GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump Preparing to take on the Vice President Kamala Harris His highly anticipated Sept. In the discussion of 10 ABC News. The former president, however, has at least one more request After flip-flopping On event rules and regulations.
In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump shared that “no boxes or artificial lifts” would be allowed during the debate, deeming the use of height enhancers as “cheating”.
“No box or artificial lift will be allowed to stand during my upcoming debate with Comrade Kamala Harris,” he wrote on Saturday. “We’ve had this before with former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg when he was in the debate, and he wasn’t allowed a ‘lift.’ That would be a form of cheating.”
He added, “And the Democrats cheat enough. ‘You are what you are,’ it was decided!
In 2016, during his debates with the Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonTrump – who is Reported to be somewhere between 6′ and 6’3 tall– Clinton reportedly looms above 5’7 height. Particularly during their second debate, the former president’s habit of fading into the background when Clinton spoke was parodied. on SNL-with Alec Baldwin Trump plays and Kate McKinnon As Clinton.
Harris, who is reportedly 5’4 tall, also had her own requests for the big day. In agreeing to the debate rules, her campaign said in a letter to ABC that she would be “disadvantaged” by the network’s plan to mute candidates’ microphones when it’s not their turn to speak.
“Vice President Harris, a former prosecutor, would be fundamentally disadvantaged by this format, which would serve to shield Donald Trump from direct exchanges with the vice president,” the written statement Read “We suspect this is the primary reason for his campaign’s insistence on muted microphones.”
A source told CNN that ABC may turn on the mix at some point during the debate so the audience can hear some of the candidates’ reactions.
Post Donald Trump plans to tower over Harris in last-minute debate appeared first The Daily Beast.