Donald Trump Blames ‘Defective Mic’ For Debate Performance

According to the Associated Press, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump immediately told reporters following Monday’s presidential debate that there was something wrong with his microphone during his one-on-one with Hillary Clinton.

“Trump visited the media spin room after the Monday night debate and said, ‘They gave me a defective mic!'” AP reported. “He said he ‘wonder(s), was that on purpose?'”

CBS’s Sopan Deb was also present and reported on the same exchange:

!!!! In the spin room, Trump told reporters that he had a defective mic: “I wonder. Was that on purpose? Was that on purpose?” pic.twitter.com/thKq6Sj1sF

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) September 27, 2016

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