Fox News’ Chris Wallace Picked to Moderate First Presidential Debate

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Fox News host Chris Wallace has been picked by the Presidential Debate Commission to moderate the first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden.

The debate is scheduled for September 29th.

According to Fox News:

“FOX News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace has been selected to moderate the first presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced Wednesday.

Other moderators announced for future debates are Susan Page of USA Today, Steve Scully of C-SPAN and Kristen Welker of NBC News.

Wallace was widely praised for his performance moderating a 2016 debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton when he became the first Fox News anchor to be selected to moderate a general election debate.

“We are grateful to these experienced journalists, who will help ensure that the general election presidential debates continue to serve their unique educational purpose of helping the public learn about the candidates. Each individual brings great professionalism to moderating and understands that the purpose of the 2020 debate formats is to facilitate in-depth discussion of major topics,” CPD co-chairs Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Dorothy S. Ridings and Kenneth Wollack said in a statement.

The first debate will consist of six, 15-minute segments, on topics selected by Wallace. The topics will be announced one week prior to the debate.



  1. Fox News’ Chris Wallace Picked to Moderate First Presidential Debate???? This Liberal should not have been picked. He hates Trump and everyone knows it. This LIBERAL IS A REAL RADICAL. NOT FARE TO TRUMP.

    1. Give me a break-Chris Wallace is a Democrat hack posing as a Republican! What a terrible choice by Fox News!

        1. That’s a fact. Everytime yoju turn around they;re pushing stupid Biden down our throats…..talk about betrayal….

        2. Tucker, Sean and Laura are trying real hard to keep the station from going too far left. They should move to OAN or Newsmax when they get fired.

      1. Fox didn’t pick him — Chris Wallace has been picked by the Presidential Debate Commission —
        In any case an ^ $ $ hat if there ever was one, worse than walter cronkite, “the war is now unwinnable” and hanoi jane sympathizer!

    2. Whoa! This is what Trump needs! It’s a great tactical advantage! He can with fact shred the SOCOFA party (hijacked Democrat party name) mantra.
      SOCOFA: SOcialist COmmunistic FAscist
      If these people win the election THE USA, United States of America ends and becomes the NEW USA, United Socialists of America. That’s bad!! PRESIDENT TRUMP Must be reelected!!

      1. Well yeah, except for one thing~~ Wallace is a liberal and doesn’t like our President. This is not a good thing.
        If the Dims win the election it will be through cheating and there will be a war.

      2. It will take a huge amount of prayers and sacrifices to get President Trump Re-Elected. Heaven is looking for a moral change and people are not delivering that change to God’s satisfaction.

        1. Yes….and what happens? When God gets disgusted…like he did centuries ago with the Israelites when they refused to repent of their sins….God used the King of Babylon’s armies to destroy Jerusalem and many other cities…..look what’s happening now. All these people who are turning their backs on God…..beware of His wrath….

    3. Fox – you are on a slippery slope, why Chris Wallace? Is Soros paying you too to see if he can slip Trump up to lose election? Of all the people, Chris shouldn’t be selected he should be fired along with Juan.

      1. When are they going to pack up George Soros and run him out of the country? This guy came to American then when young then turns his back on it and pays off a bunch of people to turn on our nation…..it sure isn’t his.

    4. Just another insult. Wallace is ready to be admitted to assisted living. He will have a lot of time to watch FOX commercials once he is admitted.

    5. Fair or not, wonder if they will give joe the questions ahead of time. First debate should be moved up before early voting starts in over 20 states.

    6. what a joke!and topics will be announced one week before the debate?why don’t wallace just give joe the questions beforehand like hillary! but not to sweat.he won’t remember the questions never mind the answers!screw wallace!

    7. I remember the 2016 debate where “FOX conservative” Megyn Kelly spent the entire show attacking Trump. Chris Wallace is just Megyn II.

    1. Before this Commisson of Presidential Debates there was the League of Women Voters . BOTH ARE LIBERAL GROUPS ! FOX has no say in who was picked but I’m certain the leadership at FOX is thrilled w their choice! FNC is no longer a Conservative News Channel!

  2. Wow! Chris Wallace, YGBSM! The biggest closet Leftist since Megan. So far a Left Loser that it takes both Tucker and Hannity to begin to balance him out.

    Well, at least it is non Don Lemon. Well, on second thought ……..

