Debate Organizers Say They Will Make Format Changes For Next Time

A broadcast of the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is played on indoor TVs at The Abbey, which seated patrons at socially distanced outdoor tables, on Sept. 29, 2020, in West Hollywood, California. The debate being held in Cleveland is the first of three scheduled debates between Trump and Biden.

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Updated at 4:16 p.m. ET

After a debate plagued by interruptions and cross-talk — mostly from President Trump — many politicos, voters and journalists asked whether more could have been done to stop the chaos. Some asked whether the debates should continue at all.

The Commission on Presidential Debates, the independent, nonpartisan group that has sponsored the debates since 1988, responded Wednesday, saying it is considering changes to the format before the next matchup: