Trump and Harris prepare for their first and potentially only 2024 debate vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are preparing for their first debate of the 2024 election this debate at the national Constitution Center in Philadelphia may be their only one-on-one encounter before election day the debate took a while to confirm as there was uncertainty over whether it would happen especially after President Biden exited the race in July Trump initially considered skipping the debate but after Harris accused him of backing out he agreed to participate during the debate each candidate will get two minutes to answer questions along with time for rebuttal and follow-ups microphones will only be turned on for the candidate speaking a format that Trump accepted Harris's team had wanted both mics on to allow more interaction but they eventually agreed to the rules