CNN Thursday’s first presidential debate features a head-on collision between Donald Trump & Joe Biden. For the first time in history, there will be no audience to cheer or boo for the speakers. There will also be a mute button which was introduced during the second 2020 Presidential Debate after the initial debate between Trump and Biden.
At times when it is not their turn to speak, CNN’s debate night control room will mute candidates’ microphones.
How will this Mute Button Operate?
There will be two green lights situated behind their podiums that mean his microphone is on. If they go off then his microphones are off too. CNN showed America how the mute button would work and how viewers would see it on their screens. In case one candidate is speaking, another cannot interrupt him even if he mimics him because his voice won’t reach people but just TV cameras viewing at home.
However, they can hear each other since they’re standing close together approximately 8 feet apart although in silent mode.
In fact, CNN reiterated that both campaigns agreed to follow these rules during its demo video. “By participating in this debate, both campaigns and candidates have accepted these rules,” said CNN.
According to CNN network, The 90-minute long debate includes two commercial breaks; campaign workers should not interact with their candidate during commercial break. The second match-up between Trump and Biden is set for September on ABC.
Jake Tapper with Dana Bash as moderators were accused by Trump Campaign of spreading fake news against President Trump- therefore all resources can be used so as to achieve an orderly interaction according to Jake Tapper himself via Twitter
The sessions begin at 9 pm ET lasting for an hour-and-a-half only paused by two commercials only a traditional length for a presidential debate but something more about them: General-election debates in past cycles, sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates rather than an individual news organization, did not have them. Their assistants will not be able to talk with either of them during the breaks, but they’ll have a chance to take a moment and regroup themselves in ways that would not have been possible before.
