Trump V Harris TV Debates in Crisis: Don and Kamala Warring Over Hot Mics — ‘His Team Fears He Can’t Stop Ranting

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are clashing over the rules for their upcoming presidential debate on ABC next month, as concerns rise within Trump’s camp about his ability to remain composed for 90 minutes on a live microphone.

Sydtomarket.net has learned that Vice President Harris, 59, is pushing for both her and Trump’s microphones to remain on throughout the entire debate in Philadelphia on September 10, while Trump prefers the mics to be muted.

Brian Fallon, the senior adviser for communications in the Harris campaign, stated, “We’ve informed ABC and other networks interested in hosting a possible October debate that we believe both candidates’ mics should stay live throughout the broadcast.”

He added that Trump’s handlers likely favor the muted microphones because they worry he can’t maintain presidential decorum for the full 90 minutes. “We suspect Trump’s team hasn’t even told their boss about this issue because it would be too embarrassing to admit they don’t think he can handle himself against Vice President Harris without a mute button.”

Another insider told Politico that Harris is more than willing to engage with Trump if he tries to interrupt her, noting, “Given how unsettled he seems by her, he’s prone to outbursts, and the campaign would want viewers to hear that.”

In response, Trump’s campaign insists on sticking to the original debate rules that he and President Joe Biden had agreed to earlier in the year. Jason Miller, Trump’s senior campaign advisor, emphasized, “Enough with the games. We accepted the ABC debate under the exact same terms as the CNN debate.”

Miller criticized the Harris campaign’s request for changes, stating, “If Kamala Harris isn’t smart enough to repeat the messaging points her handlers want her to memorize, that’s their problem. They seem to be looking for a way to avoid debating President Trump.”

Trump himself has cast doubt on the ABC debate, posting on Truth Social that Harris is a “Marxist candidate” and urging his supporters to “stay tuned” about whether he will participate. He questioned the fairness of the debate, citing potential biases within ABC’s panel and management.

Earlier, Trump and Biden had agreed to certain rules for their debates, including no live audience and muted microphones when it wasn’t their turn to speak, which were followed in their first debate on CNN in June. However, Harris, after taking over as the Democratic Party’s nominee, made it clear that the rules for the ABC debate were still open for discussion. While she agreed to debate Trump in Philadelphia, she declined to participate in a Fox News-hosted debate scheduled for September 4.