CNN’s Dana Bash joined “Pod Save America” this week to discuss her experience moderating the June debate between Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, saying that the default off microphone rule imposed by the network turned out to be a “built-in set of guardrails” for the former president.
Bash — CNN’s chief political correspondent and anchor — has already had an impressive election cycle lineup, between moderating the first debate alongside Jake Tapper and landing the first interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz following their acceptance of the Democratic Party’s nomination.
“Pod Save America” host Jon Favreau kicked off the interview by asking about Bash’s process for preparing for the debate, which she noted was very different this time around with the newly imposed rules, including the microphone being turned off unless the candidate was speaking in their given time slot.