Chris Wallace Refuses To Help Liberals Smear Trump During Debates... Instantly Crushes Them With This Not long ago, Chris Wallace from Fox News claimed he was honored to be one of the people chosen to moderate the Presidential Debate this fall. He told Howard Kurtz that he intends to be fair, and avoid showing the same extreme bias others have demonstrated in the past. No, its very different, and Im very mindful of that, he said when asked if the role was different than hosting a Sunday show. It isnt coming up with a killer question, not coming up with the great follow-up. I see myself as a conduit to ask the questions and basically to get the two candidates, or as I say, if one of the other people is on the stage as well, one of the third part candidates, but to get the candidates to engage. I view it as kind of being a referee in a heavyweight championship fight. If itif it succeeds when its over, people will say, you did a great job. I dont even remember you ever even being on the stage. When Kurtz questioned whether Wallace was going to attempt to do any fact checking his answer was simple. Thats not my job. I do not believe it is my job to be a truth squad, he commented. Its up to the other person to catch them on that. I certainly am going to try to maintain some reasonable semblance of equal time. If one of them is filibustering, Im going to try to break in respectfully and give the other person a chance to talk. But I want it to be about themI want it to be as much of a debate, people often talk that its simultaneous news conferences. I want it to be as much of a debate as possible. What do you think? Do you applaud Wallace for understanding his role? 