{"id":2246204,"date":"2024-05-16T16:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T20:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mike-lee-has-an-epic-proposal-to-enhance-trump-vs-biden-debate\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T16:31:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T20:31:08","slug":"sen-mike-lee-has-an-epic-proposal-to-enhance-trump-vs-biden-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mike-lee-has-an-epic-proposal-to-enhance-trump-vs-biden-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Mike Lee&#8217;s Bold Idea to Elevate Trump vs. Biden Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-mike-lee-has-an-epic-proposal-to-enhance-trump-vs-biden-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246204&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Senator Mike\u2062 Lee of Utah\u200b proposes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-lawmaker-warns-biden-must-act-to-stop-border-crisis-numbers-increasing-everyday\/\" title=\"Democratic Lawmaker Warns Biden Must Act To Stop Border Crisis: Numbers \u2018Increasing Everyday\u2019\">balanced approach<\/a> for the presidential debates between President Joe Biden and former President Donald \u200bTrump. He suggests a fair representation by having hosts from both ends of the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uh-oh-joe-biden-coughs-his-way-through-press-conference-video\/\" title=\"UH OH: Joe Biden Coughs His Way Through Press Conference (VIDEO)\">political spectrum<\/a> moderate each debate, emphasizing the need \u200dto eliminate bias \u200cin \u200dthe debates for an informed\u200d decision-making process by the American people. This \u2064summary captures Senator Mike Lee&#8217;s call for a balanced approach to the presidential debates, advocating for hosts from diverse political \u200dspectrums to moderate. The aim is to remove bias and enable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">informed decision<\/a>-making among the American public \u2063during the debates between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 16, 2024 at 10:28am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has a suggestion to provide a counterweight to CNN\u2019s hosts for the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a> between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Lee stated on X on Thursday that if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-announces-debate-criteria-leaves-door-open-rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> can have its leftist hosts \u2014 Jake Tapper and Dana Bash \u2014 moderate the first debate, the second debate should have hosts from the other end of the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Lee suggested Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump displays courage and confidence by agreeing to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-the-cruelty-of-appearing-kind\/\" title=\"Opinion: The Cruelty Of Appearing \u2018Kind\u2019\">debate moderated<\/a> by two of CNN\u2019s many leftists\u2014Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.<\/p>\n<p>In fairness, Joe Biden should now agree that the next debate will be moderated by Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson?\">@TuckerCarlson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IngrahamAngle?\">@IngrahamAngle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gBn2bVnDzz\">https:\/\/t.co\/gBn2bVnDzz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/1790980263289254105?\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This seems appropriate considering the bias CNN possesses against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-asserts-executive-privilege-block-release-damaging-special-counsel-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> can have a homefield advantage for the first debate, then Trump should have one for the second. As it stands, the rules for the debate stage already overwhelming favor the president.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2024-election-presidential-debates-biden-trump-6b1d1dbb2ed61c7637041b23662d7da8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP News<\/a> reported, two debates have been scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>The first will be hosted by CNN on June 27 in its Atlanta studios, with Tapper and Bash moderating and without an audience present. ABC will host the second debate on Sept. 10. While the AP also reported that ABC has not given a location, the moderators will be David Muir and Linsey Davis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Does America deserve to see Carlson and Ingraham host a debate?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Arguably, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/abc-news-president-suddenly-quits-amid-internal-backlash-trump-celebrates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a> isn\u2019t the propaganda wing of the Democratic party CNN is, but one couldn\u2019t conclude that the network is by any means \u201cconservative\u201d or more favorable towards Trump\u2019s policy positions.<\/p>\n<p>Lee has the solution to Trump walking into the hornet\u2019s nest.<\/p>\n<p>If Biden truly wants to prove to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nevertrump-donors-change-heart-becoming-never-biden-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voters<\/a> that he has the fortitude and capability for the office above that of his rival, he should have to handle the same circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody would accuse moderators in 2016 or 2020, at any point in those election cycles, of showing favoritism towards Trump, but he\u2019s walking a hardline in June.<\/p>\n<p>Tapper and Bash will do their best to prop up Biden, throw softball questions to him, and mitigate the public\u2019s exposure to his senility.<\/p>\n<p>In hoping to cross off those boxes, they will most likely impede Trump with constant interruptions, attempt to divert his efforts to bring Biden\u2019s record under a microscope, and throw constant \u201cgotcha\u201d questions his way.<\/p>\n<p>If we are truly striving for a middle ground, we need to forgo CNN, ABC, Carlson, and Ingraham altogether. Why not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mma-fighter-rants-disney-ruining-star-wars-joe-rogans-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Rogan<\/a>? Rogan is not a hardcore leftist by any stretch but does not totally embrace conservative values unapologetically.<\/p>\n<p>Granted he has his biases, but it will be impossible to find someone who doesn\u2019t unless opting for the route of finding a foreign news correspondent who is largely uninterested in American politics \u2014 but that would present problems in itself.<\/p>\n<p>Bias is a recurring problem with presidential debates <em>not<\/em> just when it favors the left.<\/p>\n<p>The American people \u2014 the undecided voter \u2014 need an objective platform to hear from both candidates to make the most informed decision.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45824\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45824\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45824\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45824\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>  Sam Short is an Instructor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opinion by Samuel Short on May 16, 2024, at 10:28 am: Republican Senator Mike Lee proposes a counterbalance to CNN&#8217;s biased hosts for the upcoming presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump. 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