This Thursday, June 27, an unprecedented debate is being held on CNN: presidential candidate Joe Biden faces his rival, former President Donald Trump. The challenge is to mobilize voters who have escaped the extreme polarization of American political life and who feel discouraged by this revenge. Once again, these elections could come down to a few tens of thousands of votes in a handful of states.
With our correspondents in the United States
Never before in American history has a debate between the two White House hopefuls been held so early in the campaign. And never before have Americans had to decide between candidates as veteran as the Democratic president, 81, and his Republican predecessor, 78.
It will be a three-way debate, “an ambush,” Donald Trump has been repeating for several days. The Republican candidate accuses Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, the two CNN journalists in charge of moderating this first presidential debate, of conspiring against him by favoring his rival. To avoid misunderstandings, the 90-minute televised face-to-face will be held without an audience in Atlanta and with a slight delay. CNN also reserves the right to cut the microphone of any candidate who speaks out of turn, reports David Thomson in Miami.
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