US Presidential Election Debate: Harris and Trump Face Off

US Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Trump held a televised presidential election debate at 10 Eastern Time (11th Taiwan Time) expected to determine the winner of the debate. In the final sprint of selection.

Debate Details

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Time: 9pm ET on the 10th

Duration of Debate: 90 minutes (with 2 commercial breaks)

This presidential debate was hosted by the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and took place in a studio without a live audience like previous Biden-Trump debates. CBS News will host the vice presidential debate on October 1.

Debate Moderators

ABC “World News Tonight” anchors David Muir and Lynsey Davis hosted the questions. Sponsors will not disclose questions or issues to campaigns or candidates in advance. Moderators will try to maintain time protocol and ensure that the debate is conducted in a civil manner.

Debate Rules

The night before the debate, both sides used a video coin toss to select the order in which Trump would make his closing arguments. Harris chose to stand on the left, where the podium is to the right of the screen;

A pen, stack of paper and a water bottle will be provided at the podium, no props or pre-written notes are allowed.

There will be no opening remarks for the debate Candidates have 2 minutes to answer questions, 2 minutes to rebut, add, clarify or reply and 2 minutes to conclude their arguments. Campaign workers are not allowed to contact candidates during commercial breaks.

When it’s their turn to speak, the candidate’s microphone will be on, while the other candidate’s microphone will be muted. Additionally, candidates are not allowed to ask each other questions.