When is debate time

The announcement follows the cancellation of the second presidential debate after an agreement could not be met over the event's format and timing. Initially, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the second debate, set for October 15, would change from the in-person format to a virtual town meeting with both candidates participating from separate remote locations—an adjustment made because of the COVID outbreak in the White House.

Trump and First Lady Melania Trump both tested positive for the coronavirus on October 1 following the diagnosis of Hope Hicks, a senior aide to the president. And since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advise that individuals exposed to COVID quarantine for at least 14 days, questions were raised about how the rest of the presidential debates would and should go on. Further, experts say that the president could still be contagious. As for Biden and his wife, Dr.

Jill Biden, they both tested negative on October 2. The Democratic nominee again tested negative on October 6. After news of the new format broke, Trump refused to debate virtually. That's not what debating is all about. The Trump campaign then requested that the date of the second date be pushed back to October 22 and the third debate to October The first televised presidential debate took place in , between John Kennedy and then-vice president Richard Nixon, with Kennedy going on to win the race for the White House.

Lyndon Johnson refused to debate Barry Goldwater in and there was not another debate for 16 years. In the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton became the most watched ever with 84 million viewers. It beat the debate between Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter, which saw Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies.

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Sponsored Offers. Most Popular News. It will be held at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The debate will air live on all major broadcast networks and cable news channels. Although Trump has praised Welker in the past and agreed to have her as a moderator, he and his allies have been hurling unfounded accusations at her in recent days.

Even this sparked complaints from the Trump campaign, which said there should be more discussion of foreign policy. Per The Hill :. Stepien also claimed the campaigns had agreed to the third debate being focused on foreign policy. The final debate will feature six minute segments, with a two-minute period at the beginning of each segment for both candidates to provide uninterrupted statements.

During this two-minute period, moderator and NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker will cut off the microphone of the candidate who is not supposed to be speaking. The president has let his focus for the final debate be known.