decorum

What they’re propagating is far more dangerous than the decline of decorum in politics, or the presidential use of swear words formerly associated with truck drivers and sailors.

It’s a break of decorum, both of theater protocol and personal boundaries.

Rather than urge Trump to maintain decorum and stick to the issues, Muir effectively brought the debate back to the issues: “Mr. President, I do want to drill down on something you both brought up. The vice president brought up your tariffs, you responded, and let’s drill down on this.”

They directly confronted an opponent, Joe Biden, generating headlines for days and had critics questioning whether they had breached some sort of unspoken political decorum.

It’s a break of decorum, both of theater protocol and personal boundaries.