“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has issued an apology for his performance as the moderator of the Pennsylvania gubernatorial debate earlier this week.
“I thought that as moderator, I was to provide a certain light-hearted approach while still being able to challenge the candidates on their record or positions,” Trebek wrote in a statement to the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I didn’t realize I was to ask a simple question and then let the gentlemen go at each other.”
The game show host was asked to host Monday’s debate between the two candidates for Pennsylvania governor, incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf and Republican challenger Scott Wagner.