Fahrenkopf to Newsmax: Debate Moderators Shouldn’t Fact-Check

Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., co-founder and co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates, told Newsmax on Friday that ABC’s presidential debate moderators failed to follow proper debating procedures by fact-checking the candidates.

Fahrenkopf told “Wake Up America” that former President Donald Trump made a “mistake” by agreeing to use the same debate rules that were arranged with President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign in his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday.

Fahrenkopf said live fact-checking by moderators went against the commission’s traditions.

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