To me this is a game changer.
Why on earth would someone not agree to this? Could it be Biden was getting these messages in his last debate? Trump now has opened up another big opening, and Bidens refusal to agree to this raises red flags, whether he uses them or doesn't.
Trump is playing hardball, I expect a heated debate. Bidens team can't be liking all of the allegations and suspicions.
Trump camp seeks extra debate rule: Third party inspectors to look for electronic devices in candidates' ears
CLEVELAND --
President Trump is asking for an additional ground rule ahead of Tuesday night’s
first presidential debate between himself and
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. But the Biden campaign is rejecting it.
Fox News has learned that
the president’s re-election campaign wants the Biden campaign to allow a third party to inspect the ears of each debater for electronic devices or transmitters. The president has consented to this kind of inspection, but a source said the Biden campaign has declined the ear check.
The Trump campaign claimed Biden's campaign had agreed to such an inspection before reversing themselves.
“Joe Biden’s handlers several days ago agreed to a pre-debate inspection for electronic earpieces but today abruptly reversed themselves and declined. Biden’s handlers have asked for multiple breaks during the debate, which President Trump doesn’t need, so we have rejected that request," said Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh. "On top of the refusal to take a drug test, it seems pretty obvious that the Biden team is looking for any safety net they can find in the hours leading up to the debate. With his 47 years as a failed Washington politician, how much help does Biden want?
Over the last several weeks,
the former vice president's campaign has also requested two breaks -- one every 30 minutes -- to break up the 90-minute commercial-free program. But that request has been denied by their Trump counterparts, Fox News is told.