NBC’s O’Donnell: Harris Team Felt Muted Mics at the Debate Wouldn’t ‘Benefit the American People’

JANSING NBC s Kelly ░░░░░░░░ Donnell is in Pittsburgh ░░░░░░░░ statement a little bit ░░░░░░░░ maybe taking lemons and ░░░░░░░░ to turn it into ░░░░░░░░ They got their shots ░░░░░░░░ there But tell us ░░░░░░░░ I guess there was ░░░░░░░░ what a toss of ░░░░░░░░ coin They established the ░░░░░░░░ What are they O ░░░░░░░░ Well what we will ░░░░░░░░ on Tuesday night is ░░░░░░░░ minutes where the two ░░░░░░░░ former President Trump current ░░░░░░░░ President Kamala Harris they ░░░░░░░░ be meeting for the ░░░░░░░░ first time face to ░░░░░░░░ And there will be ░░░░░░░░ notes no props and ░░░░░░░░ ll be a back ░░░░░░░░ forth And the microphones ░░░░░░░░ scheduled to be off ░░░░░░░░ one party is not ░░░░░░░░ so the focus would ░░░░░░░░ on the candidate who ░░░░░░░░ directed a question And ░░░░░░░░ there is back and ░░░░░░░░ the Harris campaign has ░░░░░░░░ trying to at least ░░░░░░░░ the network that s ░░░░░░░░ the debate to consider ░░░░░░░░ up mics if there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of overtalk ░░░░░░░░ re also expecting to ░░░░░░░░ a part of the ░░░░░░░░ that travels with the ░░░░░░░░ be in the room ░░░░░░░░ the studio space that ░░░░░░░░ re creating in Philadelphia ░░░░░░░░ be able to observe ░░░░░░░░ journalists if there is ░░░░░░░░ that happens that is ░░░░░░░░ directly on the television ░░░░░░░░ because of the microphone ░░░░░░░░ So we ll see ░░░░░░░░ all of that unfolds ░░░░░░░░ course as you pointed ░░░░░░░░ these were rules that ░░░░░░░░ originally agreed to when ░░░░░░░░ Biden was intending to ░░░░░░░░ and were used during ░░░░░░░░ first debate from June ░░░░░░░░ And so to some ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign in ░░░░░░░░ the simple art of ░░░░░░░░ doesn t like to ░░░░░░░░ up something it already ░░░░░░░░ while the Harris campaign ░░░░░░░░ viewed this as a ░░░░░░░░ opportunity with a new ░░░░░░░░ to try to set ░░░░░░░░ a dialogue and an ░░░░░░░░ that would benefit the ░░░░░░░░ people And from their ░░░░░░░░ of view they think ░░░░░░░░ mics work better We ░░░░░░░░ see how it plays ░░░░░░░░ It ll be certainly ░░░░░░░░ to the moderators to ░░░░░░░░ the conversation The reason ░░░░░░░░ re here in Pittsburgh ░░░░░░░░ because the vice president ░░░░░░░░ using this location for ░░░░░░░░ prep She has her ░░░░░░░░ with her here and ░░░░░░░░ will spend a few ░░░░░░░░ working on the back ░░░░░░░░ forth of rehearsing and ░░░░░░░░ through the ideas and ░░░░░░░░ policy issues and all ░░░░░░░░ strategy in a real ░░░░░░░░ sort of dress rehearsal ░░░░░░░░ But being in Pittsburgh ░░░░░░░░ a state that matters ░░░░░░░░ much also gives her ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to get local ░░░░░░░░ by her mere presence ░░░░░░░░ And in addition if ░░░░░░░░ heads out for what ░░░░░░░░ call those sort of ░░░░░░░░ stops a visit to ░░░░░░░░ coffee shop or a ░░░░░░░░ business or any of ░░░░░░░░ things should she do ░░░░░░░░ that just generates more ░░░░░░░░ interest So while we ░░░░░░░░ here covering it because ░░░░░░░░ follow the candidates wherever ░░░░░░░░ go in the local ░░░░░░░░ markets which can be ░░░░░░░░ influential for voters there ░░░░░░░░ be a lot of ░░░░░░░░ on Kamala Harris being ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania leading up to ░░░░░░░░ debate which will be ░░░░░░░░ in the other big ░░░░░░░░ Philadelphia on Tuesday JANSING ░░░░░░░░ TV time Kelly O ░░░░░░░░ thank you for that.”