Thread: Debate Commission confirms Trump’s mic was faulty

Debate Commission confirms Trump’s mic was faulty

By Daniel Halper
September 30, 2016 | 3:03pm

Debate Commission confirms Trump’s mic was faulty

Donald Trump’s microphone was faulty, the Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed in a statement Friday.

“Regarding the first debate, there were issues regarding Donald Trump’s audio that affected the sound level in the debate hall,” the Commission stated in a Friday press release.

Almost immediately after Monday’s presidential debate, Trump began complaining about the quality of the microphone — saying that he didn’t have the “sniffles,” he just had bad equipment.

“No! No sniffles,” Trump told Fox News Channel in a Tuesday morning interview. “No. You know, the mic was very bad but maybe it was good enough to hear breathing.”

“But no sniffles, no cold,” he added.

Trump’s microphone issues appear only to have affected the sound in the Hofstra University debate hall, however, and not the record-setting audience watching at home.

http://nypost.com/2016/09/30/debate-...ic-was-faulty/

So Trump was right, again.

Trump tells the truth.

Many thanks to the Debate Commission and their integrity to admit they gave him a faulty microphone. Perhaps they can explain in more detail just exactly why that was, how it occurred, and also why they had it set so low compared to Hillary's microphone setting, referring to the height when Trump is so much taller.

Anyway, at least that's been partially cleared up.

Commission on Presidential Debates: Donald Trump had a faulty mic in first debate

Pamela Engel

2h

The Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed on Friday that there were problems with Donald Trump's microphone during the first debate earlier this week.

After what many political observers regarded as a poor performance by the Republican presidential nominee on Monday night, Trump pointed to microphone issues and theorized that he was given faulty equipment on purpose.

"They also had — gave me a defective mic," Trump told reporters after the debate. "Did you notice that? My mic was defective within the room. ... I wonder, was that on purpose? Was that on purpose?"

The debate commission issued its brief statement on Friday confirming audio issues with Trump's microphone, but it did not provide many details.

"Regarding the first debate, there were issues regarding Donald Trump's audio that affected the sound level in the debate hall," the statement said.

The day after the debate, Trump said his microphone was "going on and off," and that its volume was lower than that of the mic Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton had. He also complained of a crackling sound.

http://www.businessinsider.com/debat...rophone-2016-9