MAGA Fumes Over New Microphone Rule at Biden-Trump Debate

https://newrepublic.com/post/183199/maga-reaction-microphone-rule-biden-trump-debate

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  1. >It’s exceptionally cool and normal that the network hosting the Biden-Trump debate has been forced to roll out stopgaps to prevent a descent into chaos. CNN on Wednesday explained in child’s terms how they’ll be muting mics at Thursday night’s presidential debate to avoid interruptions, sending MAGA viewers into a frenzy.

  3. I am so sick of the never ending whining about nothing. I can’t be the only one that is tired of magas never ending temper tantrums.

  4. I get a penny every time “MAGA Fumes” and now I’m living in the lap of luxury.

  5. The ‘new’ rule that the campaigns agreed to over a month ago

  6. Let them watch the previous debate. I’m sure they won’t know the difference.

  7. New rule? I thought this was agreed to from the get-go. Of course, reiterating well-understood and settled points of reality is often all the impetus MAGA needs to lose their collective shit.

  8. MAGA fumes that women, minorities and LGBT exists. I no longer care what they cry about.

  9. Outside of maybe marjorie trailer grease, if there was any other candidate on the R side CNN wouldn’t have to do this. Never in the history of presidential debates has a candidate been so incapable of acting like an adult that we needed forced mic muting.

  10. Of course they do.

    **RULE 35:** If it exists, MAGA whines about it.

  11. Imagine unironically supporting a party that’s mad they can’t be disruptive and talk over everyone else.

  12. I am looking forward to the split screen. While we won’t be able to hear Trump when he starts interrupting, Biden will. I sure hope that he and his team prepared for that. It is easy enough just have the opponent in mock debates do the same, but I’m certain at least once Biden will react to Trump’s ranting. Even if he doesn’t, we will be able to see trump’s impotent bellowing.

  13. TFG should be wheeled out in a straight jacket – an homage to his imaginary friend, Hannibal Lecter.

  14. I predict this will have next to zero effect on whether Trump tries to interrupt or not.

  15. Being a blabber mouth bully is what got him through the debates in 2017 and all the moderators allowed it. MAGA just wants to see their bully on stage again.

  16. They’re whining about Trump not being able to whine.

  18. > CNN on Wednesday explained in child’s terms how they’ll be muting mics at Thursday night’s presidential debate to avoid interruptions, sending MAGA viewers into a frenzy.

    Hehehe

  19. I’m really looking forward to seeing Trump speaking as his mic cuts, then silence, followed by a puzzled, frustrated Trump speaking even louder. Then when Biden starts to speak, we’ll really hear what Biden is saying, while Trump will shout to try to rattle Biden.

    I was watching some clips of the Biden/Trump debate in 2020. It was a mess. This mic rule is going to work out great.

  20. Biden should complain about having to hold Presidential debates in a virtual padded room in the first place because his opponent is an emotionally unstable toddler subject to fits and tantrums.

  21. So basically they’re upset that Trump can’t talk over Biden the whole time

  22. MAGA learns there are actually rules, and if we all follow them, life’s pretty good.

  23. The Trump campaign agreed to the rules of the debate. No one forced them to. They could have held out for different rules. But they did not. So all this complaining is nothing more than reinforcing the notion that Trump is always the victim

  24. From twitter in the article:

    > I’m old enough to remember when debates included candidates having to interact with each other speaking freely.
    Welcome to dystopian “political debates.”
    We’ve arrived.

    She called it CNN’s censorship. Yea…I’m old enough to remember when presidents weren’t immature man babies that wouldn’t constantly talk over everyone else.

    There’s always been a bit of cross talk, but that moron takes it to a new low every time. The mics being muted are because of the narcissistic child you’re about to vote for.

  25. New rule was only needed because Trump is a petulant bully who rudely interrupts and talks over his opponents.

  26. “MAGA fumes,” “MAGA cries,” “MAGA is afraid.”

    All they do is whine and cry. Who cares if they don’t like something? It’s like the media wants these toddlers to hold the rest of the normal people hostage.

  27. Jesus christ, just don’t show up then. He and his underlings have been whining about this debate for weeks when they were the ones pulling that stupid “anytime anywhere” empty podium stunt.

  28. Need a clear plastic divider between them, so he doesn’t stroll over to Biden’s side and talk over him.

  29. “This is what it looks like to rig an election!” – Yep, making both candidates follow exactly the same rules so that each may answer questions without insults and interruptions. Can get more blatantly partisan than that.

  30. Because Trump interrupted Biden 162 times during one of the 2020 debates.

  31. > I’m old enough to remember when debates included candidates having to interact with each other speaking freely

    Oh, you mean back when the candidates showed a semblance of decorum and basic manners? Yeah, one candidate doesn’t know how to do that.

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