It was reported by I think NBC Chicago that Trump refused to participate if they went ahead with the live fact checking as planned, which produced a standoff that delayed proceedings by about a half hour.
I’m not sure this has been substantiated by other sources.
EDIT: It’s mentioned briefly here, but somebody went into more detail in a tweet I don’t have on hand.
It was reported by I think NBC Chicago that Trump refused to participate if they went ahead with the live fact checking as planned, which produced a standoff that delayed proceedings by about a half hour.
I’m not sure this has been substantiated by other sources.
EDIT: It’s mentioned briefly here, but somebody went into more detail in a tweet I don’t have on hand.
This was an excerpt about it I grabbed from elsewhere.
Right, that was it, thank you!
So there was supposed to be fact checking live on the screen, and he refused?