Donald Trump acknowledges that he interrupted Joe Biden too many times during the first presidential debate of 2020, according to Maggie Haberman.
“He’s told people several times that he knows he interrupted too much in the first debate with Biden in 2020, and after rewatching that debate recently, it’s really surprising,” the New York Times senior political correspondent said Wednesday in CNN.
“I mean, we all talked about it at the time, but Biden could barely say a word, and Biden was smiling while this was happening.”
Trump interrupted Biden more than 100 times in the September 2020 debate, which was characterized by journalists and political analysts at the time as a “chaotic mess,” “the political equivalent of a food fight,” and the “worst presidential debate.” let it be remembered.” “
Moderator Chris Wallace, then a Fox News host, repeatedly tried and failed to regain control.
The first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign is scheduled for June 27. Trump and Biden have agreed to a number of rules, including muting their microphones when it is not their turn to speak.
According to Haberman, Trump has been preparing for the debate by receiving briefings from several people, including several Republican senators, who focused on issues that could arise, such as abortion, health care, energy, COVID-19 and 9/6. January. 2021, attack on the United States Capitol.
“Trump doesn’t like preparation,” he said. “I mean, he considers it school. So the fact that they got him to do it this way is pretty telling and also speaks to the fact that I think he knows that this has to go well for him.”
Next week’s debate will begin at 9 pm ET and will be moderated by CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.
