The moderators of the presidential debate hosted by ABC News have been criticized for not asking Donald Trump about the failed attempt on his life.
David Muir and Linsey Davis quickly moved on after the Republican candidate for president mentioned being shot at one of his rallies in Pennsylvania during Tuesday's debate.
Neither the moderators nor VP Kamala Harris acknowledged the shooting even after Trump brought it up himself when questioned about the January 6 riots at the Capitol.
Trump said he 'probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that [Democrats] say about me.'
He added: 'They talk about democracy. I’m a threat to democracy. They’re the threat to democracy.'
Muir interrupted the president as he spoke about the attempt on his life, saying 'we have a lot to get to,' before moving on to another topic.
Trump made the comments after Muir asked him whether he regretted anything he said in the run-up to the riots.
In an essay for The Federalist, editorial director Kylee Griswold slams the moderators for inquiring about January 6 while failing to ask VP Kamala Harris whether the Democrats' rhetoric could have lead to the attempt on Trump's life.
Griswold wrote: 'Imagine refusing to ask the current vice president whether she regrets any of her hateful anti-Trump rhetoric and the Biden administration’s weaponization of the federal government against Trump that may have inspired an armed nutbag to fire at his head.'
Many social media users have also highlighted the moderators' failure to discuss the topic.
One X user said: 'One of my favorite parts of the debate was Harris straight up not acknowledging the assassination attempt on Trump even though he brought it up clearly hoping that he could get into an exchange with her about it.'
Another added: 'One of the funniest moments is the debate is when Trump wanted to talk about the assassination attempt and the moderators just muted him.'
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