There is less and less time left for Joe Biden and Donald Trump to measure their strength. They will do it in a historic presidential debatesome 90 minutes of high tension that will be broadcast live on laSexta early this Friday morning.
It’s about a historical debate, considered the most transcendental in decades and capable of turning a corner in the race to the White House. Americans and much of the world know how important all the details of face-to-face are. The debate stage is one of them. And the current president and Democratic candidate, Joe Biden will enter and stand at the lectern to the right of the screens.. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, former president and Republican candidate, will enter and occupy the lectern to the left of the screens.
There will be a space of two and a half metres between the two candidates and in front of them will be moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, journalists from the CNN network that will broadcast the debate.
The details of the face to face
In the first presidential face-to-face of 2024 Each candidate will have two minutes to answer questions. although they will also have a minute for questions, to clarify counterarguments and, if they wish, to clarify something they have said.
Besides, The debate moderators may intervene if they wish to do so. They will therefore grant, at their discretion, one more minute to each candidate to speak again if they need to make any clarifications.
There will be no public
Unlike what is usually tradition in the United States, this face to face will not have an audienceBut that is not the only novelty of the event: when the time assigned to each person is up, their microphone will be cut off.
Both Biden and Trump They will know how much time they have left by looking at the cameras in front of them. A kind of traffic light has been placed above them: when it is yellow it will mean that they have 15 seconds left. When they flash red, you have 5 seconds to finish, and when the red is solid, it means your time is up.
In addition to the traffic lights in front of them, candidates also You will be able to tell by looking at the lectern whether your microphone is on or not. and thus avoid any confusion and that both are clear about whether they are being heard or not.
