Fox Contributor Agrees With Trump That The Presidential Debates Should Not Have Moderators

John Bolton: “Who Moderated The Lincoln-Douglas Debates? Nobody.”

From the September 20 edition of Fox News' Outnumbered:

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HARRIS FAULKNER (CO-HOST): So, your question was about the vagueness of it all. I guess, looking on the bright side, it means you can cover a lot of topics, but it also leave a lot of room for people to kind of go in one direction and maybe look at the drama more than the substance because it's not being driven by -- and to borrow a word from Josh Earnest today -- the narrative of having more succinct topics.

MEGHAN MCCAIN (CO-HOST): I want to say something that's a little politically incorrect, but one one of the things I'm actually curious about is how healthy Hillary Clinton is going to look, if she's going to get into a coughing fit, if she's going to look tired. I actually think this will be something that's really important and pivotal. Ambassador Bolton, you're shaking your head. Do you agree with me?

JOHN BOLTON: No, I think that's right. I have to say, I don't like these debates at all. I don't like the debates that occurred in the primary season.

FAULKNER: You don’t like the debates?

MCCAIN: You can watch it with me, I make it fun.

BOLTON: I haven't liked it for about 50 years. I think it ought to be a real debate between the candidates. I think Trump is onto something here.

SANDRA SMITH (CO-HOST): Moderators out?

BOLTON: Let me ask you a key question. Who moderated the Lincoln-Douglas debates? Nobody. There was a time keeper. That's all there was, and that's what we ought to go back to.

Related:

CNN: Donald Trump Calls For Debates With 'No Moderator'

Previously:

Trump Is On A Crusade To Influence The Presidential Debate Moderators

Donald Trump Doesn't Want CNN's Anderson Cooper As Debate Moderator Because He's “Unfair”

Donald Trump On Fox & Friends: “I Have A Set Of Things That I'll Be Doing If” Lester Holt Is Unfair When Moderating The Debate

Donald Trump Says He Supports Chris Wallace's Promise Not To Fact Check Candidates As Debate Moderator