      1. C’mon man, why would Joe answer the questions asked? Are you trying to bait him by bringing up reality? Joe invents reality regularly.

  3. Why isn’t Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson or Laura Ingraham being asked to moderate these presidential debates? Chris Wallace is a never Trumper and Democrat hack. Who is making the decisions to choose the moderators for these presidential deabtes? There should be some balance. Every election year these debates are abounded with Democrat hacks. Who impose left wing questions against the Republican incumbent. Where are the Republican opposition to denounce this decision?

  4. Sadly Fox is sliding into lockstep with the Democrat Propaganda Machine. Wallace is a flying Libertard and no way near fair and balanced. I mostly watch One America News now, except for the evening conservative lineup on Fox.

    1. Since when do they get the questions a week ahead of time? That decision is strictly for
      Biden. They will probably give him prompters for the questions too! I dislike Chris
      Wallace. He is just like his father! A pompus know it all. He hates TRUMP! Where is the
      fairness in this debate?

  5. No surprise that Fox chose a liberal. Wallace is nothing less than a never Trumper….sure to look for ways to benefit the communist (Democrat) party USA.

  6. They should have picked Tucker Carlson or Sean Hannity. Wallace is too much a leftist. He will go soft on Biden, and tough on Trump. Watch how he poses the questions.

    1. So now there are four liberals moderating. That’s really balanced, isn’t it? er Why can’t we ever have 2/2 L & C’s?

    2. I will be watching this debate CLOSELY.!!!! I think it may turn out to be very intertaining, even with the Demoncraps cheating. President Trump is a whole lot smarter than any of the Demons who will try to trap and shoot him down. It won’t fly.

    1. Trump has taken 4 yrs of liberal BS & totally biased questions. He will not tolerate the same being done at the debates. He will either take charge of the debates, make the moderators look like fools, walk off the stage or all of the above.

  7. Chris Wallace…sweet Jesus another damn liberal biased POS. Why could they send Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin. Or Russ Limbaugh.
    Biden’s going to get a pass because the whole panel is made up with liberals.

      1. A hidden microphone for Joe Bidet. Watch his head when he speaks. I’ll bet you anything they will be feeding him the answers.

  8. Once again a wolf in sheeps clothing! The liberals offer a Fox news man who is the most liberal of their network to help make creepy Joe look good. If they wanted to be fair they would have picked Tucker and one liberal newsman.

    1. You might know they would choose a never Trumper. Tucker or Sean can do a more fair debate. Seems like Fox is swinging to more liberal that”s all we need. They will lose their viewers if that continues.

  9. None of the debates will be fair. He won’t bring up why hasn’t Biden condemned the rioting, looting, arson, and killings. He won’t bring up any relevant items. They need to get a real conservative in there. They won’t give fluff questions to Democrats.

    1. I agree but it will be Trump who will charge favoritism. As the sitting POTUS he won’t sit back and allow to be sandbagged by Wallace. If he’s smart Trump will indist upon fairness rt from the get go! I have yet to hear a single objection from the Left to these choices & that says a lot!!

  10. Figures! FOX news is going left & I guessed correctly that they chose leftist chris wallace. Why not ask Mark Levin, Sean, Lou, or Laura? Time to switch to NEWSMAX TV regularly.

  11. Well now we know for sure FOX is moving/has moved to a democratic platform. Wallace is so against President Trump it is disgusting.

  12. Are you kidding me? You chose a big time Biden loving Liberal? That’s totally unfair and such a “setup” for Biden and our President! Shame on whoever did this! Awful choice!!!

  13. And by the way, I, like so many, are getting closer and closer to changing channels! If it weren’t for Tucker, Hannity, Laura, Greg, Jesse and Judge Jeannie I wouldn’t be watching! What has happened to you? Conservatives need a place to go to get fair news. You are changing and not for the better Fox!!!!

    1. Liberal Murdoch son was running things! Then former House Speaker Paul Ryan ( a never Trumper) was named to the board

  14. Who made the decision that Chris Wallace should moderate? The DNC? If Fox made the decision, shame on them! They are driving away their viewers in droves! The only Fox worth watching is the evening lineup.

