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Deadline: White House

Live Coverage: First Presidential Debate of 2024

Deadline: White House

MSNBC

News, Donald Trump, Daily News, The White House, Nicolle Wallace, Politics, Nbc News, Washington Dc, Msnbc, Government

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

President Biden and Donald Trump face off in the first general election debate.

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0:00.0

Claire McCaskel here. Well, Joe Biden and Donald Trump just wrapped up their first presidential debate of the

0:15.3

2024 cycle, hosted by CNN.

0:18.5

This marked the first time in four years these two men were together on a debate stage and the sparks were

0:24.2

definitely flying. As we gear up for this falls contest be sure to follow how to

0:28.6

win 2024 podcast hosted by Jen Paul Mary and me to keep up to date on new episodes as we

0:35.6

strategize and analyze the stakes in this incredibly consequential election.

0:40.7

And now let's listen in to President Joe Biden and former President Donald

0:45.8

Trump in the first presidential debate of 2024. Welcome to the general election. Good evening, I'm Dana Bash,

0:57.0

anchor of CNN's Inside Politics and coanchor of State of the Union.

1:04.4

I'm Jake Tapper, anchor of CNN's The Lead, and co-anchor of State of the Union.

1:08.6

Dana and I will co-moderate this evening.

1:10.9

Our job is to facilitate a debate between the two candidates

1:15.4

tonight. Before we introduce them we want to share the rules of the debate

1:19.0

with the audience at home. Former President Trump will be on the left side of the screen.

1:24.0

President Biden will be appearing on the right, a coin toss determined their positions.

1:29.0

Each candidate will have two minutes to answer a question and one minute each for responses and rebuttals.

1:35.8

An additional minute for follow-up clarification or response is at the moderator's discretion.

1:42.2

When it's time for a candidate to speak, his microphone will be turned on, and his

1:46.8

opponent's microphone will be turned off.

1:49.2

Should a candidate interrupt when his microphone is muted, he will be difficult to

1:54.0

understand for viewers at home. At the end of the debate, each candidate will get

1:58.8

two minutes for closing statements. There is no studio audience tonight. Three written notes,

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