger. Most people began to recognize the Cons and China Joe is just that and that is all he iis.
We are so lame. They run roughshod over us and we won’t fight back. Never have. imho?
Never will.
Isn’t there now a picture of Hunter floating around (taken from his laptop) from the dentist’s office showing off the ‘before’ pic of his meth and cocaine rotted teeth?
PDJT can ‘fight back’ and throw “The Big Guy” off by donning a mask made in the image of Hunter!
All in good fun of course with Halloween just around the corner!
Photoshopped bro.
It’s not us that won’t fight back. ARE there any Republicans on the Commission on Presidential Debates? If not, why not? If there are, why are they useless? Why isn’t Ronna Romney McDaniel getting off her backside and screaming about the biased mods? This has been going on for a long time.
louche9, Yesterday Rush was asked the same question. He said that EVERY Republican on the commission really hate Trump, despise him. So, there you go.
I think the scumbags who run the debates are trying to get this thing canceled to protect Joe.
They keep piling on abuses: change topics away from Trump strengths, mute button. They’re hoping Trump backs out and saves Joe.
And if it goes on, they are going to mute the President every time he “strays off topic.” They’ll shut him down then take up lots of HIS time lecturing and scolding him about breaking the rules, avoiding the question. They’ll give Joe a lot more than 2 minutes to spew lies.
This is diabolical, a no-win for Donald Trump. It’s too bad the Republicans are such a bunch of corrupt-pansy losers who want to see him gone.
It is not a no-win. It is a MUST-win.
That’s why I think President Trump should not back out. Let them keep showing their bias. He should show up and respond to the questions he wants asked. Don’t give in to their provocation just continue to outline the very stark difference between himself and the groper.
The American people are not stupid. They know unfairness and bias when they see it.
My State of Wisconsin is a great State full of hard working stiff necked Badgers. I believe most Americans are similar. I remember something attributed to Winston Churchill. I think it goes like this; “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing, after they have tried everything else”. We are in a time like that. I believe the overwhelming visible rally size for President Trump shows Americans have made their choice. Like President Trump truth is a Lion. Set it free and it will defend itself.
Winston also said “democracy is the absolute worst form of government. excepting all the rest/”
I presume by now the Trump campaign has determined the radio frequency on which Biden is being provided answers through his (illegal) earpiece. What would happen if, about 20 seconds into Biden’s first long statement, a portable broadcast unit in a van out in the parking lot started flooding that channel with painfully loud polka music, and/or an Arabic call to prayer? Especially if all other microphones were “muted” so no one would be in a position to ask Joe what was wrong as he screamed in pain, dug the little thing out of his ear, threw it on the floor, and hopped up and down on it like Yosemite Sam . . . with 88 minutes still to go?
As for “No questions on foreign policy,” what’s to stop President Trump from saying “I now have 15 minutes uninterrupted, is that right? So, since the topic agreed upon by both campaigns for tonight’s debate, well in advance, was foreign policy, I’d like to talk a little about Hunter Biden’s statement that “Pop” requires him to pay “Pop” half the income Hunter receives in bribes for his no-show jobs working for Russia, Ukraine, and especially Communist China . . . bribes which have been confirmed by a committee of the United States Senate. . . “?
Still, as to the basic premise of allowing some twit to “mute” the president of the United States, I’ve been saying for months that the Trump campaign should have drawn the line three months ago: If you want the president to give Mr. Biden the chance to stand onstage with him as an equal, the left is free to choose two “Never Trump”‘ moderators, but the other two (out of three presidential debates and one vice-presidential) must be chosen from OUR list, starting with Mark Levin, Maria Bartiromo, Walter Williams, Mark Steyn, Victor Davis Hanson . . .
If it’s an implanted system he can’t take it off, though he might be able to turn it off.
They need to make sure they bath the room in infrared too not just an rf jammer. And if their comms are sophisticated enough, the receiver and transmitter can frequency hop together in a preset algorithm. Hard to stop. But it can be done.
Yes.
I was thinking about this before the first debate.
One person in the audience with a voice modulated IR laser powered by a coin cell aimed at a receiver in Sleepys handkerchief could use a throat mic to give real time, uninterceptable voice coaching. Could even be encrypted.
Sundance always says that Trump owns the downside. And President Trump has proven time and again that he can flip the tables to his advantage just when the opposition is sure they have him cornered. I’m looking forward to seeing Trump beat them at their own game
“No escape: The insiders v the outsiders”
A Great metaphor for the present events.
