Harris campaign refuses to sign off on muted mic debate rules: Still 'in discussions' with ABC
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A Harris spokesperson remarked Thursday that the campaign is continuing to negotiate the ABC News debate rules on muting the candidates' microphones.
However, the Harris campaign claims the rules are still not set and it is in negotiations with ABC. Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.
"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," Harris spokesperson Brian Fallon wrote on X Thursday.
The post continued, "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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