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DonViejo

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Fri Jun 28, 2019, 04:35 PM Jun 2019

Andrew Yang's Claim His Mic Was Cut Off During Debate Gets Shut Down By NBC News

By Connor MannionJun 28th, 2019, 1:53 pm

NBC News shot down 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s claim that his microphone was turned off at some points during the Thursday debate.

Yang, a tech entrepreneur, only got about 3 minutes of speaking time during the two hour debate airing on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo. Yang told supporters at a post-debate event that, “I just started talking, being like, ‘Hey, I want to add something there,’ and my mic was, like, not on.”

Yang also said in a tweet that his microphone was turned off when he was not speaking.




NBC strenuously denied Yang’s claim. “At no point during the debate was any candidate’s microphone turned off or muted,” the network said in a statement to Mediaite.

Despite not having much of a chance to speak on Thursday, Yang stands a decent chance of making the next debate. He has told reporters he is likely to hit the 130,000 individual donors marker required for the third debate, as he has already reached 128,000 donors earlier this week.




https://www.mediaite.com/election-2020/andrew-yangs-claim-his-mic-was-cut-off-during-debate-shut-down-by-nbc-news/
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Andrew Yang's Claim His Mic Was Cut Off During Debate Gets Shut Down By NBC News (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2019 OP
I don't know about the mike being off but it was obvious that Todd and even Maddow... brush Jun 2019 #1
I would have liked to hear more from him. kimbutgar Jun 2019 #2
so, who do I believe, comcast or Yang, guess! nt yaesu Jun 2019 #3
It was pretty clear no one's mic ever got turned off, and they should be - I'm tired Rabrrrrrr Jun 2019 #4
 

brush

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1. I don't know about the mike being off but it was obvious that Todd and even Maddow...
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 04:51 PM
Jun 2019

were continually addressing questions and giving response time to those in the center of the stage. It was ridiculous how little time Yang got. I wanted to hear more about his $1000 a month benefit which, when you think about, would spur the economy because that money would get spent and circulate.

I was wondering during the debate what was up as I knew Yang had watched how de Blasio had successfully Bogarted his way into the debate and I'm pretty sure Yang learned from that and wasn't just standing there like a wall flower hoping the moderators would come to him.

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kimbutgar

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2. I would have liked to hear more from him.
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 05:20 PM
Jun 2019
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yaesu

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3. so, who do I believe, comcast or Yang, guess! nt
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 05:39 PM
Jun 2019
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Rabrrrrrr

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4. It was pretty clear no one's mic ever got turned off, and they should be - I'm tired
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 05:46 PM
Jun 2019

of the consequence-free interrupting that the more aggressive candidates are able to get away with. Cut the mics of everyone who wasn't asked to speak.

And Yang looked like a deer in the headlights when he was asked how his guaranteed income would be paid for, and was told how much it would cost. "Shit? That much? I should have run the math before the debate."

Criticism aside, I would like to have heard more from him, too - I've liked him when he's been on the talk shows. I don't think he's presidential material, but he has some good ideas, and he's clearly smart and knows what's happening in the country and the world.,

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