Trump insider fretting over how he'll deal with getting his mic cut during Biden debate [View all]

[brooklynite]

Raw Story

With both Donald Trump and President Joe Biden prepping for the June 27 debate — the first of the 2024 presidential campaign — there are growing concerns within the former president's camp that the two-minute time limit for answers combined with the candidate's mic being muted when it is not their turn will prove difficult for Trump who is known to ramble.

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One former adviser to Trump said the new restrictions may put the former president at a disadvantage.

With the Times report noting, "For his part, Mr. Trump has never consented to anything resembling traditional, rigorous debate preparation, and this election appears no exception. He has often said that he is at his best when improvising," former 2020 Trump campaign adviser Marc Lotter admitted, "He views his rallies as debate prep. If they’re literally going to cut your mic, you’ve got to hit your marks."

As for the Biden side, Kate Bedingfield, who helped Biden prep for the debates in 2020, remarked, "The goal is no surprises. In some ways, you have to be prepared for the unimaginable. So the aim of the process is to acclimate President Biden to the idea that some really awful things may come out of Donald Trump’s mouth.”