Biden and Trump face off this week in the first presidential debate. Here’s what we know so far about the debate, prep and more
WASHINGTON DC (CBS NEWS) — President Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to face off this week in the first presidential debate of the cycle, as the nation prepares for a rematch of the 2020 race.
The debate, hosted at CNN’s Atlanta studios at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, is the first between a sitting president and former president, and marks the first debate for both men in the 2024 race, as the two cruised to their parties’ presumptive nominee status without participating in primary debates.
The debate plans came together quickly last month after the Biden campaign said in a letter that he was willing to debate his Republican opponent on two occasions ahead of the November election. In a matter of hours, the two debates had been set for June and September.
The debate settings are a departure from previous matchups, traditionally held by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has overseen presidential debates since 1988. But the Biden campaign said the president wouldn’t participate in debates sponsored by the commission due to what it said was an unwillingness to enforce the rules during the 2020 debates.
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