CNN has denied speculation and rumors that the feed for tonight's presidential debate on June 27 will be delayed by up to two minutes. The network has been accused by Don Jr. of extending the delay to help hide potential gaffes by President Biden. CNN has labeled these claims as false and a 'conspiracy theory.' Despite denying the 1-2 minute delay, CNN has not disclosed the exact length of the delay and has banned pool reporters from the event.
CNN has denied the 2 minute delay.
CNN reached out with a statement on why it banned pool reporters tonight. I asked the network to state how long the debate delay will be. They then stopped responding. CNN denies the 1-2 minute delay report below, but refuses to state the exact delay time. Why so secretive? https://t.co/QeFdFNSRhT
CNN denies rumor that it extended delay for debate to 1-2 mins to help hide Biden gaffes https://t.co/qWzBLpA61X
CNN is denying claims that there will be a delay in tonight’s presidential debate. CNN tells me, “this is false—a bit of a conspiracy theory going around.”
CNN denies speculation the debate feed will be delayed by up to two minutes amid claims from Don Jr. network wants to 'manipulate' the debate https://t.co/XZFPZPlAjV https://t.co/2DGWovN3mF