Posted on 06/15/2024 8:59:25 AM PDT by Reno89519
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in a 90-minute debate with mutable microphones, broadcaster CNN said Saturday, as it laid ground rules for the first in-person clash between the pair ahead of November's election.
The rules for the June 27 debate, which will have two hosts and no studio audience, were agreed by the Biden and Trump campaigns, according to CNN.
"Both candidates agreed to appear at a uniform podium, and their podium positions will be determined by a coin flip," the channel said, adding that microphones "will be muted throughout the debate except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak."
No props or notes will be allowed on stage, with candidates only given a pen, pad of paper and a bottle of water, CNN said.
It said the debate, hosted in Atlanta, Georgia, will last 90 minutes with two commercial breaks -- during which campaign staff cannot interact with their candidate.
"Some aspects of the debate –- including the absence of a studio audience –- will be a departure from previous debates," CNN said.
But, the network said, moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash -- both star news anchors for CNN -- "will use all tools at their disposal to enforce timing and ensure a civilized discussion."
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I thought that too, but this may be the timing the overlords will use to take out SloJoe.
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“I am 100% Trump but his bottomless confidence comes back to bite him sometimes.”
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I strongly support him but I’m objective enough to see that he has an outsized ego that is works against him at times. He wanted this debate so much that he was willing to accept any terms to do it IMO.
Make no mistake...CNN will be fully ready for him this time. They will stop at nothing to damage Trump.
Not what I would have done, but we’ll see. Maybe Trump will somehow turn this into his favor. We can only hope now.
“How long do you think whatever drug they pump him full of will last?”
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Don’t really know but there might be some sort of time release med they will give him to get through the debate. All they need is 90 minutes. Prolly use the same stuff that he was on at the SOTU.
The point is, they would never let Biden go out there knowing the meds might wear off midway. It would be a political disaster like never before. The Left may be nasty, but its not stupid (like “our” party is). They’re not going to take any unnecessary chances IMO.
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