ABC News will broadcast the debate next month, which former President Donald J. Trump briefly backed out of after President Biden withdrew from the race. Mr. Trump then changed his mind.
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Former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to a debate to be hosted by ABC News on Sept. 10.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump will meet for the first time in a televised debate on ABC in September, a critical test in a fluid campaign that should draw tens of millions of viewers and that once had appeared to be in doubt.
Mr. Trump had committed to the debate in May but wavered after President Biden, following a disastrous debate performance in late June, withdrew from the race in July.
When is it?
The debate is scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern time on Sept. 10, less than a week before early voting begins in Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state. It will run for 90 minutes.
Where is it?
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia will host the debate.
Where can I watch it?
ABC will broadcast the debate, which it is producing in conjunction with its Philadelphia affiliate, WPVI-TV. ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu will stream the debate.
Who are the moderators?
David Muir, the anchor of “World News Tonight,” and Linsey Davis, anchor of “ABC News Live Prime,” will be the moderators.
What are the debate rules?
ABC has not yet announced the rules or whether there will be an in-person audience. During the CNN debate in June, there was no audience. The network, trying to prevent the candidates from interrupting each other, muted Mr. Trump’s and Mr. Biden’s microphones when it was not their turn to speak.
Will there be a second debate between these candidates?
That is also not clear. Mr. Trump has said that he had agreed to two other debates, with NBC News and Fox News, while a spokesman for the Harris-Walz campaign said that Ms. Harris would debate Mr. Trump one more time in October assuming that he shows up for the ABC News debate.
Neil Vigdor covers politics for The Times, focusing on voting rights issues and election disinformation. More about Neil Vigdor
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