Guess who prevails?
A great film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNq–VwUzYM
Well, Old Joe will probably get the flu and not be able to debate and thus be completely insulated from answering any questions until election day.
The best part of PTrump is unpredictability. No one knows what next is coming about Hunter. Both are not interested in debate. The question is who will take blame.
PTrump knew in advance about 2nd debate crap. He knows what’s going in Biden campaign, old fashioned no tech spying technology is still there. Something is going on with Biden campaign. Biden campaign is going to put some stupid zoom debate and PTrump would cancel it. PTrump and Biden would not this debate but who will take blame that’s question.
if PT has to put up with a muted mic,he needs to request that biden is searched for electronic devices and moderator mic is also muted during his 2 mins.
Seriously, when are WE going to make demands? We haven’t made a single one. I am so tired of this “being a gentleman” BS!
What about muting the moderator’s mike after she poses the question? Otherwise Biden will speak uninterrupted and the moderator will debate President Trump for the entire 2 minutes. Set up.
The first time she does that he should point at her, say “No interruptions for two minutes. Those are the rules, right?” and keep talking.
YES!
Put these obnoxious clowns in their place.
yup.
Free speech suppression is bleeding over into all aspects of Life .
My opinion, President Trump should concentrate on one Biden,corruption after the other for the whole debate
Joe won’t show. Too much downside if he does.
Joe knows he’s toast.
The dementia defense is all he has left.
Or if you know he could get Covid. That would be a good one
The idea of a mute button at any debate is ridiculous… But having one at a Presidential debate is mind blowing! However PT will prevail. He should say one word repeatedly : “Hunter” ?
I hope Trump has the most eloquent debate he can muster… controlled, statesmanlike and delivered a la Churchill. It’d serve the bastards right. Of course, Joe may have caught the Covid by Thursday.
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I also would like it, his last townhall was perfect with that witch baiting him.
he can’t catch the covid,that would go against joe’s whole mantra of masks work,he can’t back out even if he does catch it.i hope some really good dirt gets dropped in the next 2 days to really put the heat on.PT has already said hunter IS gonna be brought up.
The audience will know if the mic is muted, and for how long. The audience will be keeping track of this while noting on which subjects the mic was shut off. While this might make for great debate commission theatre during the performance and followup news reports, ultimately it will come back to haunt those who wish to suppress the candidate’s response. This will be true for both Biden and the President. In the interest of “fairness”, or at least its appearance, both candidates will be muted. The President for his responses, Biden for his gaffs.
Ari Fleischer on Hannity tonight claiming that the mute is only for the first two minutes for the answer to the question, then they can go back and forth.
Will the Moderator’s Mike be muted during the 2 min. the candidates get to speak?
This is what I want to know too!
I’m hoping that our President refers to Biden as the “big guy” during the debate just to see Sleepy Joe go off the chart with a muted mic.
PT should refer to Biden as ‘Pop’ and the ‘Big Guy’ as Obama.
Biden’s going to have a rough ride on Thursday. These are not difficult questions to answer about whether he was taking money in the form of kickbacks. Might be the first Presidential debate in history where we appear to have clear evidence of a candidate being bought by foreign companies and governments.
I kinda wonder if old Hunter is like the Bookkeeper in “The Untouchables” with spreadsheets tracking transactions…
“Smear campaign!!!”
“Debunked conspiracy theory!!!”
“Russian disinformation!!!”
“Uhh… why did I stop talking?!?”
TBH, I kinda sorta miss Ol’ Hillbag’s “Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory!” line. Those were the days…
ACTUALLY… it was “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory!”…
Even better than a normal “Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory”!
They are doing this so they can shut off Donald Trumps mic anytime he starts to ask corrupt Joe questions about his corruption.
They will use the excuse that President Trump is “ off topic “ so the muted him until he gets “ on topic. “
Have remote mic on POTUS somewhere that would pick up frequency if the original microphone drops out suddenly.
Drive the left crazy at their own game ?
Just bring out a freaking megaphone. Can’t shut that off.
He could have an all-red one with “MAGA” silkscreened on the sides.
“KRISTEN!!! KRISTEN!!! EXCUSE ME, KRISTEN… I’M TALKING HERE!!!”
