Chris Wallace remembers the disastrous debate he moderated in 2020

CNN’s Chris Wallace said the former president Donald Trump The White House lost thanks to his performance in the first debate against Joe Biden in 2020.

Wallace, who was working for Fox News at the time, moderated the debate, which a CNN moderator called a “shitshow” immediately after it ended. Trump interrupted Biden and Wallace more than 140 times.

Biden and Trump will debate for the first time this election cycle on Thursday. The candidate who is not allowed to speak will have his microphone turned off.

Wallace appeared on Wednesday’s episode of The source on CNN, where moderator Kaitlan Collins asked for his opinion on the upcoming event.

“Chris, I think everyone wants to know what you think,” she said. “These snippets of this debate have been played back and forth. until vomiting. How does it feel for you to see this and reflect on it four years later?”

Wallace responded by claiming that Trump lost the debate at that moment.

“Immediately after that debate, I was – like many Americans – very disappointed with Donald Trump’s performance. On the other hand, I believe it was one of the most consequential presidential debates in history. I believe Donald Trump lost the presidency in that debate because of his performance. He lost about four or five points. He never got it back.”

Wallace went on to say that the “key question” for Trump in Thursday’s debate is: “Has he learned his lesson?”

Last month, Wallace appeared on CNN and said Trump would be “foolish” to repeat his 2020 performance.

“We had someone count,” he said. “He interrupted Joe Biden or me 145 times in 90 minutes. That’s more than once a minute. If he does that, I think it would be a big mistake and he will pay a price for it.”

Watch it above via CNN.

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