after the fiasco, the organizers of the debates promise new rules

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The particularly heated debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Tuesday, September 29, caused a shock wave in the United States, pushing some editorial writers, like Franck Bruni of New York Times, to advise the Democrat to refuse to participate in the next two. The Wall Street Journal blamed all participants, including the moderator, journalist Chris Wallace who reported on “ despair Who grabbed him during the fist at the New York Times.

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I never thought it would go off the rails this way “, He admitted as the metaphor of the rail disaster kept coming back in the media and on social networks. During the debate, Chris Wallace had to repeatedly call Donald Trump to order because he kept interrupting his opponent. “Mr. President, your campaign team has agreed that both camps have [pour chacun des thèmes évoqués] two minutes without interruption ”, he finally let go, without winning his case.

“Chris had a difficult evening”, assured Donald Trump on his Twitter account on Wednesday morning, accusing him of helping his Democratic opponent as in a fight “Two against one”. ” Maybe I shouldn’t say this but the way the President of the United States behaved, I find it a national disgrace Joe Biden said. ” Collectively, it was not a victorious night for the country, but quite the opposite “, Estimated the political columnist of Washington post, Dan Balz.

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This shock prompted the committee responsible for organizing presidential debates (CDP) to react. In a press release published in the middle of the day on Wednesday, this usually very discreet organization, composed equally of Democrats and Republicans, announced that it was considering changes in the organization of the two remaining debates with the same protagonists. ” Last night’s debate made it clear that additional structure needs to be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of issues. “, She said.

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