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The veteran journalist says she thought David Muir and Linsey Davis did “great” moderating the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

“I thought they did a great job, David and Linsey. I sent them both a note because I remember I have done it before and I thought it was like herding cats,” King, 69, says.

“Now, granted, we had more candidates and we have a studio audience which makes a difference, but they had the two of them and I thought they were great with the way they did the follow-ups and the questions that they asked.

I thought they did great.” King tells PEOPLE that the hardest component of serving as a moderator is that you “want to give both candidates equal time.”