Philadelphia encounter will be shown live on Channel 4 in the early hours of Wednesday morning
Former US president Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, and vice president Kamala Harris, who has been chosen by the Democrats. Photograph: Doug Mills/New York TimesUS Republican candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris will square off in the early hours of Wednesday morning Irish time in their first presidential debate since President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid.
The debate will be held at the National Constitution Center, a museum devoted to the US constitution in Philadelphia’s Independence Mall.Moderated by ABC’s David Muir and Linsey Davis, it will be broadcast live on Channel 4 from 1.30am. There will be a stream on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.Peace camp aims to keep Israeli and Palestinian teens talking
The candidates’ microphones will be muted when it is not their turn to speak. The Harris campaign agreed to this rule on Wednesday after weeks of back-and-forth with the Trump campaign, with Harris’s team initially hoping for so-called “hot mics” throughout the debate and Trump’s team pushing for muted mics.
CNN’s June debate between Biden and Trump also had muted microphones when candidates were not speaking. The CNN debate also banned any props, had no live audience and included two commercial breaks, conditions that are expected to be replicated.Voters want to hear more about Harris’s policy plans, strategists say.
Harris has said she will increase taxes for the wealthy and give economic help to small businesses. Trump says he will cut taxes and government spending. He has also proposed ending taxes on tipped income, which Harris has adopted, which could mean a chance for the two to discuss a rare shared interest.
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