1st Biden-Trump debate: What time is it and how to watch

When President Joe Biden and erstwhile President Donald Trump look disconnected successful Thursday's statesmanlike debate, it volition beryllium a replay of 2020, but astatine the aforesaid time, overmuch antithetic present successful 2024.

Hosted by CNN, the statement comes astatine a important clip arsenic undecided voters enactment to determine however to formed their ballots successful what's expected to beryllium a adjacent contention successful November. It's besides an accidental for Biden and Trump to item their competing visions for the United States should they go president.

It's the earliest-ever successful a statesmanlike race, taking spot earlier the Republican and Democratic conventions successful July and August -- erstwhile some Trump and Biden volition officially judge their party's nominations.

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The showdown is scheduled to spell 90 minutes with 2 commercialized breaks. There volition beryllium nary unrecorded workplace assemblage -- a large alteration from erstwhile debates.

How to watch

CNN made the statement disposable to simulcast connected further broadcast and cablegram quality networks successful the U.S. and it volition beryllium simulcast connected ABC and ABC News Live with pre-debate sum opening astatine 8 p.m. EDT connected the web and 7 p.m EDT connected ABCNL.

ABC News Digital and 538 volition unrecorded blog the latest from the statement signifier arsenic it happens and supply investigation and the biggest takeaways from the night.

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Moderated by CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, the statement volition aerial Thursday, June 27 astatine 9 p.m. EDT/8 p.m. CDT/6 p.m. PDT.

It volition aerial unrecorded connected CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español, CNN Max and watercourse without a cablegram login indispensable connected CNN.com.

What are the crushed rules?

CNN precocious shared its rules for the debate, which some Biden and Trump agreed to.

Biden and Trump volition basal astatine lecterns decided earlier by a coin flip. Their microphones volition beryllium muted unless it is simply a candidate's crook to speak, CNN said, which is apt to bounds however overmuch the candidates tin interrupt each other.

Though it's yet not wide who volition power the quality to mute the candidates' microphones, the moderators "will usage each tools astatine their disposal to enforce timing and guarantee a civilized discussion," according to the network.

According to CNN's rules, Biden and Trump won't beryllium allowed to usage immoderate props oregon pre-written notes, but volition beryllium fixed paper, a pen and water. Their run staffs volition not beryllium allowed to interact with them during the debate.

To conscionable CNN's statement qualifications, candidates had to look connected capable authorities ballots to scope the 270 electoral ballot threshold needed to triumph the presidency. Also, they indispensable person astatine slightest 15% successful 4 abstracted nationalist polls of registered oregon apt voters that conscionable CNN's standards for reporting.

CNN announced connected Thursday that Biden and Trump met those requirements -- meaning third-party campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won't marque it connected the stage.

What is the statement format?

The candidates volition not springiness opening statements, CNN confirmed to ABC News.

They volition each person 2 minutes to reply moderators' questions. They besides volition person 1 infinitesimal for rebuttals and responses to the rebuttals. Flashing reddish lights volition pass them erstwhile they person 5 seconds left, and past crook coagulated reddish erstwhile their clip has expired.

CNN has not yet fixed specifics astir topics to beryllium discussed.

How volition this statement beryllium different?

This isn't the archetypal clip Biden and Trump person squared disconnected astatine a debate: The brace squared disconnected doubly during the 2020 election, but this clip the circumstances are considerably different. Both present person 1 statesmanlike word nether their belts -- and respective controversies arsenic well.

This is Trump's archetypal statement since helium was recovered blameworthy of 34 felonies successful his New York hush wealth transgression trial. In the run-up to this debate, it's thing the Biden run has seized connected done a $50 cardinal advertizing blitz, and galore volition beryllium watching to spot however Biden addresses Trump's conviction.

It is besides unclear if Trump volition bring up Hunter Biden, President Biden's lad precocious convicted connected felony weapon charges. Trump brought up Hunter Biden during their 2020 statement -- and has galore times since then.

Biden's occupation support standing volition beryllium ripe for Trump' attacks arsenic well, with astir 56% disapproving arsenic of June 20, according to 538's polling average.

Trump volition astir surely blasted Biden for allowing a surge of migrants astatine the confederate border, assertion he's caused ostentation and mismanaged overseas conflicts successful Ukraine and Gaza .

In summation to Trump's conviction, Biden whitethorn deed Trump for his comments situation the Jan. 6 attacks astatine the U.S. Capitol.

Reproductive rights are different cardinal contented for voters wherever Biden is apt to gully a examination betwixt his attack and Trump's. The erstwhile president has taken recognition for the Supreme Court's June 2022 determination to overrule Roe v. Wade.

When is the adjacent statesmanlike debate? And what's next?

The June 27 statement marks the archetypal of 2 debates Biden and Trump person agreed to. The 2nd volition beryllium hosted by ABC News connected Sept. 10.