Currently, there are only 10 days left until the debates between the two presidential candidates - Harris and Trump. Due to the ongoing debate over whether to have a "open microphone" throughout the entire debate, it is still uncertain whether the "Hart First Debate" will take place as scheduled.

The focus of the debate is whether the microphone of the other candidate should be muted when one candidate is speaking. Harris hopes for a "open microphone" debate, while the Trump team disagrees.

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris called on her Republican rival and former president Donald Trump to open the microphone throughout the entire debate process, and criticized Trump's support for a "muted debate" as "surrendering to his advisors."

Harris and Trump have both agreed to participate in the debate hosted by ABC News on September 10th. This debate will be the first face-to-face confrontation between Harris and Trump.

"Donald Trump is surrendering to his advisors by not allowing him to open the microphone during the debate. If his own team doesn't have confidence in him, the American people certainly won't trust him." Harris posted on X.

"We are running for President of the United States. Let's have a transparent debate - with the microphone open throughout."

Harris's comments were made in response to a post by Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey, which outlined the debate rules accepted by Trump and the rules requested by Harris's campaign team.

Harris' campaign team said last Thursday that they are still discussing with ABC News about whether or not to mute the microphone.

A 'mute microphone' debate can prevent debaters from interrupting each other. And an 'open microphone debate' could both benefit and harm political candidates, as it captures off-the-cuff comments that are not always intended for the public.

Trump has previously stated that he prefers to have the microphone on during debates. Earlier this week, he mentioned that the microphone being muted is not important to him. However, Trump's campaign team insists on a muted microphone debate.

In the previous debate with Biden, the 'mute microphone' debate had an unexpected positive effect on Trump. Biden performed poorly in a debate hosted by CNN in June, raising questions about his mental acuity. Faced with increasing pressure, Biden ultimately dropped out of the presidential race.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Waltz and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance have both agreed to participate in a debate hosted by CBS News on October 1st.

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