Biden Campaign Spox: The Debate Should Be in ‘Studio with No Audience’ and ‘No’ RFK Jr.

BERMAN: “So you say no live audience. You want it in a television studio without an audience. Does that mean if the Trump campaign insist to an audience, no deal?”
Tyler: “Listen, I think the Trump campaign made their proposal very clear, when Donald Trump said he’d be willing to debate anytime, anywhere, any place. And so what and we want and what we have laid out is that we want to do this sooner rather than later. We should do it in June, after this criminal trial is likely to have concluded and after the president returns from the G-7 summit. It should be, yes, in studio with no audience so that the candidates can clearly articulate their visions for the country —“ [crosstalk]
BERMAN: “Is an audience — is an audience a deal breaker? Is an audience a dealbreaker for you?”
Tyler: “Listen, it’s Donald Trump who said he would do this anytime, anywhere, any place. So I don’t think that they should have any problems with what we have proposed. He’s the one who said he’s ready to go. So we should be set to go once we have proposals in from network. So we’re excited to debate. The question is will Donald Trump accept it?”
BERMAN: “I just issued a proposal right here. We’ll do it right here on ‘CNN NEWS CENTRAL.’ Happy — happy to oblige. No third party candidate? What if RFK is at 15 percent Robert Kennedy, Jr. At 15 percent in September, you still don’t think you should be on the stage?”
Tyler: “Listen, the reality here is that there are two candidates with a pathway to 270 electoral votes. That’s President Joe Biden and that’s Donald Trump, and the American people deserve to hear from them because that is the reality that we’re facing. That is the choice in this election. So we should have a debate between the two candidates on the issues. Joe Biden will articulate his historic record of accomplishment, his vision for the future, and Donald Trump will go out here and try to explain why he’s bragging about overturning Roe v. Wade, why he’s trying to rebuild an economy that only works for rich people like himself, why he’s trying to rule as a dictator on day one. That’s the debate that the American people deserve to see in primetime and that’s what we’re proposing here.”