Kamala Harris wants Trump’s mic to stay unmuted the whole time during their upcoming debate

https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-donald-trump-debate-microphone-philadelphia-2024-8

34 Comments

  1. twistedSibling on

    Her argumentation makes sense. Shutting up Trump before he could ramble made him look better in the last debate. The downside to not muting mics is that he can be free to interupt and talk over her. She needs to be ready for this.

  2. OhMyThiccThighs on

    Keep his mic unmuted but tell him its muted. The pure gold that will result from it would carry Harris over rhe finish line.

  3. accountabilitycounts on

    I bet this means she is ready to pounce. It’s less about his microphone and more about *her* microphone. Kind of an “I’m not stuck in here with you..” situation.

  4. She’s got a whole can of “I’m speaking” to open up on him and she means to use it.

    He’s going to insult and interrupt her at his peril. I think she plans to stand up to him and put on a masterclass in prosecution by a strong woman.

  5. It seems crazy to me that the article highlights that the Trump advisor is Jason miller. But doesn’t bring up the fact that he had an affair with another Trump staffer, got her pregnant, and then ground up plan b pills and put it in her smoothie without her knowing. It should be brought up Everytime when he supports a party trying to outlaw the plan b pill. I bet 95% of Trump voters have never even heard about it too.

  6. That’s the right call. Voters should get unfiltered, completely unhinged Trump. Muting only makes him seem less crazy.

  7. For-All-the-Marbles on

    I hope that Harris is prepared to say something in addition to, “I am speaking,” b/c I don’t think that will work on Trump. His team will have come up with a comeback for that. And even if they don’t, that will not stop Trump. He is the king of belligerence and bullying.

  8. strenuousobjector on

    >Fallon suggested that Trump’s campaign would not agree to that condition, writing that Trump “should reject his handlers’ attempts to muzzle him via a muted microphone.

    Nothing works better on Trump than implying he’s too scared or weak to do something. I bet this works.

    Also, I can see the benefit of leaving the mics on. Once people ignore the reason why muting was suggested in the first place, it makes Trump look more reasonable than he actually is. With mics on he will almost certainly say something stupid for her to pounce on.

  9. Listening_Heads on

    Yep. Turning off Trump’s mic artificially gives him the restraint he doesn’t have, and that lack of restraint is one of his biggest flaws. Why do him such a huge favor?

  10. “The VP is ready to debate Trump live and uncensored,” Harris’ advisor Brian Fallon wrote on X on Monday. “Trump should stop hiding behind the mute button.”

    They know she’s going to rattle those last few broken marbles and provoke a horrendous response from him. Good on them for knowing they have his number and his true self on unmute will destroy him even more.

  11. She wants him unmuted cuz she knows he’s going to say the “word”, he knows he should not say the “word” but he knows he’s going to say the “word”, his advisers are scare he is going to say the “word”, a lot of us are tuning in to see when he is going to say the “word”.

    It’s going to be great.

  12. RedLanternScythe on

    It’s damning that Trump’s team is fighting to keep his mic muted. “Please control our candidate so he doesn’t embarrass himself”

  13. She might want it, but as a viewer I prefer hearing what she’s saying. No matter how good she is, he is loud and obnoxious and makes no sense.

  14. I so, so badly want her to say at some point “I don’t know what he just said and he doesn’t either.” The same line he used on Biden. He will melt tf down

  15. Vileness_fats on

    Wow…usually the demand it to mute him so he cant babble and interrupt? And now Prosecutor Harris wants him on full display? I cant imagine a world where this isnt a grand scheme on her part to gut the old fart. I rarely tune in to the debates, but if he doesnt puss out I am watching.

  16. Because she knows he’ll call her the n word or a bitch or something like that. It’s perfect.

  17. SpirituallyAwareDev on

    One of the best moments in the Biden debates “will you just shut up man”

  18. LeadSoldier6840 on

    I can’t wait for this trap to be sprung. I am a slowly warming up Harris fan. She clearly has something in mind here and It’s brilliant whether it gets to play out or just embarrass him. I’m starting to get excited about her nomination. She seems to be the right person to run against Trump for all the right reasons.

  19. hot_tamale4843 on

    This is a brilliant move based on her prosecutorial skills. She will destroy him.

  20. Objective_Regret2768 on

    I’m for Harris but I prefer they stay off. I don’t want to hear arguing and talking over each other for 90 mins

  21. Think_Profit4911 on

    There needs to be live fact-checking.

    I’m picturing a VH1 Pop-up Video format with a lies counter always on screen