How’s Steve Scully doing?"

So what made Trump change his mind?

“I would have liked to be able to moderate that debate” (viaNew York Times).

Donald Trump and Kristen Welker

A consummate pro on a big and difficult stage" (viaDeadline).

Of course, Welker had one huge advantage over Wallace: part-timemuted microphones.

Perhaps because of that, Trump’s behavior transformed; theNew York Timeseven called him “Trump 2.0.”

Kristen Welker