  15. Really? Wallace? 1. He’s a Democrat 2. He has not been fair to Trump in ANY of his previous interviews w the President. 3. With so many other competent FNC journalist/commentators to choose from this is clearly stacking the deck in the Dems favor. This Presidential Commission on Debates is no different than the League of Women Voters that used to pick the moderators. They were very liberal & one only needs to look back to the Obama/ McCaine debates where Obama got fluff questions whilst McCaine got much tougher ones. If Wallace simply asks the questions, allows the candidates to respond & doesn’t interject follow-ups or worse yet like Candy What’s Her Last Name did to Romney by correcting , incorrectly his response, it might go OK. I dint know the C-Span person nor his politics but clearly the others represent left leaning organizations, esp NBC! That is NOT a level field by any measure!

  16. At least SLEEPY JOE can’t molest any children at the debate! PRESIDENT TRUMP will destroy Creepy Joe as well as Commie Chris!!!! Both HATE this country, both have an agenda! Trump has all the power and witt to slam them both!!!!! Trump 2020🇺🇸🇺🇸

  17. Chris Wallace a “moderate”. Say WHAT??? He leans so far left it’s a wonder that he can still walk upright. This is so unfair. What ever happened to unbiased moderators.???? The last one gave Killery the questions way before the debate so she could use them to her advantage. She still came out on the short end of the stick, and her later fiasco of calling conservatives, “deplorables”, really rang her bell. Her politically death knoll bell. I hope that the same will be true of Joe Bidet. Of course, if he for some reason can’t be there, then they will substitute CommonLaw Harris.

  18. He’s not exactly what we Fox viewers would call a “Fox News” representative. He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

  19. Let’s hope Bioden won’t be ‘wired’ like Hillary was during those debates. We kjnow Biden cannot debate…he has trouble putting two sentences together..For the liberals to agree to a debate, they are up to something…no good!!

  20. It’s too bad they can’t have two moderators for the debate. Kamala Harris could as Joe questions and Chris Wallace could ask Pres. Trump questions. What could be more fair?

  21. Wallace??? Why didn’t they pick someone more conservative, like Don Lemon? This Presidential Debate Group has got to be made up of hardcore libs and never-Trumpers…

  22. Wallace is a “pragmatic Democrat”, whatever that means. I’ll watch the first debate ONLY to find out if he runs it evenly for both. AND asks meaningful questions, meaning no “soft balls” to either.
    I’ll be watching that one with interest.

  23. CHRIS WALLACE IS AS ‘BIAS’ AS THEY COME.
    WHY NOT ALLOW TREY GOWDY AND JIM JORDAN for TRUE AND HONEST QUESTIONS. NO SOFTBALLS !! GIVE US A BREAK !!!!!

  24. Waste of time. Chris Wallace should be given the same walking papers, just like his old man got. This idiot will ask Donald Trump loaded insulted dehumanizing opinionated questions, then ask sleepy old dysfunctional sickly dementia laden Joe Biden what color the sky is. Ignore 47 years of abuse, nepotism to get him and family rich quick, corruptness, and ineffectiveness in all these years of government, no answers in fixing government then, even less knowledge to lead today than he had before 47 years experience, dumb then, and today he’s stupid and damaged. Nothing but clear skies from now on. That would be just another lie. FOX, today is busy pushing proverbial drugs, endlessly, with old folks homes, over priced supplements and drugs, and other various and sundry expensive products in endless commercials, all for old people with dysfunctional parts. One can watch a whole movie just during FOX commercial breaks. DUMP WALLACE Trump 2020

  25. Fox News has gone completely anti-Trump. He was one of the host commenting on the Trump Convention. It turned my stomach, so I changed channels to CBS, which was anti-bias against Trump. I enjoyed their comments. Fox News has lost me

  26. Wrong Guy. Of all the Very Smart on air personnel they come up with Wallace? Bad move FOX. Tucker would have been a much better moderator or Watters. Bad Move.

    1. Apparently FOX did not choose! But they haven’t objected yet either!! Were I Brett Baier, Tucker Carlson , Laura Ingraham or a few others, I’d be pissed but they’re all team players & you won’t hear a single objection to Wallace being picked. Clearly the left has the upper hand w the
      Moderators but I’m confident that Trump can handle that easily! My only concern is if Biden gets on air coaching! The drug test requested by Trump ought to be done but it won’t be!

  27. Oh PLEACE!!!! GAG ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!get that asshole Wallace who is another traitor to the free press of the USA…I am a Latino and a DEMOCRAT but he is dirt and do not respect the PRESIDENT OF THE USA

  28. Great pick…if you’re a Biden supporter. Wallace has never tried to hide his contempt for Trump. Wonder who made this totally biased decision.

