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Football also rules
Do you think that the entire United States is paralyzed before the long-awaited debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump? It is not entirely true. In Atlanta, it is also played today a Copa America match between the USA and PanamaMany bars in the city broadcast sports and seem to ignore this high-voltage political encounter.
02:45
Propaganda in Spanish
Both campaigns have paid for signs and mobilized supporters to attack the opponent. This poster against Donald Trump, which mocks his recent conviction for tax fraud in elections, has been seen in Atlanta, where the debate is taking place.
02:37
Biden arrives at the debate site.
President Biden has arrived at the location of the CNN studios at 20:32 local time, 02:32 on Friday in Spain. Now it is time to finalize the preparations for the debate for less than half an hour, and at 9:00 p.m. the most anticipated face-to-face begins.
02:28
Everything ready for the most decisive debate
At 9:00 p.m. Atlanta time, 03:00 this Friday in mainland Spainthe first of two debates of the 2024 US election campaign begins. It will last 90 minutes.
The two candidates are going to arrive at the McCamish Pavillion stadium, at Georgia Tech University, with just enough time, to see the studio where they are going to meet and take their seats. The preparations have been made in hotels in Atlanta, after arriving directly from the airport this Thursday.
Joe Biden has been at the Camp David presidential residence for a week with hardly any public agenda. Donald Trump says that he has not needed to prepare and has had meetings and rallies until Monday.
The debate is being organised and broadcast by CNN, whose headquarters are in Georgia. The next meeting will be in September, and will be organised by ABC.
02:20
«Donald Trump is the candidate of peace»
One of Donald Trump’s main allies, the businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, says moments before the debate that Donald Trump’s message to the rest of the world, to the international community, is that the US “no longer wants useless wars.” «Donald Trump is the president of peaceHow can we know? Look at his four years in government. We are now closer to World War III than we have ever been in our entire lives. Four years ago, with Trump, there was global peace, global stability, prosperity. If they want peace, Trump is his candidate, if they want war, they should vote for the other,” he said.
00:52
“Trump has set the bar very low”
The governor of California, Gavin Newsomspoke briefly with ABC.es and explained that President Joe Biden’s team is confident because Donald Trump has given them the bar very low by accusing the Democrat of dementiaof cognitive impairment and even go drugged to conferences and debates. Many see Newsom as a natural successor to Biden, a charismatic and young politician, with many successes behind him, from his years as mayor of San Francisco. He is now making points to run for president in the not-too-distant future. Compared to Biden’s 81 years, Newsom is 56.
00:46
Fight vote by vote
The arrival of Joe Biden and Donald Trump in Atlanta has led to cut streets in a city paralyzed. Just this Thursday, a match between the United States and Panama in the Copa America is taking place in this city. Near the stadium where the candidates will meet, the McCamish Pavilion at Georgia Tech University, there is a supporters of the two politicians showing signs before the debate.
This is a highly contested state where in 2020 Biden won by just 12,000 votes out of four million. Polls this year show Trump ahead. The campaigns fight for all the votes between now and November 5.
00:28
An unusual debate: the basic rules
The first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump taking place today at CNN headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, is unusual for many reasons:
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It is held in June, while these face-to-face meetings usually take place in September or October.
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It is the first debate that takes place before the congresses of the two parties in which the candidate is confirmed.
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It will be the first of only two, when three are normally scheduled.
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It is the first since 1960 in which there is no audience, since the two candidates are alone on an isolated set.
These are the basic rules of the debate, accepted by the two candidates:
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It will last 90 minutes, with two advertising breaks.
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There will be two moderators: Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, both from CNN.
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Candidates will not be able to consult with their advisors even during breaks.
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The microphone will only be open when the person whose turn it is is speaking, to avoid interruptions.
