Trump wants lifts banned at Debate

Former President Donald Trump raised an unusual issue days before his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, claiming that height adjustments behind the podium would not be allowed, calling it a form of cheating. The two are set to debate on Tuesday, September 10, at 9 PM ET, hosted by ABC News.

Former President Donald Trump has brought up a bizarre issue days before his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. The two presidential candidates will face-off on an ABC News hosted event on Tuesday, September 10, at 9 PM ET. On Saturday, the Republican nominee claimed that the upcoming debate will not allow for adjustments to their height behind the podium - and it is a form of cheating.

"No boxes or artificial lifts will be allowed to stand on during my upcoming debate with Comrade Kamala Harris. We had this out previously with former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg when he was in a debate, and he was not allowed a “lift.” It would be a form of cheating, and the Democrats cheat enough. “You are who you are,” it was determined!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

The Trump campaign is yet to clarify if the former president was talking about ABC's debate setting or was just speculating. The 78-year-old's post, however, referred to his past feud with the former New York City mayor, who Donald Trump had taunted as 'Mini Mike Bloomberg' during his 2020 Democratic nomination bid.

Trump had claimed that Bloomberg requested to stand on a box behind the podium during his Democratic primary debate in 2020. However, the former mayor did not make such a request.

"The president is lying. He is a pathological liar who lies about everything: his fake hair, his obesity, and his spray-on tan," a Bloomberg campaign spokesperson had said at the time.

Kamala Harris' height is around 5'4" and a half. Trump's height has been reported as 6'2" and 6'3".