  29. What in FOX are they smocking.Crack???
    ? Must be Ryan doing. Chris Wallace, this guy is as lib as Ryan and associates. It is absolutely appalling.

  30. That is a dirty blow to have all stations with Moderators against Trump! Chris Wallace is as bad as Juan Phillips! Pick someone sweet like Laura!

  31. Chis Wallace?? Are you kidding me? He’s a never Trumper and everyone knows it. Bad choice by Fox. OAN is a much better news channel to watch.

  32. The so-called non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates has exposed itself. There is not one unbiased and non-partisan moderator named. Fortunately, Trump will smoke creep,sleepy Joe, regardless of any action by the moderators. Nothing these leftist political hacks do can to keep Biden from getting his butt kicked. TRUMP 2020!!! MAGA 2020 !!!

  33. why are Americans letting the corrupt democrats, socialists and communists Fk’ up our country? Is anybody ready to fight for our country or are you going to “give” it away?

  34. Chris Wallace? Why not just let Chris Mathews do the questions. You remember him, don’t you? A never, never, never “Trumper”. It does not matter. You can’t trip up Trump anyway. He will chew him up.

  35. Everyone of the choices is a died in the wool democrat and Trump hater. How is this possible. I guess if your a democrat you don’t care what it looks like as long as your guy gets preferential treatment and you know that’s what is going to happen. Weasels and snakes.

  36. Again, the “non-partisan” Commission on Presidential Debates has shown their bias by choosing the most progressive anchor on Fox to moderate the debates. They can no longer hide their bias and claim they are being fair when they consistently choose moderators that favor the progressive socialist candidate. Did they even consider someone like Laura Ingraham? Or Tucker Carlson? Or even Jesse Watters? No, and they never will as they must shore up support for the progressive candidate no matter how “unfair and unbalanced” they appear. You just watch–Wallace will play “waffle ball” with Biden and “hardball” with Trump. The Commission should be ashamed–they’ve bared their liberal fannies for the entire country to see.

  37. Chris wallace is a liberal democrat. He represents the democrats. Fox says that they are “fair and balanced” but it leans to the left. Just as Sean Hannity speaks for the conservatives Chris wallace speaks for the democrats. Instead of having wallace be the moderator I recommend Rush Limbaugh, Mark Stein, Sean Hannity, Mike Adams, John B. Wells, or Dane Wigington. I can’t help but wonder if Chris wallace is planning to give the questions he plans to ask to Joe Biden before the debates. I wonder if Chris will help Joe Biden if the debates involve President Trump and Joe Biden discussing the questions he has asked. Can’t help but remembering Lester joining with Hillary during the last debates.

  38. I’d like to know who decides who the moderator will be for the Presidential debates? I certainly would not choose Chis Wallace, a known Trump-hater, if I as a viewer had a say.

  39. Couldnt get anyone at Fox closer to Biden unless you ask the democrats who are on panels to keep things balanced. Like Juan Williams and that woman who should be arrested for fraud last election, when she fed the question to Clinton a week early. I have no faith in Chrid Wallace being neutral.

  40. Well why did they pick that left leaning unintelligent ignorant no go asshole to be moderator probably won’t bother to watch.

  41. Even though they put this liberal POS in there to moderate, President Trump is still going to put Biden to shame and make him look like the idiot he really is.

  42. What a bummer, Chris Wallace a moderator…that’s why CNN was shut out. He’s just as bad as having Anderson Pooper on the panel

  43. So they pick the worst liberal,bias, hack to moderate, the debate, that is why Fox News has gone to the sewer like the rest of the fake news.PATHETIC.

  44. REALLY BAD choice. A Trump hater. I don’t think Joes handlers will let him debate anyway, so I guess it doesn’t matter. I for one, can’t stand Chris Wallace, and no one I know can, so how in the heck did he get picked over so many other good people???

  45. How is that good news? Wallace is a never Trump hack who is very biased against the President. I hope Trump shreds him into leaving public arena.

  46. Well isn’t that a hoot ? Noted Trump hater Wallace gets the honor of steering the debate in a biased manner against Trump. Who could have guessed that might happen . The debate will likely never happen, but if it does Joe has a friend working on his side. If the debate does happen, watch Wallace and see what I mean. I certainly will apologize if I have to, but I doubt I will.

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