Megyn Kelly rips debate structure: Trump and Biden ‘don’t need to be treated like schoolchildren’
NY Post
Megyn Kelly has criticized the rules of Thursday’s CNN debate between former President Donald Trump and President Biden, saying the structure is too overbearing toward the two contenders to lead the nation.
The former Fox News anchor and current SiriusXM talk show host told The Post she was particularly “irritated” by plans to cut the microphones of each candidate once they use up their allotted speaking time.
“I don’t know why this was necessary,” the “Megyn Kelly Show” host said.
“The under-the-breath comments, where one [candidate] shoots something at another, can be the most fun part of a debate. They don’t need to be treated like schoolchildren. Why are we behaving or pretending like they’re preschool children?”
Kelly, 53, suggested that the rules could “actually help” Trump by giving the moderators “an excuse to rein in his behavior” and stop him from turning in a performance similar to his first debate against Biden four years ago.
“I think they’re genuinely worried that Biden can’t handle it,” she added. “So his handlers have requested as many rules to try to keep it orderly as possible.”
