NBC's Welker sharp in first turn as debate moderator - Black News Channel

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NBC's Welker sharp in first turn as debate moderator - Black News Channel

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Moderator Kristen Welker — with the help of an offstage mute button — helped give Americans the substantive, crackling debate over leadership that had been missing so far during the 2020 presidential campaign. The NBC News White House correspondent worked hard Thursday to keep control of the second and final encounter between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, steering but not stifling exchanges. Midway through the debate, she even received a compliment from the Republican president, who said, 'So far, I respect very much the way you handled this.' […]

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