Chris Wallace Hails Lack of Crowd in Upcoming Trump-Biden Debates: ‘The Audience Was a Pain in the Neck’

PHILLIP So there s ░░░░░░░░ this issue of the ░░░░░░░░ audience or lack thereof ░░░░░░░░ would be the first ░░░░░░░░ since 1960 that there ░░░░░░░░ t been a studio ░░░░░░░░ in a presidential debate ░░░░░░░░ mean personally I think ░░░░░░░░ this point it s ░░░░░░░░ perhaps to take it ░░░░░░░░ of the context of ░░░░░░░░ of public opinion and ░░░░░░░░ kinds of party operatives ░░░░░░░░ do you think about ░░░░░░░░ Wallace I do too ░░░░░░░░ always felt that the ░░░░░░░░ was a pain in ░░░░░░░░ neck You know some ░░░░░░░░ are saying well that ░░░░░░░░ gonna hurt Trump because ░░░░░░░░ plays to a crowd ░░░░░░░░ can tell you as ░░░░░░░░ who s been on ░░░░░░░░ general election debate stage ░░░░░░░░ in 2016 and 2020 ░░░░░░░░ aren t playing to ░░░░░░░░ crowd It is a ░░░░░░░░ intense circle there between ░░░░░░░░ two candidates whose podiums ░░░░░░░░ just 10 feet apart ░░░░░░░░ the moderator who s ░░░░░░░░ 10 or 15 feet ░░░░░░░░ from the two of ░░░░░░░░ Nobody is playing to ░░░░░░░░ crowd Now the crowd ░░░░░░░░ get involved occasionally and ░░░░░░░░ moderator has to play ░░░░░░░░ mom and turn around ░░░░░░░░ say Be quiet but ░░░░░░░░ think it s overstated ░░░░░░░░ advantage that it it ░░░░░░░░ either one of them ░░░░░░░░ don t think either ░░░░░░░░ them are really paying ░░░░░░░░ attention to it and ░░░░░░░░ think it removes an ░░░░░░░░ distraction by just saying ░░░░░░░░ know as in 60 ░░░░░░░░ it was just done ░░░░░░░░ a TV stage with ░░░░░░░░ two candidates a host ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of reporters ░░░░░░░░ questions I think it ░░░░░░░░ very much a positive ░░░░░░░░ the millions of people ░░░░░░░░ home who are watching ░░░░░░░░ that of course is ░░░░░░░░ real audience and the ░░░░░░░░ point of the whole ░░░░░░░░ so voters can do ░░░░░░░░ comparison shopping PHILLIP Yeah ░░░░░░░░ would hope that it ░░░░░░░░ perhaps help make it ░░░░░░░░ substantive if there is ░░░░░░░░ sort of audience factor ░░░░░░░░ it that that gets ░░░░░░░░ off the table All ░░░░░░░░ we will see how ░░░░░░░░ goes Chris Wallace thank ░░░░░░░░ very much You know ░░░░░░░░ lot about this staff ░░░░░░░░ better or worse Laughter ░░░░░░░░ Yes exactly Thank you ░░░░░░░░