Biden and Trump debate in Atlanta for the presidential debate

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Current and former presidents are expected to take the stage together in Atlanta next week for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election.

This promises to be a historic evening. It will be the first general election debate held in Atlanta, the first debate between a sitting president and a former president, and the first presidential election in the modern broadcasting era.

Here’s what else to know about the upcoming debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump:

When is the presidential debate?

Thursday, June 27 at 9 p.m. ET.

Who is hosting the presidential debate?

CNN.

Where will the presidential debate take place?

Inside the CNN Atlanta studios in Midtown near 10th Street.

How long will the presidential debate be?

90 minutes.

Who moderates the presidential debate?

CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate, according to the network.

How can I watch the presidential debate?

The debate will be broadcast live on CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español, CNN Max and CNN.com. The debate will also air on CBS, so you can watch it on Atlanta News First.

What are the rules of the presidential debate?

CNN said no audience would be present during his debate.

Both candidates’ microphones will be muted until it is their turn to speak. They also will not be allowed to interact with campaign staff during commercial breaks.

No props or pre-written notes will be allowed on stage. Both candidates will, however, receive a pen and a pad of paper.

To qualify for the CNN debate, the network said candidates would need to reach at least 15% in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters, and appear on enough state ballots to meet the threshold. of 270 electoral votes to win the presidency – the same standards. organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

CNN said Thursday that Trump and Biden met those standards, but independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not.

Trump will also deliver the final closing statement of the debate, which was determined by a coin toss, CNN reported Thursday.

Will there be more presidential debates?

Biden and Trump also agreed to a second debate. It will be hosted by ABC on September 10.

What makes this presidential debate different from previous ones?

This is the first general election debate held in Atlanta.

It’s also the first debate between a sitting president and a former president, according to CNN.

This is the first presidential election in the modern broadcasting era. Biden and Trump are their party’s presumptive nominees. Neither formally accepted their respective parties’ nominations because the Democratic and Republican conventions were not held.

This will be the first televised general election game hosted by an individual network.

This is the first time in the modern era that a televised presidential debate will not be sponsored by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. Biden announced he would not participate in the fall debates sponsored by the commission, which has organized the debates for three decades. Biden had instead proposed that the media directly organize the debates between him and Trump.

The debate also marks the first time a convicted felon has participated in a presidential debate, let alone sought the nation’s highest elected office. It is also the first time a sitting US president has debated a convicted felon seeking to oust him from the White House.

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