Andrew Yang says his mic was turned off during portions of Democratic debate: 'It was like, oh f***'

Of the ten Democrats on stage, Yang received the shortest speaking time, clocking in at less than 3 minutes.

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang had more to say during Thursday night's debate, but claims he was unable to do so because his mic was not turned on.posted Friday morning, the entrepreneur said his lack of airtime was the result of his muted mic.

of him answering supporters' questions."And it's this sort of thing where—It's not like if you started talking, it takes over the convo. It's like I was talking, but nothing was happening. And it was like, 'Oh f---.'"."At no point during the debate was any candidate's microphone turned off or muted," they said.'s inquiry into whether the candidate has contacted NBC about the matter.

The remaining candidates all spoke for less than 10 minutes each, with Colorado Senator Michael Bennet receiving approximately 9.5 minutes, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand 7.5 minutes, former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper 5 minutes, Author Marianne Williamson 5 minutes and California Representative Eric Swalwell a little more than 4.5 minutes.

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