Not Donald Trump is not Joe Biden. The highlight of the last presidential debate United States was the mediator, Kristen Welker, for being able to control the momentum of the candidates without having to resort to the “mute button”.
After the first meeting, mediated by veteran Chris Wallace, was marked by interruptions and attacks, the organization decided to create a “mute button” to cut off the candidates’ microphone while the opponent was speaking.
The expectation for the debate on Thursday (22) was whether the button would be the protagonist. But it was not necessary. Praised by Chris Wallace himself and even Trump (who had criticized her hours before)Kirsten Welker knew how to conduct the meeting, interrupt the candidates when necessary and, in the end, thank the candidates “for a very robust hour and a half of debate”.
The two candidates were incisive in their speeches, but it was a more civilized discussion and focused on the themes proposed by the organization – in the first meeting, there was an interruption every minute.
Trump went so far as to praise her during the debate. “By the way, so far, I have a lot of respect for the way you are dealing with this, I must say,” said the US President in a rare compliment to a journalist.
Hours before the meeting, he had attacked the mediator on a social network: “See the prejudice, hatred and rudeness on the part of 60 Minutos and CBS. Tonight’s anchor Kristen Welker is much worse!“, wrote.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump, in the last debate before the US election, with mediator Kristen Welker in the background – Photo: Jim Bourg / Pool via AP
According to CNN analysis, Kristen Welker was the most effective moderator of the debate season. “She refused to be bullied by Trump or to let one of the candidates talk about her for a long time”.
CNN called Welker’s performance “balanced and sharp” and said the mediator “succeeded where Fox News’ previous moderator Chris Wallace was defeated.”
Chris Wallace himself, who failed to put order in the first debate, praised his colleague. “First of all, I’m jealous”, Wallace said when asked on Fox News about his impressions shortly after the debate ended. “I would like to be able to moderate this debate.”
The New York Times reported that the mediator had a calmer “Trump 2.0”, but said that Welker “was polite but firm in guiding the discussion” and “took control when necessary”.
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Born on July 1, 1976, Welker is a journalist, works on the NBC channel and is a White House correspondent and co-host, along with Peter Alexander of “Weekend Today” (Saturday’s edition of “Today”).
The daughter of a white engineer father and a black real estate broker mother, she graduated from Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia in 1994 and from Harvard as a Bachelor of Arts in 1998.
The 44-year-old journalist is married to John Hughes, a marketing executive, and is not affiliated with any party. With yesterday’s mediation, Welker became the first black woman to moderate a presidential debate since ABC’s Carole Simpson in 1992.
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