He first presidential debate of the season general elections 2024 will take place in less than two weeks, and cnnthe show’s host network, published a set of rules for the event on Saturday.
He president biden and the former president donald trump previously agreed to participate in the debate of the cnnscheduled for June 27 in atlantaand in a debate on September 10 broadcast by ABC News. They thus skip a decades-old tradition of three meetings in the fall organized by the Bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates.
Other candidates from non-majority parties, such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.are less likely to participate in the debate of the cnn due to the requirements for access to the polls and surveys. According to cnn, trump and Biden They accepted the rules and format of the debate, which were outlined in letters the network sent to their campaigns in May. Here are the details:
During the debate there will be two advertising breaks. The inclusion of corporate sponsors is a novelty with respect to the events of the Presidential Debates Commission. Campaign staff will not be able to interact with their candidate during breaks, according to the network, which will deny Biden and trump the opportunity to meet with your advisors for an hour and a half.
Candidates will not give opening speeches at the beginning of the debate, but may make a final statement of two minutes, as confirmed on Saturday by the cnn.
The ninety minutes of debate will begin when the question is answered. first question. When a question is asked, each candidate will have two minutes to respond, followed by one-minute replies and responses to the replies. There will be another minute that can be used at the discretion of the moderators.
There will also be a visual reminder of the response time. Red lights visible to candidates will turn on when they have five seconds left to respond. The lights will turn solid red when the time has expired.
trump and Biden have agreed to locate themselves in uniform lecterns on the stage. Their positions on the stage will be determined by throwing a coin tossaccording to cnn.
The microphones of the candidates will be muted throughout the program, except when it is their turn to speak, in an effort to limit interruptions seen in previous debates. cnn said that the debate moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash “They will use all tools at their disposal to enforce timelines and ensure a civil discussion.”
Each candidate You will receive a pen, a notepad and a bottle of water. No props or written notes of any kind will be allowed on stage.
CNN previously confirmed that there would be no public in the studio during June debatewhich has not happened in many previous presidential debates.
In debates, the audience is usually instructed to remain silent, except at the beginning and end of the program. But that rule has not always been followed, which has led to cheers and boos that have interrupted the proceedings.
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