Communication Experts’ Advice for Handling Trump’s Interruptions
There’s likely little Joe Biden can do to stop his opponent’s interjections during tonight’s debate, but that doesn’t mean he can’t still respond to them strategically.
The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, which took place near the end of last month, was an incoherent mess, with Trump interrupting Biden and the moderator, Chris Wallace, incessantly. “I’m just sad with the way last night turned out,” Wallace told a reporter the following day.
In advance of the second, and final, presidential debate, scheduled for tonight, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced a rule change to try to tamp down on interruptions: During each candidate’s allotted two minutes for opening statements on each of six topics, his opponent’s microphone will be muted.
