According to Reuters, citing a source familiar with the matter on September 4, Ms. Harris agreed to the rule of muting the microphone before it was her turn to speak. This will be the first debate between Mr. Trump and Ms. Harris since the current vice president replaced US President Joe Biden on the election race in July.
US Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and former US President Donald Trump
The decision ends a long-running dispute between Trump and Harris over how to conduct the September 10 debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Harris’s campaign had pushed for live microphones because they would allow for a substantive exchange between the candidates, while Trump’s campaign wanted the microphones turned off.
According to a source familiar with the matter, Vice President Harris’s campaign is still hoping for moments when ABC News, the host of the debate on September 10, will be forced to turn on the microphones so that candidates can answer each other. However, ABC News clarified on September 5 that a candidate’s microphone will only be turned on when it is his turn to speak and will be muted when another candidate speaks.
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ABC News added that other rules agreed upon by both sides include no opening statements, two minutes for each candidate to make a closing statement, no props or pre-written notes allowed on stage, no sharing of topics or questions in advance, and no questions from candidates. Each candidate will have two minutes to answer each question, three minutes to respond, and an additional minute to follow up, clarify, or respond to their opponent.
Former President Trump won the coin toss on September 3 to determine the podium and the order of closing remarks. Accordingly, Mr. Trump chose the speaking order and gave the final closing remarks. Ms. Harris chose the podium position on the right screen, meaning Mr. Trump was on the left side of the stage.
Following the presidential debate, Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance will debate on CBS News on October 1.
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