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Harris-Trump presidential debate 2024: date, time, channel, moderators

Harris-Trump presidential debate 2024: date, time, channel, moderators

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It is officially one week until the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

ABC News announced last month that the first debate will take place on Tuesday, September 10, at the National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia.

Trump announced in a post on Truth Social that he accepted the ABC debate on September 10 on the same terms as the CNN debate against Biden in June.

The rules for the final debate stipulated that each candidate's microphone would only be turned on when it was their turn, there was no studio audience, and candidates were not allowed to speak to their staff or bring notes during breaks. Both candidates were given only a pen and pad and a bottle of water.

At the end of August, Trump expressed doubts about whether he would participate in the debate, but shortly thereafter stated that he did not care much about the microphone rule.

“Why should I have the debate against Kamala Harris on this network?” Trump asked in a post on Truth Social. He criticized Jonathan Karl's interview with Tom Cotton on ABC's “This Week” and the show's commentary panel.

When will the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take place?

The debate is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10 in Philadelphia. ABC News announced that the debate will begin at 9 p.m. ET.

How to watch the presidential debate on September 10

The debate will air on ABC and stream on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu, the network announced Friday.

Who are the moderators of the September 10 presidential debate?

According to ABC, World News Tonight anchor and editor-in-chief David Muir and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis will serve as moderators.

The pre-debate primetime special, “Race for the White House,” will be hosted by Martha Raddatz, Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce and Rachel Scott and will begin at 8 p.m. ET, the network announced.

What are the qualification requirements for the September 10 presidential debate?

According to ABC News, here are the candidates' qualification requirements for the September 10 debate:

  • To serve as President, the qualifications set forth in Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution must be met
  • Must have submitted a declaration of candidacy to the Federal Election Commission
  • Must appear on a sufficient number of state ballots, as certified by the Secretary of State or the appropriate election authority in each state, to obtain a majority (270) of the electoral votes in the presidential election by September 3, 2024.
  • Participants must agree to the rules and format of the debate as outlined by ABC News.
  • All entrants must receive at least 15% approval in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet ABC News standards.
    • Polls must be conducted using probability sampling by one of the following companies or pairs of companies: ABC News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, The New York Times/Siena College, Quinnipiac University, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
    • The four skills surveys must be conducted by different organizations.
    • Polls must be conducted and published between August 1, 2024, and September 3, 2024. Only publicly published polls conducted entirely within this time period will qualify.

Contributor: George Fabe Russell, USA TODAY

Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on X. @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].

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