Microphones on or off? Audience yes or no? The televised debate between Trump and Harris on Tuesday could be decisive. The rules are therefore strict.
Millions of people around the world will be watching Kamala Harris’s performance against Donald Trump in a TV debate on Tuesday, September 10. The spectacle, which will be broadcast by ABC, will be moderated by journalists David Muir and Linsey Davis. It starts at 9 p.m. local time, and in Germany it will already be 3 a.m.
The duel follows the same rules as the television debate between Trump and US President Joe Biden at the end of June. t-online gives an overview:
The debate lasts 90 minutes. There are two commercial breaks during the broadcast. There are no opening statements and the candidates’ closing statements are limited to two minutes.
For each answer, two minutes are allocated to contradict the other candidate, also two minutes. And a further minute for questions or clarifications.
The most controversial point in the run-up to the televised debate: During the debate, the microphones of those who are not speaking will be muted. This is intended to prevent disruptive interruptions.
The Harris team had initially demanded that the microphones remain switched on throughout the debate – probably because they assumed that Trump might then try to interrupt the debate with rude remarks or that the Republican might lose his temper.
During the TV debate between Trump and Biden in June, the microphones of the person who was not speaking were also muted. A measure that was reportedly the result of efforts by Biden’s team. The Democrats wanted to prevent Trump from constantly interrupting the 81-year-old Democrat. After the debate, however, observers came to the conclusion that the muted microphones actually helped Trump because the 78-year-old appeared more controlled.
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Source: t-online
There will be no spectators in the room – as was the case at the TV debate at the end of June, no audience will be allowed.
Harris and Trump are only allowed to take a pen, a pad of paper and a bottle of water on stage. “Props or pre-written notes are not allowed on stage,” ABC said.
The presidential election on November 5 is set to be a neck-and-neck race between Harris and Trump – polls show them roughly neck-and-neck. The small gap between the two candidates is within the margin of error. However, the race has gained new momentum with Harris’s assumption of the candidacy. Read more about the polls here.
Trump was taken somewhat unexpectedly by the change in the Democrats – he seemed to have set his sights on his political arch-enemy Biden and is now working on a new strategy. He accuses Harris of being a radical leftist.
