| Submit your comments on this article |
| Home Front: Politix |
| When is the first US presidential debate between Biden and Trump? |
| 2024-06-21 |
| [BBC] WHEN AND WHERE IS THE DEBATE? The debate begins at 21:00 EST (01:00 GMT) on Thursday 27 June. It takes place live on CNN from Atlanta, Georgia. The event will also be aired on CNN International, CNN en Español, CNN Max and the CNN website. Stay tuned for the BBC's coverage and analysis on our live blog. WHAT ARE THE RULES? Veteran CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the debate. The network says it will last 90 minutes and include two commercial breaks. The two candidates flipped a coin on Thursday to determine their podium placement and the order of their closing statements. The Biden campaign picked tails, and the president has elected to appear at the podium on the right hand side of the screen, with Trump to his left. But the former president will get the last word at the debate, as he opted for Mr Biden to deliver his closing statement first. Both candidates will stand for the debate. Reports suggesting that Mr Biden requested a seat for the event are inaccurate, according to his campaign. Campaign staff are not allowed to interact with either candidate over the course of the event, including during each break. Each man will be given a pen, a pad of paper and a bottle of water - but no props or pre-written notes are allowed on stage. Unlike in their previous showdowns, the candidates will have their microphones muted except for when it is their turn to speak. There will also be no studio audience - and CNN intends to "enforce timing and ensure a civilised discussion". This is the earliest televised US general election debate since 1960. It is also the first one since then to not be organised by its traditional host, the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). |
| Posted by:Skidmark |