Here are the key points of the first debate between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, and second US general election debate of 2024:
TIME & DATE of the Harris Trump presidential debate
September 10 at 9 p.m. Eastern Time in Washington, DC (GMT-4)
8 p.m. Central Time in Chicago (GMT-5)
7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time in Denver (GMT-6)
6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time in Phoenix/ Pacific Daylight Time in Los Angeles (GMT-7)
5 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time in Anchorage (GMT-8)
3 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time in Honolulu (GMT-10)
September 11 at 1 a.m. Western European Time (GMT)
Debate format and terms
- 90-minute debate
- 2 commercial breaks
- 2 minutes allowed for answering questions, plus 1 minute for follow-ups
- 2 minutes allowed for closing statements
- NO opening statements allowed
- NO pre-written notes allowed
- NO audience allowed
- NO interaction with campaign staff allowed
- microphone muting when a candidate isn’t speaking
- debate moderation by “World News Tonight” with prime anchor Linsey Davis and anchor David Muir
Where can you watch the Harris Trump debate
The Sept. 10 debate will be hosted by ABC News at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. It can be watched on ABC News’ live broadcasting network and its streaming platform ABC News Live, as well as on Hulu and Disney+.
Other networks you can watch the Harris Trump debate on include CBS, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News, The Grio, MSNBC, NBC and NewsNation.
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