Debates commission plans to cut off mics if Trump or Biden break rules
The announcement from the Commission on Presidential Debates comes after the first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spiraled into chaos.
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The announcement from the Commission on Presidential Debates comes after the first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spiraled into chaos.
"Donald Trump is not pretending to be anything other than what he is," said vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris.
Prodded by Biden and Chris Wallace during the debate to condemn white supremacists, Trump responded by telling extremist group the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by."
In Tuesday night's debate, President Trump told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by."
What President Trump is urging his supporters to do differs from the duties certified poll watchers are tasked with.
After the debate, in the Proud Boys' Telegram channel, members boasted of Mr. Trump's reaction to "stand back and stand by."
The first presidential debate between Trump and Biden featured a chaotic series of bitter exchanges and interruptions.
"I think masks are OK," the president said during the first debate.
The debate will be moderated by "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace.
The debate airs Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET and will be taking place in Cleveland.
The first presidential debate is on September 29, the week after the U.S. passed 200,000 coronavirus deaths.
"No one will be safe in Biden's America," President Trump said during his acceptance speech for RNC.
Biden has pledged to dismantle the president's restrictive immigration policies. But former DHS officials say that could be a long and arduous effort.
With more than 1.3 million new registered voters since 2016, a key swing state is up for grabs — and filling a Supreme Court seat is a motivator to likely voters.
The president and Joe Biden will participate in the first presidential debate on Tuesday in Cleveland.
As important as the Supreme Court is, voters tell us it is just one of the major topics on their minds.
CBS News' Battleground Tracker currently shows Trump trailing Biden by double digits in Virginia.
President Trump used the finding to try to cast doubt on the safety of mail ballots, but much remains unknown about why the nine in Luzerne County were cast aside.
Mr. Trump brought up Wednesday night's shooting of two police officers in Louisville, Kentucky.
The senator slammed the president's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and his opposition to mail-in voting.
President Trump on Wednesday declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose to Joe Biden.
The president also fielded questions about his Supreme Court nominee and about the development of a COVID vaccine.
"I think this will end up in the Supreme Court," the president said of the presidential election.
Polling shows former Vice President Joe Biden is leading President Trump slightly in the state.
The United States has for many months had the highest number of infections and deaths in the world.