Clue....it's a TELEVISION SHOW!!!!!
Presidential "debates" are wholly a construct of television. There NEVER was a Presidential "debate" before television. The first Presidential "debate" was in 1960
“The first Presidential “debate” was in 1960 “
And it was great fun to watch———a real “event”.
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Call the debates what ever ya want. But the fact remains, the U.S. lying biased media which is clearly a de facto Trump opponent, has no business moderating them. End of story.