ATLANTA, Ga. (WDNews) – President Biden and former president Trump will participate in the first debate of the 2024 general election on Thursday, June 27 at 10 p.m. CST.
The debate, hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, will have new rules this year following the chaotic 2020 presidential debate.
Both parties have agreed to the new rules which include:
- No live audience
- Microphones will be muted unless a candidate is directed to speak
- Candidates are not allowed to bring pre-written notes or props
- A coin toss determined positions and the order of closing statements
The candidates are only permitted to have a pen, paper, and a bottle of water during the debate.
According to CNN, Biden’s campaign won the coin toss and chose the podium to the viewers’ right. As a result, the Trump team chose to deliver the final closing statement of the evening.
This debate happens less than 5 months out from Nov. 5, Election Day.
The moderators of Thursday’s debate will be Dana Bash, CNN’s chief political correspondent, and Jake Tapper, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent. Both are hosts of CNN’s Sunday political talkshow, “State of the Union.”
The debate will air live on CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español and the streaming platform Max. Viewers who do not have a cable subscription can watch on CNN.com.
CNN is also sharing its feed with other broadcast and cable news networks so that they could simulcast the debate. That means you can also watch it on Fox News, ABC, ABC, NBC, C-SPAN, and other news networks.
The 90-minute debate will include two commercial breaks, according to the network, and campaign staff may not interact with their candidate during that time.
The next debate will be hosted by ABC News in September.