Response: “I’m muting. Excuse me, I’m still muting!”
You win best comment of the day!
It’s like I could hear President Trump’s voice when I read that quote.
That’s a MAGAphone!!
There it is. That’s your silkscreen, right there. With a little trademark symbol. Or maybe “The MAGAphone 3000”.
Lol perfect!
After hearing Ingraham’s opening, how the Dems are now chanting the mantra of Joe returning us to “calm” and “normalcy”, I think they are gunning for a personality contrast in this for the debate. We need President Trump to remain calm, but firm, like he was at the NBC townhall. They are gunning for him to be otherwise.
Actually, I think it was the last debate in 2016… he killed it.
Was that the “she should be in jail” one? Yes he was perfect there, too.
I think the first one with Joe was infuriating because Joe was just flat out lying about crap. I think POTUS will do fine, but he should know they are wanting to goad him into showing a temper.
He should put up a finger to signal hush if Welker tries to interrupt him like Wallace and Guthrie.
I think so. It was the late-term abortion takedown too, IIRC. He was like a Debate Ninja that night. A Political Assassin. Stealthy… in the shadows… waiting for his moment to strike… then BAM! like a King Cobra. Hillary didn’t know what hit her.
Ha, remember the Dems trying to slam him acting like he was stalking HIllary and invading her space while he was waiting patiently for her to finish talking? It was just camera angles anyway.
That was a beautiful moment, I will never forget that perfect soundbite, “Because you’d be in jail.” She delivered the perfect opening for it.
Presidential. Statesman. But also a happy warrior. One thing that stands out at the Trump rallies is how happy everyone is.
An energetic happy warrior who beat COVID in record time is inspiring. A frail old man with a shaky voice who hangs on the podium and tells you how awful things are is asking people to be motivated by Trump hate, not American optimism, is not inspiring.
Rush said today that Biden is running against Trump’s personality. And that is all they have.
I fully expect President Trump to pivot every question into what he wants to talk about. Supposedly, they will mute during the uninterrupted candidate’s point. They won’t mute to allow back and forth. I expect if quid pro joe gets in a pickle, the moderator will try her hardest to aid joe. Mute button, change of subject or anything else.
Like a previous commenter said here, any global warming questions should turn into national security. Anything pivoted to national security has to be framed with the Biden crime family.
One thing that worked very well for VP Pence was that he did not let the moderator stop him from saying what he wanted and how he wanted to. Kamala couldn’t help herself doing her impression of al gore.
Let Joe get all defensive about his son. That’s when you know it’s working.
Force Biden to answer for his crimes. Refer to Biden as the big guy and ask him how much he got in payback from Hunter.
I suspect that VSGPDJT will practice how to handle the mute button. He always owns the downside and the upside of an issue.
What did Joe Biden know and when did he forget it?
“Yes, Kristen, I do agree that Climate Change is an issue of National Security. And speaking of National Security…”
Enough of these faux debates and the organization behind them.
I thought the headline was a joke. Wow.
Joke’s on us.
That being said: watch for The Boomerang. It’s coming… it always does.
Look Squirrel – The youngest son of former president Ronald Reagan has called president Donald Trump’s family “grifters” and said his father would have been “horrified” by the state of the Republican party today.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ronald-reagan-trump-administration-president-family-republican-us-election-2020-b1160571.html
Saidly, Ron Reagan was a flaming liberal when his dad was in the white house and he appears to still be. This is grasping at straws to make this one stick.
LOL Ron “ballerina” Reagan certainly was flaming.
How do you call someone a grifter who doesn’t even take a salary?
The left always falsely accuses PDJT of doing what they in fact are doing.
Ron Reagan is flaming. Period.
-hoe.
So, he and Giuliani’s daughter should team up and have a good cry together when Biden loses. How can a libtard know what his father would think? He isn’t even on the same wavelength.
Seriously, though, I will feel like a failed parent if my kids grew up to be leftist. They’ve definitely softened from four years ago on POTUS but it’s also because the media and pop culture has taken a toll.
The debate would be a great place for President Trump to announce a new website that contains all the truths about Biden. Video and pictures of Joe’s hair-sniffing. Hunter’s emails. Joe’s finances. Joe’s racism. Most Biden supporters know nothing of these things.
Great way to immediately do the job that the MSM won’t do.
