With both Donald Trump and President Joe Biden prepping for the June 27 debate — the first of the 2024 presidential campaign — there are growing concerns within the former president's camp that the two-minute time limit for answers combined with the candidate's mic being muted when it is not their turn will prove difficult for Trump who is known to ramble . The debate, to be held on CNN with 'State of the Union" hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash serving as moderators, has a much stricter set of rules than were implemented when the two faced off four years ago, and campaign strategists are prepping their candidates accordingly. Outside of having no audience on hand, the control of the candidate's microphone will be the most obvious change.
As the New York Times is reporting, "There will be no opening statements. President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump will each have two minutes to answer questions — followed by one-minute rebuttals and responses to the rebuttals.
Red lights visible to the candidates will flash when they have five seconds left, and turn solid red when time has expired. And each man’s microphone will be muted when it is not his turn to speak." RELATED: CEOs startled that Trump 'couldn't keep a straight thought' during meeting Noting that four years ago, Trump continued to talk over Biden which led to the Democart to tell him, "Will you shut up, man?” the Times report notes, "The rules circulated by CNN warn that this time, 'moderators will u.
