Any moderators are just going to be mocked, ridiculed, and ignored.
This is what I don’t understand because it seems pretty simple to me. If he lies, the moderators step in and correct the record. If he talks over them or Harris, his mic is cut. If he keeps doing it, his time is given to Harris. If he still persists, he’s asked to leave.
This is what moderators at every debate Trump has attended has threatened to do. The number of moderators who have been successful in doing so has been exactly zero. Most haven’t even bothered to try. Few are willing to actually follow through with threats of moderation, and none have actually been successful.
Megan Kelly, who herself was a Fox News host, tried and the most people remember about her is when Trump basically shut her down, later saying she had “blood coming from her wherever.”
The NABJ hosts were completely steamrolled by Trump, again including another Fox News host who Trump kept attacking even when she was trying to defend him.
Jake Tapper and Dana Bash did exactly nothing as Trump ran away with the recent Trump/Biden debate that led to the end of Biden’s run.
Kaitlan Collins let the CNN Town Hall turn into a de facto Trump rally.
Yeah, but unfortunately we’re not going to find that in this election cycle. And given Trump’s new-found hatred for ABC, I’d be willing to bet that those moderators aren’t going to find much success either.
Because Trump is not going to cooperate with any moderator unwilling to all but give him a blowie on the air. Or because the media networks don’t want the moderators to do their job because unhinged Trump = ratings. Or because the moderators themselves may be worried about death threats if the MAGA base believes they’ve offended their god-king. Or all of the above.
Either way, there’s no chance in hell that Trump participates in a debate with objective moderators willing to do their job.
This is what I don’t understand because it seems pretty simple to me. If he lies, the moderators step in and correct the record. If he talks over them or Harris, his mic is cut. If he keeps doing it, his time is given to Harris. If he still persists, he’s asked to leave.
This is what moderators at every debate Trump has attended has threatened to do. The number of moderators who have been successful in doing so has been exactly zero. Most haven’t even bothered to try. Few are willing to actually follow through with threats of moderation, and none have actually been successful.
Megan Kelly, who herself was a Fox News host, tried and the most people remember about her is when Trump basically shut her down, later saying she had “blood coming from her wherever.”
The NABJ hosts were completely steamrolled by Trump, again including another Fox News host who Trump kept attacking even when she was trying to defend him.
Jake Tapper and Dana Bash did exactly nothing as Trump ran away with the recent Trump/Biden debate that led to the end of Biden’s run.
Kaitlan Collins let the CNN Town Hall turn into a de facto Trump rally.
The moderators have all been spineless cowards, agreed. My point is that it’s time to find some who aren’t.
Yeah, but unfortunately we’re not going to find that in this election cycle. And given Trump’s new-found hatred for ABC, I’d be willing to bet that those moderators aren’t going to find much success either.
Why not?
Because Trump is not going to cooperate with any moderator unwilling to all but give him a blowie on the air. Or because the media networks don’t want the moderators to do their job because unhinged Trump = ratings. Or because the moderators themselves may be worried about death threats if the MAGA base believes they’ve offended their god-king. Or all of the above.
Either way, there’s no chance in hell that Trump participates in a debate with objective moderators willing to do their job.
I guess I don’t share your certainly about all things Trump.