Trump: I Don’t Want To Push ‘Conspiracy Theories’ But My Mic Was Bad

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at High Point University, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, in High Point, N.C. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Donald Trump on Tuesday morning complained that during the Monday night debate, his microphone was malfunctioning and that the volume was lower than that of Hillary Clinton’s microphone.

“I had a problem with a microphone that didn’t work,” he said on “Fox and Friends.” “My microphone was terrible. I wonder, was it set up that way on purpose? My microphone, in the room they couldn’t hear me, you know, it was going on and off. Which isn’t exactly great. I wonder if it was set up that way, but it was terrible.”

“It was on and off, and it was much lower than hers. I don’t want to believe in conspiracy theories, of course, but it was much lower than hers and it was crackling, and she didn’t have that problem,” he added. “That to me was a bad problem, you have a bum mic, it’s not exactly good.”

Trunmp also insisted that he does not have a cold or allergies when asked whether he was sniffling during the debate.

“No, no sniffles. No, You know, the mic was very bad, but maybe it was good enough to hear breathing, but there was no sniffles,” he said on “Fox and Friends.”

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  1. That doesn’t excuse the dumb ass answers you gave

  2. This is gonna be good !

  3. He’s right. His mic was bad. It was, well, turned on.

    What he really needed was a phone so he could call his lifeline, Sean.

  4. Why does the dog keep eating Donald’s homework?

  5. “… and the sky is green!”
    No sniffles.
    ho ho ho snort blow

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