Trump: I Don't Want To Push 'Conspiracy Theories' But My Mic Was Bad

[DonViejo]

ByCAITLIN MACNEALPublishedSEPTEMBER 27, 2016, 7:37 AM EDT

Donald Trump on Tuesday morning complained that during the Monday night debate, his microphone was malfunctioning and that the volume was lower than that of Hillary Clinton's microphone.

"I had a problem with a microphone that didn't work," he said on "Fox and Friends." "My microphone was terrible. I wonder, was it set up that way on purpose? My microphone, in the room they couldn't hear me, you know, it was going on and off. Which isn't exactly great. I wonder if it was set up that way, but it was terrible."

"It was on and off, and it was much lower than hers. I don't want to believe in conspiracy theories, of course, but it was much lower than hers and it was crackling, and she didn't have that problem," he added. "That to me was a bad problem, you have a bum mic, it’s not exactly good."

Trump also insisted that he does not have a cold or allergies when asked whether he was sniffling during the debate. "No, no sniffles. No, You know, the mic was very bad, but maybe it was good enough to hear breathing, but there was no sniffles," he said on "Fox and Friends."

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[obamanut2012]

1. It was loud enough to hear his coke sniffles

[Nay]

13. Really. What a ball-less sniveler. nt

[mcar]

2. The mic forced him to say idiotic things?

Wow, that Hillary is a genius!

[Paladin]

3. Pathetic CYA effort, even by Trump's low standards. (nt)

[DarthDem]

4. I Listened to Every Word He Said

. . . and had no trouble hearing him whatsoever. Understanding him? That's a different story.

In any event, if this is the best they can do, we're all in good shape going forward. He doesn't seem to be doing what a normal person might: examining what went wrong and fixing it for next time.

[JoePhilly]

5. I said smart things ... but the mic said dumb things.

[C_U_L8R]

6. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the mic

100 million people heard him make a jackass of himself just fine.

[vlyons]

7. No it wasn't, you liar!

Pathetic! I noticed his sniffles right away and wondered if had snorted coke just before coming on stage. Didn't we all know that he would go to some theory of unfair, rigged conspiracy to explain his failure?

[cyberswede]

8. "but there was no sniffles" - my god.

Why lie about something so obvious? Does he really not know he snorfled through the whole thing?

I hope someone plays him that YouTube clip.

[hopeforchange2008]

9. Is this for real? He's Tonya Harding in a suit!

[yellowcanine]

10. I had no trouble hearing his words, sniffles, grunts and wheezes.

Mike appeared to be working fine.

[SamKnause]

11. I have watched the debate twice.

I saw clips of the debate on the talk shows last night.

I have seen hundreds of clips from the debate on the morning shows.

There was nothing wrong with the microphone.

There was nothing wrong with the sound system.

The volume of both microphones was equal.

Again Mr. Trump, you lie !!!

Sniff sniff to you.

[muntrv]

12. The mic was bad.

It was turned on. BAD MIC!!!

[Avalux]

14. Typical narcissist - always the victim and it's never his fault, EVER. n/t

[spiderpig]

15. It's on its way...

[JHB]

16. "Who are you going to believe? Me, or your lying ears?"

Tinkerbell Trump: there was a technical issue if you just want it enough.

You came through loud and clear, Donald. More loud than clear, but that was a Don issue, not a mike issue.

[KamaAina]

17. Mic? Is that what they're calling it these days?

[PatSeg]

18. So the defective mic

evidently made him sound stupid and uninformed?

Hey, that mic was so good, I could hear every damn sniffle that didn't exist. Why on earth did he lie about having sniffles? What a very strange man.

[napkinz]

19. defective candidate

[dawg]

20. I know what the problem was with the equipment.

It was the loose nut behind the microphone.