This is the stuff of a Monty Python skit: Breaking! The impartial Spanish Inquisition Debate Commission has announced that the heretic Trump will be fitted with an electrode attached to his privates and that Kristen the Inquisitor will deliver a shock whenever he mentions the word “Hunter” or Biden corruption in general… or whenever she damn well feels like it, thank you! Know what I mean? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Biden, on the other hand, will be treated to a comfy chair.
Remember this little piece of history?
beautiful moment!
“In the 1980 primaries the Federal Elections Committee ruled that a newspaper-sponsored debate between just two candidates (Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush) that excluded other contenders, constituted an improper campaign contribution. So Reagan’s campaign decided to foot the bill, but then switched gears on Bush and the Nashua Telegraph by inviting the other candidates to participate. The night of the debate, however, only two chairs were provided — for Bush and Reagan. Reagan marched on stage with Bob Dole, Howard Baker, John Anderson, and Phil Crane anyway and chaos ensued. Editor Jon Breen, the debate moderator, instructed the sound technician to cut off Reagan’s microphone. “I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Green!” thundered Reagan, as the audience roared its approval. The Gipper had mangled the editor’s name, but he’d scored a touchdown nonetheless.”
OHiden will drop from Debate…Commission tried to place 45 in a corner and 45 said: “hold my diet coke”
Riots on 11-4-2020
Foreign nationals at Google are controlling an old fashioned election
it is intentional that the Google search results show scathingly negative content regarding Donald Trump and entirely positive content about Joe Biden.
https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1318394657202634752
H1B visas coming home to roost.
Google. Facebook. Twitter. All are filled with foreign national employees here on H1B visas. Kicked out all the white guys and gals and they’re not Americans running these companies which are supposedly American. We ought to be able to do something about that.
Mike Lee?
I would tell them to eat a bag of d…..
Enough of this farce.
POTUS could wear a “Where’s Waldo” tie. Have you seen the meme with Hunter’s face photoshopped onto Waldo?
What we have here is a game of chicken. The Biden campaign desperately wants this debate cancelled….but they want PT to do the dropping out and Debate Commission is helping all they can. I expect a new rule each day until Thursday in hopes PT bails. Nah.They made his life Hell for four years. He can handle any thing they throw at him.?
More censorship https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-suspends-account-ukrainian-politician-working-giuliani-n1243899
Just wait until the few days leading up to Zero Hour… Facebook and Twitter accounts are gonna be dropping like flies.
I’m sure Hunter’s laptop will come-up If not the first sentence or shortly after. “Hunter laptop” is the most triggering two words in regard to Biden. They can debate about the sand in BF Egypt, but there is nothing even close to “Hunter’s laptop” on the minds of everyone….especially the emotions of Biden’s mind.
They can mute Trump until hell freezes over, but every time Trump leads with “Hunter Biden laptop”. It has a similar unpleasant effect for Biden as a reporter shouting a “Got-cha question” in a White House press room
Polls Shmolls…
But at least we got a little Wakey Wakey a-brewin’ on the other side like a fresh pot o’ Folgers. Should be entertaining these last couple of weeks. Freakout sessions on the Propaganda Networks.
“Trump narrows Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania: poll”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/521801-trump-narrows-bidens-lead-in-pennsylvania-poll
“A majority at 51 percent said the president would better handle the economy, while 42 percent said Biden would manage it better.”
It’s the economy, Joe.
In PDJT’s opening comments, he should joke how sad he and the first lady are that this modetator stayed at the Whitehouse during Christmas with the Obozo’s but not with the Trump’s. ?
Keep jabbing whatever her name is in a humerous way to let the viewers know what a lefty she is.
Maybe PT could learn sign language for:
HUNTER IS A BAGMAN FOR POP.
Just keep signing. It’ll get transated.
Chalk. Eraser. Chalkboard.
Laura Ingalls style.
PTrump will be denied his comfort zone. He will be out of his element. Advantage Biden. I don’t think this will go well. PTrump is not going to be allowed to talk about the Biden crime family. Right now it is nothing more than Russian disinformation accdg. to the fbi. If he brings it up, the moderator is going to shoot it down.
I would not do the debate. Instead, go on Rush show on that day and spend 2 hours. Time much better spent. He is not going to change any minds on this rigged debate.
Uh oh. My advice: get yer popcorn ready.
Dementia sufferers are easily triggered. Bait him.
He tried that last time and it didn’t work. Of course, he had better bait this time….