Kamala Harris Attempts To Change DEBATE RULES Last Minute Giving Her An Advantage

Kamala Harris hit a bit of blowback online Thursday afternoon when her campaign indicated that it hadn’t agreed to the ABC News debate rules adopted last week by all candidates — including muting their microphones while an adversary is speaking.

The news from Harris spokesman Brian Fallon came as a New York Post reported that Eric Lieberman, ABC News’ chief counsel at the time of last week’s debate, sent email blasts to both Harris and Trump.

As the email described it, next week’s September 10 debate will again be the following June CNN format: candidates would use alcove microphones, a no-note policy and an absence of any extra audience.

ABC News had asked the Harris camp to withdraw their complaints about microphones in an attempt to help move on with the debate, CNN originally reported but a campaign source told them that didn’t seem likely despite ABC having set out “specific rules” for tonight’s contest.

“Our latest understanding is that even though Trump said Monday he would be fine with an unmuted mic, his handlers don’t trust him to spar live with VP Harris and are asking ABC to ignore Trump’s comments and keep the mics muted or else they will back out of the debate for a third time,” Fallon claimed. “We have been asked to accede to Trump’s handlers’ wishes on this point for the sake of preserving the debate. We find the Trump’s team’s stance to be weak, and remain in discussions with ABC on the final rules.”

The late-night host escaped a deluge of criticism for his comments from Twitter reactionaries.

“Here’s the thing about shills: They are literally paid to be dishonest and disingenuous,” said John Podhoretz, editor of Commentary Magazine. “Though in Brian’s case, I’m sure he’d do it for free, since he hasn’t made an honest argument in his entire life.”

Versus Media Podcast host Stephen L. Miller wrote on X: “Biden made these rules and ABC is abiding by the original debate rules, just as you originally wanted. Don’t know what else to tell you.”

Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro fired back at Fallon: “Stop trying to manufacture excuses to avoid debates.”

“He agreed to three,” Shapiro said. “You agreed to one with the original rules, and one provisionally; then you tried to change the original rules. You’re a campaign of cowardice.”