Prior to Tuesday night's first presidential debate, moderator Chris Wallace of FOX News (opens in new tab) said he wanted to "keep as low a profile as possible." At times, he certainly delivered on that promise. Wallace allowed President Trump to deviate from the topic at hand and watched as Joe Biden and Trump talked too much to each other during the first 10 minutes of the 90-minute debate. Wallace also initiated a direct debate with Trump and was criticized by the right for siding with Biden.

The left and right were unanimous' People were incredibly frustrated with Wallace's performance as debate moderator, leaving only one word to describe the evening: chaos. The parties' reactions to Wallace's debate moderating were as follows.