Trump vs. Harris Debate: When and Where to Watch, What Are the Rules

The clock is ticking down to the first Democratic-Republican presidential debate since Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden in the race. Still fresh in everyone’s minds is Biden’s poor and widely criticized performance in the debate with Trump, which raised questions about whether the 81-year-old politician can hold on for another four years. Here are the details you need to know ahead of the showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. NBC New York.

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Where and when will the debates between the candidates take place?

The first presidential debate of 2024 between 45th President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is set to take place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on September 10. A battleground state is one in which the outcome of a presidential election is unpredictable because a significant portion of voters can vote for either the Democratic or Republican candidate.

There will be no spectators in the hall.

The scheduled debate comes nearly three weeks after the conclusion of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, where Harris formally accepted the party's nomination following a tumultuous month that began with Biden's withdrawal from the race.

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What time does the debate start and how to watch it

The debate is scheduled for 21 p.m. ET and will be moderated by Linsey Davis and David Muir with ABC News.

The television news channel will broadcast the entire debate live and offer extensive primetime coverage beginning at 20 p.m. ET.

NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie will host a primetime special before the debate, beginning at 20 p.m. ET on NBC. The debate will then be broadcast live at 00 p.m. ET, hosted by ABC News.

Holt and Guthrie will continue broadcasting after the presidential debate ends.

Viewers can watch the matchup live on their local NBC channel or via streaming NBC 4 New York, which is available 24/7 and free on nearly every online video platform, including Peacock, YouTube, Samsung TV Plus, and the NBC News app on smartphones and smart TVs.

What are the rules?

ABC released the debate rules last week.

As in previous debates, microphones will be turned on only for the candidate whose turn it is to speak, and turned off when the other candidate speaks. Only moderators can ask questions.

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Trump won the coin toss and got to choose whether to deliver his closing remarks first or second. He chose the latter. Closing statements can last two minutes.

During the debate, each candidate will be given two minutes to answer each question, with a two-minute rebuttal and an additional minute to continue, clarify or respond.

Harris, however, was given the choice of her seat on stage. She chose the one on the left.

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