How was there not one debate question about the assassination attempt on Trump?

Published September 12, 2024 11:40am ET



Tuesday’s debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris featured questions about many topics, from immigration to abortion to foreign affairs to economic policies, among others. Yet one major incident in the country that occurred less than two months ago was conspicuously absent from last night’s line of questioning: the assassination attempt on Trump. Furthermore, after the unquestionably political bias demonstrated by moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, it seems evident that such an omission was on purpose. 

Any objective person will freely admit that objectivity is something Muir and Davis lacked Tuesday night. From an inconsistent fact-checking routine of candidates to interrupting and correcting Trump’s answers with false information, at this point, it seems abundantly clear that Muir and Davis had an anti-Trump agenda on Tuesday night, and they executed that agenda to the best of their abilities. And mentioning anything that could possibly help Trump, such as reminding the millions of people around the country of the attempt on Trump’s life, is a no-no.

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