Mic check: Trump, Harris campaign feud over microphones for scheduled presidential debate
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The Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaigns exchanged insults over debate rules on Monday with the two sides beefing about microphones.
Trump and Harris previously agreed to a September 10 debate on ABC News, but bickering over whether candidates’ microphones will be muted when it’s not their turn to speak have put the event at risk. In June, when President Biden was still on the ticket, both sides agreed to mutually negotiated rules – including team Biden’s mandate that mics would be muted.
Trump suggested adding additional debates once Biden stepped aside and was replaced by Harris, but the Harris campaign insisted on moving forward with the previously planned event. Trump’s team has since accused Harris’ campaign of playing "games" as the vice president’s team seeks to make microphones live throughout the event – a drastic change from the rules Biden’s team insisted on.
After Trump suggested in a social media post that he might skip the Sept. 10 in Philadelphia, spokesman Jason Miller said the Harris campaign was trying to change the set-up of the debate that had already been laid out.
TRUMP, HARRIS CAMPAIGNS CLASH OVER DEBATE RULES: 'WE SAID NO CHANGES'
"Enough with the games," Trump spokesperson Jason Miller told Fox News Digital in a statement. "We accepted the ABC debate under the exact same terms as the CNN debate."
Miller continued: "The Harris camp, after