Trump tangles with Wallace: ‘I guess I’m debating you’
President Trump and Fox News’s Chris Wallace tangled early in the presidential debate on Tuesday night, with the president growing frustrated when Wallace insisted on steering the conversation as moderator.
Wallace pressed Trump to explain his health care plan, saying that the president is seeking to repeal the Affordable Care Act but doesn’t have a backup.
Trump continually interjected, leading Wallace to grow frustrated.
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“Mr. President I’m the moderator of this debate and I’d like you to let me ask my question,” Wallace said.
“I guess I’m debating you, not him,” Trump shot back.
Trump has expressed frustration at times with Wallace and Fox News, believing the network should not be critical of his administration.
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