Panelists on “The Big Weekend Show” will discuss the established rules for the ABC News presidential debate between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Her strong performance won't be what you hear in the headlines because the campaign is already underestimating her performance before it even happens,” Fox News national correspondent Griff Jenkins said.
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The debate will be held this Tuesday, September 10th, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. (Getty Images)
“[The Trump campaign] Offering her three debates is a sign of respect for the American people and the voters. [for candidates] It's about getting out the vote on Election Day,” Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich said.
“You've had three debates, right? One this format on Tuesday night, one town hall debate and one focused on foreign policy,” Fox News contributor Joe Concha said.[Harris] I was invited to do a debate on Fox News, but I didn't get that debate because of Bret Bayer. [and] Martha MacCallum is going to ask the right, meaningful, tough questions. She wants nothing to do with it.”
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Harris and Walz spoke to CNN anchor Dana Bash in an interview last month. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Following the example of the first presidential debate between Trump and Biden in July, one candidate's microphone will be on when answering questions, while the other candidate's microphone will remain muted until it is their turn to speak.
ABC News also reported that Trump and Harris will each have two minutes to answer each question, then two more minutes each to refute and “one additional minute each for a follow-up, clarification or response.”
Neither candidate will be allowed to bring pre-written notes onstage, there will be no opening statements from either side and each participant's closing statement will be limited to 120 seconds.
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Former President Trump and his vice presidential nominee, Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), attended the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
“These are the rules that Biden set out.Harris' campaign “I agreed. And if I were Donald Trump, I would say this over and over again: If you're going to solve all of the problems in this country that your administration has created, why haven't you done it yet?” Concha continued.[They] Owning this, [Trump is] Not the incumbent, [Harris] This is what Donald Trump, the sitting president, should be attacking.”
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“It's clearly absurd. [Harris] Having gotten to this stage without any actual interviews or questions or follow-up questions, I expect they will be very pleased with her performance, whatever it may be. And that is a big advantage Democrats have over Republicans in this propaganda environment.” Fox News' Molly Hemingway said:
Discussion It will be held this Tuesday, September 10th at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
