They will
What is this delay? Is there a real delay, in minutes, rather than the usual 7 second live delay?
Prediction: Trump will violate his current gag order during the debate. It is hard to believe he would be jailed for something he said during the debate, so why not?
As for the benefit of such buffoonery, anything to keep attention away from Biden’s forward-looking policy proposals may be to Donald’s benefit.
Misinformation.
No. This is the latest “CNN is going to edit the debate to make Biden sound like he doesn’t have dementia and to make Trump look bad” conspiracy theory.
On CNN? The once disgraced Jack Abramoff associate? Maaaan…
Podiums are 8 feet apart, if anyone was wondering.
Someday I can link.
A Paul Sperry posted it.
Anyway, I am excited, I hope t fails publicly!
Last commercial break on msnbc. I’m watching there, because, Rachel.
CNN is demonstrating the muted mics. Doesn’t sound like Trump will be able to interject.
Comment on delay times made on a predominantly right-wing/Trumpist message board (copied over verbatim):
“CNN will control the Delay times on the Broadcast ( minutes, not seconds), NOT allow ANY of the White House Correspondents to even be in the Studio to report what happens AND the CNN Moderation and Staff control the microphones.”
They are clearly not happy with the fact that no media will be in the studio. I guess they don’t know that the media will be in the “spin room,” however, monitoring everything that happens in the debate. And even if journalists were in the studio, they wouldn’t be allowed to ask questions.
Paul Sperry is a regular on Fox News, a conservative anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist who was one of the first to push the idea that Antifa was secretly behind the Jan 6 attacks.
Um, don’t trust stuff he says.
I have learned not to trust anything on that board, the Dope has taught me that.
Not that we’ll be able to hear (well), but it’ll still be distracting to Biden.
Biden has dealt with Trump before, I think he’ll be okay. His biggest problem will be just his general weakness with public speaking and propensity for gaffes.
Some of the rules:
No opening statements
2 minute closing
2 minute answer
1 minute rebuttal
1 minute response
Extra minute at moderator discretion
2 ad breaks no talking to advisors
Wonder what they will do during the ad breaks.
I have started the snack portion, pita chips and hummus.
MSNBC just proved that their mics will pick up shouting.
Infowars has it.
https://www.infowars.com/posts/white-house-press-corps-trump-or-biden-might-suffer-medical-emergency-during-debate/
Suppose Cheeto will be wearing a stupid red hat?
Very Statesman-like!
Moderating:
Then please don’t post it here. It has nothing to do with this board.
The Onion offers a preview.