Commission says there were 'issues' with Trump's audio during debate

<p>&quot;They also gave me a defective mic,&quot; Donald Trump told reporters after Monday night&#39;s debate.</p><p>It turns out Trump might have been right.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/clinton-campaign-wants-voters-to-know-alicia-machado/">This Is The Woman The Clinton Campaign Wants Voters To Know</a></b></p><p>In what is quite possibly the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.debates.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=69&cntnt01origid=27&cntnt01detailtemplate=newspage&cntnt01returnid=80" target="_blank">shortest statement ever</a>, the Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed Friday that there were issues with Trump&#39;s audio in the debate hall. But it didn&#39;t offer any specifics and didn&#39;t address a comment Trump made Tuesday morning.&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;I wonder, was it set up that way on purpose?&quot;&nbsp;<a href="http://video.foxnews.com/v/5143136624001/donald-trump-reacts-to-first-face-off-with-clinton/?playlist_id=930909787001#sp=show-clips" target="_blank">he said</a>&nbsp;Tuesday on &quot;Fox &amp; Friends.&quot;</p><p>Trump first told reporters about his microphone issue in the spin room following Monday&#39;s debate. He also seemed to sniffle during the debate, which led to video compilations online. He told &quot;Fox &amp; Friends&quot; the next morning he never sniffled. Rather,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/09/27/trump-says-no-sniffles-mic-bad/91158780/" target="_blank">he blamed</a>&nbsp;the repeated sniffling sound on a bad microphone.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/trump-campaign-raises-18m-after-debate/">Trump Campaign Touts Donation Windfall After The Debate</a></b></p><p>As of Friday afternoon, Trump had not commented on the commission&#39;s admission. And neither had Hillary Clinton, who responded to Trump&#39;s comment the day after the debate.</p><p>&quot;Anybody who complains about the microphone is not having a good night,&quot; Clinton told reporters aboard her campaign plane.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/trump-s-charity-might-not-be-properly-registered/">The Legal Status Of Donald Trump&#039;s Charity Is Questionable</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/donald-trump-deposition-video-finally-goes-public/">Donald Trump Deposition Video Finally Goes Public</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/report-says-trump-s-business-violated-the-us-cuba-embargo/">Report Says Trump&#039;s Business Violated The US Embargo Against Cuba</a></li></ul>