At a time when CNN should be convincing the nation that it was the best choice for hosting the first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump before the Nov. 5 presidential election, the network has instead jumped feet first into absolute chaos.
From scandals to tantrums, the formerly revered news giant has crafted the worst possible week leading up to what will likely be the most watched program on CNN in years. And it didn’t exactly have a stellar reception at the initial announcement.
CNN declared that the rules of the first presidential debate between Biden and Trump, his predecessor, would take place in its Atlanta studio without a live audience, include periodic commercial breaks (the first presidential debate to have those in history) and would give a new power to the debate moderators—the ability to mute either candidate at will.
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