Chris Wallace scolded President Trump during Tuesday’s debate in what was a series of testy exchanges for not following the rules, and he suggested the president take his seat at the moderator desk.
“You know, sir, if you wanna switch seats, we could do that,” Wallace said to Trump after the two interrupted each other as Trump tried to respond to a statement made previously by Joe Biden. Wallace instead wanted to move on to another subject.
“You know, sir, if you wanna switch seats, we could do that.”
Chris Wallace briefly lectures @realDonaldTrump for repeatedly interrupting and talking over both him and @JoeBiden. pic.twitter.com/H8yQF3m0r9
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 30, 2020
“Mr. President, your campaign agreed both sides would get two-minute answers uninterrupted,” Wallace told Trump after another interruption. “Your side agreed to it. Why don’t you observe what your campaign agreed to as a ground rule, OK, sir?”
When Trump attempted to respond to Wallace, the moderator cut him off saying, “No, no. That was a rhetorical question.”
Moderator Chris Wallace to Trump as he repeatedly interrupts Biden: “Your campaign agreed that both sides would get 2 minute answers uninterrupted … why don’t you observe what your campaign agreed to?”
Biden: “He never keeps his word.” https://t.co/5Bl4Ob3O2t #Debates2020 pic.twitter.com/r5YbOFE5Gq
— ABC News (@ABC) September 30, 2020
The exchange came after Wallace sparred with Trump and Biden several times during the debate, focusing his ire primarily at Trump as the two candidates interrupted each other.
“First of all, I guess I’m debating you, not him,” Trump said to Wallace at one point early in the debate. “That’s OK. I’m not surprised.”
“I guess I’m debating you, not him, but that’s okay. I’m not surprised.”@realDonaldTrump criticizes Chris Wallace during the debate. pic.twitter.com/M2PpmscZ51
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 30, 2020
At another point, Wallace attempted to gain control of the debate again, telling the candidates, “Gentlemen, I hate to raise my voice, but … why shouldn’t I be different than the two of you?” He then addressed Trump directly, asking him to limit the interruptions because “frankly, you’ve been doing more interrupting.”
Chris Wallace jumps in after Trump and Biden have continuously interrupted each other: “Gentlemen, I hate to raise my voice, but why shouldn’t I be different than the two of you?”
He also tells Trump: “Frankly, you’ve been doing more interrupting” https://t.co/a7VWn5npT9 pic.twitter.com/htgKNkq2Yw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 30, 2020
