What time is the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for the U.S. presidential elections?

Today, Tuesday, the verbal confrontation between the Democratic and Republican candidates is celebrated; It is the first time that the two have argued face to face in the race towards the November 5 elections

The day of the long-awaited presidential debate between Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party candidate, and former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party candidate, has arrived. It is the first time that the two have faced each other verbally directly on the road to the general elections in November. The event is at the National Constitution Center, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It is no coincidence that the place chosen for this debate is Pennsylvania, as it is considered the most important of the swing states, those that could tip the balance towards both Democrats and Republicans on November 5.

The fight is broadcast live starting at 9 p.m., Eastern Time (EDT), on ABC News. It is also available to be streamed through platforms such as ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. This allows a wide audience, both in the U.S. and abroad, to have access to the event.

In addition, before the debate, a special entitled “Race for the White House” is broadcast, which will begin at 8 p.m. (EDT) and is presented by journalists such as Martha Raddatz, Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce and Rachel Scott. It offers a preliminary analysis of what is expected from the debate and the most relevant issues that could be discussed.

Who moderates the debate on September 10

The debate moderators are David Muir, host and editor-in-chief of World News Tonight, and Linsey Davis, anchor of ABC News Live’s Prime. They are in charge of ensuring that the times are respected, according to the official statement of the news network, the contest lasts 90 minutes and will be divided into segments in which different issues of national interest will be discussed.

Each candidate has two minutes to respond to the questions posed, followed by two minutes for rebuttals and an additional minute for clarifications or additional answers.

Only moderators will be able to ask questions, and no topics or questions will be shared beforehand with any of the parties.

Controversy over the rules of the presidential debate in the United States
In recent weeks, there has been a heated debate about whether or not to mute a candidate’s microphone when he or she is not speaking, as happened between Joe Biden and Donald Trump at the end of June.

The rules of the debate have been agreed by both campaigns and establish that there will be no opening statements, but there will be closing statements, which will last two minutes for each candidate. The order in which they will speak was decided by a virtual currency launch, in which Donald Trump won the right to choose and chose to be the last to speak.

Candidates must stand behind lecterns and the use of previously written notes or props is not permitted. They are only provided with a pen, a notepad, and a bottle of water. Another important rule is that there can be no audience present in the room, which seeks to reduce distractions and ensure that the focus remains on the politicians and their proposals.