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The president's tweets come amid a back-and-forth between the commission and the Trump and Biden campaigns
President Trump on Thursday pushed back against the idea of possible changes to future debates with Democratic nominee Joe Biden after the Commission on Presidential Debates suggested it could modify the rules and format -- and some Democrats even floated that the next showdowns include a "mute button."
"Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?" Trump tweeted Thursday.
The president's tweets come amid a back-and-forth between the commission and both the Trump and Biden campaigns.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., this week suggested a "mute button" would be necessary for another debate to take place. "Maybe we should give the moderator a mute button, given how President Trump just interrupts at will," Schumer said a day after the first debate. "And the bottom line is Donald Trump doesn't follow the rules [and] the commission has got to get a lot tougher."
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Trump pushes back against changes to future debates as Dems float ‘mute button’
President Trump on Thursday pushed back against the idea of possible changes to future debates with Democratic nominee Joe Biden after the Commission on Presidential Debates suggested it could modify the rules and format -- and some Democrats even floated that the next showdowns include a "mute button."
"Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?" Trump tweeted Thursday.
The president's tweets come amid a back-and-forth between the commission and both the Trump and Biden campaigns.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., this week suggested a "mute button" would be necessary for another debate to take place. "Maybe we should give the moderator a mute button, given how President Trump just interrupts at will," Schumer said a day after the first debate. "And the bottom line is Donald Trump doesn't follow the rules [and] the commission has got to get a lot tougher."
Continued below.
Trump pushes back against changes to future debates as Dems float ‘mute button’