The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has accepted the rules of next week’s debate against Republican Donald Trump, including microphones being muted when it is not a candidate’s turn to speak, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The debate would be the first between Trump and Harris, who took over as the Democratic candidate from President Joe Biden following his decision to step aside on July 21 after a faltering debate performance in late June against the former president.
The source, who declined to be identified, said the Harris campaign was still hoping for moments where ABC News, (DIS.N), opens new tab which will host the Sept. 10 debate, is forced to unmute the mics and let the candidates respond.
Harris’ rise to the top of the Democratic ticket has re-energized a Democratic campaign that had harbored doubts about Biden’s chances.
Polls showed that Trump had built a lead over Biden but Harris has since edged ahead of the Republican candidate in some national opinion polls.
Harris accepts rules to debate Trump, including muted mics, source says | Reuters