CNN Demonstrates How Microphones Will Work at the Biden-Trump Debate During Interruptions

BLACKWELL If we go ░░░░░░░░ the podiums you can ░░░░░░░░ two green lights When ░░░░░░░░ re on they signal ░░░░░░░░ the candidate his microphone ░░░░░░░░ on When the green ░░░░░░░░ are off they signal ░░░░░░░░ the candidate his microphone ░░░░░░░░ off Now I want ░░░░░░░░ give you a sense ░░░░░░░░ what it will look ░░░░░░░░ for viewers at home ░░░░░░░░ a candidate whose microphone ░░░░░░░░ off interrupts a candidate ░░░░░░░░ microphone is on So ░░░░░░░░ m standing at one ░░░░░░░░ and I ll ask ░░░░░░░░ to come in and ░░░░░░░░ the other podium And ░░░░░░░░ let s say I ░░░░░░░░ answering a question My ░░░░░░░░ is green and I ░░░░░░░░ speaking Phil s microphone ░░░░░░░░ off and his green ░░░░░░░░ are not illuminated He ░░░░░░░░ going to interrupt me ░░░░░░░░ I m speaking and ░░░░░░░░ is what it will ░░░░░░░░ like My volume remains ░░░░░░░░ while Phil s interruption ░░░░░░░░ be difficult to understand ░░░░░░░░ Let s try the ░░░░░░░░ My microphone is now ░░░░░░░░ Victor s microphone is ░░░░░░░░ and he s going ░░░░░░░░ interrupt me My volume ░░░░░░░░ constant while Victor s ░░░░░░░░ can be difficult to ░░░░░░░░ CNN s production team ░░░░░░░░ shared this demonstration with ░░░░░░░░ campaigns earlier today and ░░░░░░░░ re sharing it with ░░░░░░░░ our viewers so everyone ░░░░░░░░ understands how tomorrow night ░░░░░░░░ work Now we should ░░░░░░░░ by agreeing to participate ░░░░░░░░ this debate both campaigns ░░░░░░░░ candidates have also agreed ░░░░░░░░ abide by these rules ░░░░░░░░ CNN presidential debate airs ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow night at 9 ░░░░░░░░ PM Eastern.”