In a statement, a Harris campaign spokesperson needled Trump, saying: \u201cBoth candidates have publicly made clear their willingness to debate with unmuted mics for the duration of the debate to fully allow for substantive exchanges between the candidates \u2013 but it appears Donald Trump is letting his handlers overrule him. Sad!\u201d<\/p>\n
In his post on Truth Social, Trump didn\u2019t say anything about the mute microphones. He just said that the rules will be the same as in his first discussion of the cycle with Biden.<\/p>\n
His announcement came after a period of talks between his campaign and Harris\u2019s campaign, which had hit a standstill over certain debate rules, especially how microphones should be turned off when candidates are not speaking.<\/p>\n