 the bar was set relatively low for Trump because everyone expected Trump to lose his mind with the new format and act like a petulant child. They expected that. They said as much. They said, oh, he's temporary. He'll talk over. Here's what the mics will sound like when they're off. They really thought this was going to hurt the former president. They felt it would help the current president because he wouldn't get as rattled with someone yelling across at him, like that horrific incident that happened four years ago in the debate between the two.