Trump vs. Harris: ABC News Announces Debate Rules and Key Details

the first presidential debate between former president Donald Trump and vice president kamla Harris is set for next week the debate will be moderated by David mure and Lindsey Davis and will be conducted without an audience it will run for 90 minutes with two commercial breaks both candidates have agreed to the debate rules including the use of muted microphones when the other candidate is speaking and I have a debate coming up with this one and she didn't she didn't want to debate there will be no opening statements but each candidate will have 2 minutes to answer questions 2 minutes for rebuttal and one additional minute for follow-ups Trump won a virtual coin flip choosing to deliver the last closing statement while Harris selected the right Podium position no pre-written notes or props will be allowed and campaign staff will be restricted from interacting with candidates during breaks with recent polls showing a tight race this debate will be a critical opportunity for both candidates to sway undecided voters political news you can trust red blue Digest