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topicnews · September 10, 2024

US Presidential Debate Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris: What to Expect, When and Where to Watch

US Presidential Debate Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris: What to Expect, When and Where to Watch

With just under two months to go before the 2024 US presidential election, the second general election debate of the campaign season and the first showdown between former President Donald Trump and US Vice President Kamala Harris will take place on Wednesday at 6:30 am IST.

According to the details, the battle of the titans for the ABC NewsThe moderated 90-minute debate will take place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. There will be no live audience or live microphones during the debate.

Previously, Kamala Harris’ team had written a letter to ABC News obtained through the WashingtonPostmentioned that the agreement would put the Democratic candidate at a disadvantage because it would prevent Trump from having personal talks with her.

“We suspect this is the main reason why his campaign team insists on muting microphones,” said The WP noted Team Harris’ letter to ABC News.

For the eagerly awaited debate, even Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller made it clear that they ABC Debate under exactly the same conditions as the CNN Debate.

The ABC The debate will be moderated by ABC News Live Prime host David Muir and World News Tonight host Linsey Davis.

Trump vs. Harris debate: When and where can you watch it?

The Trump-Harris debate will air on ABC News on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET (Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. IST) with two commercial breaks.

For live streaming you can tune in to ABC News Live, Disney+, Hulu and Fox News.

Accordingly ABC NewsTrump won the opportunity to choose the speaker’s seat and the order of closing remarks after winning a coin toss on Tuesday. Harris

Trump vs. Harris debate: Where the debate will take place

The debate will take place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

Debate Trump vs. Harris: Rules

Some rules have been set for the debate, starting with where the candidates will stand, which is behind the podium. The rules also specify what the speakers will get – water, pens and notepads.

Among other things, there will be no opening speech. Speakers will not be given early access to topics or questions. Closing remarks will only last two minutes.

In addition, speakers are not allowed to ask each other questions and written notes are prohibited.

Harris and Trump will each have just two minutes to answer questions, two minutes for rebuttals and one minute for further information, ABC reported.