Breaking down what Kamala Harris, Donald Trump look forward to in debate

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are expected to debate in September on ABC. Their campaigns are currently at odds over the use of a microphone mute button, but each candidate has more to consider before debating. Semafor's Dave Weigel and Bloomberg's Laura Davison break down what's ahead for the presidential debate.

[FireForEffect]

Why is Harris looking to change the debate rule last minute? I find that very troubling and dishonest.

[lauriefallert]

Your a liar Laura he wants 3.. she totally ignored the request for Fox being one of the 3 networks... You shoukd be fired for mis information, ridiculous

[rft]

Don’t listen to these fools vote policies not emotions.

[QuentinLassiter]

Harris wants to change the debate rules now 😂, Trump is going to absolutely embarrass her.

[Fabiziiii]

People might hate Trump but he stands for the most important basics of making a country grow food prices and rent prices if you want more benefits as a rich person then you chose Kamala i would vote for Trump if i lived in America sence my morals are that a single mom should have enouff money to feed her kids sending you guys love from Sweden💛

[rft]

She won’t do the Fox debate, now she wants to change the rules for the ABC debate. She wants opening statements, she wants to have notes and she wants to sit instead of stand.

[an.american]

Harris is refusing to participate in the Fox arranged presidential debate. WHY?

[joshharris]

The problem for Harris is that she owns every one of Biden's horrible policies and failures in addition to some awful ones of her own (price gouging). The empress has no clothes.

[Nothingatall]

I saw Trump interviewed last night. He said he was absolutely fine with the muting of the microphones since it worked out very well with Joe.

[movierun]

"I promise on day one that I will fix the inflation problem, the border crisis, and the rampant crime and drug problem; you know - all that stuff that Joe Biden and I made happen over the last 4 years!" - Kamala Harris, 2024.

[alk]

The border czar also wants to be able to bring notes and have a written opening statement.

[aletheia]

Muted mics are the best idea to allow each candidate to explain their policies. If mics are hot the devate just devolves into a shouting match.

[traceyboswell]

That woman is not objective.. she is flaming liberal

[scotcharron]

By the time she answers a bombs gone off somewhere....im speaking i CANT STAND HER!

[markk]

Make a poll on open/ closed mics. I liked muted mics, otherwise it looks like children fighting

[tommyreyes]

Donald Trump invited Kamala Harris six times and she chickened out 😂😂

[scotcharron]

If she cant multi task, she cant be potus

[zb]

Trump and Kamala agreed to a set of rules. Kamala last minute now whats to change them and to not debate under their agreed rules.

[DianaMayberry-wi]

Doesn't look like high food prices aren't hurting some people.

[Queenbee]

Trump is not Pence. This was Kamala before she created the mess. Now she has created a mess let's see how well she can face Trump.