During the first two minutes each candidate speaks in each of the six 15-minute segments, his opponent’s microphone will be muted. Ms. Welker faces a daunting task; if she tries to make Mr. Trump adhere to the rules, he is likely to attack her, as he has done repeatedly over the past week, when he has baselessly suggested she will be biased in favor of Mr. Biden. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. All rights reserved.

But she will seek to keep the 90-minute debate on track and to keep Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden from interrupting each other. Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden were originally set to be separated by plexiglass dividers, as the vice-presidential candidates were during their debate two weeks ago, but the dividers were removed hours before the debate, The Associated Press reported. US coronavirus: As coronavirus surges, only 2 states are trending in the right direction. "The only candidate whose microphone will be open during these two-minute periods is the candidate who has the floor under the rules," the commission announced. A sign greets visitors outside the Curb Event Center at Belmont University as preparations take place for the second Presidential debate, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn., during the coronavirus outbreak. Mr. Trump has signaled he hopes to attack Mr. Biden’s son Hunter, and he has brought up an array of story lines that are covered heavily by Fox News opinion hosts but are less familiar to a broad majority of voters. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Mr. Biden has shown a willingness to redirect his answers back to Mr. Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 222,000 people in the United States so far. "We understand that Joe Biden is desperate to avoid conversations on his own foreign policy record, especially since President Trump has secured historic peace agreements among Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain," the campaign said. Thursday's debate comes just a week and a half before the Nov. 3 Election Day, in which Trump and Biden will compete for the Oval Office, and hundreds of congressional seats as well as nearly a dozen governors' mansion are up for grabs. Each candidate is afforded two uninterrupted minutes to speak at the beginning of each 15-minute segment, and the microphone for the candidate who is not speaking during that time will be muted.

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The commission says both campaigns have agreed to the two-minute, uninterrupted rule. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. For one thing, Kamala Harris and Mike Pence will debate from behind plexiglass shields. Presidential debate commission adopts rules to mute microphones Candidates will be muted while the other has the floor, but rule changes have angered Trump camp.

hide caption. The Commission on Presidential Debates announced changes to the debate rules ahead of Thursday's final presidential debate. "We haven't changed any rules, we have just put in a system where when one is talking just for that two-minute period, the other can't interfere," debate commission co-chair Frank Fahrenkopf told "The Story" on Wednesday.

The sound technicians prepared for the final presidential debate, in which candidates will have their microphone muted at times, in Nashville on Wednesday. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. After those initial statements in each segment, both mics will be on. Debate commission has 'completely lost control' of process: Concha. It's an effort to allow Trump and former Vice President Biden more equitable time to answer questions in the final presidential debate. Legal Statement. Ms. Welker won’t have access to a mute button herself, and because the microphones will be switched back on after each candidate gets his two-minute period at the start of each segment, her ability to keep them in line may be limited. At any rate, scientists said the plexiglass would have been effectively useless. What Are the Rules for Trump and Biden’s Last Debate? What Are the Rules for Trump and Biden’s Last Debate? The Sept. 29 debate, moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace, was widely criticized for its off-the-rails nature and lack of structure. The Sept. 29 debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden was widely criticized for its off-the-rails nature and lack of structure. Ms. Welker will have some assistance. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC.

The Commission on Presidential Debates, which organizes the event, has not said how far apart the two septuagenarians will stand, though when they met in Cleveland for the first debate last month, they stood roughly 12 feet apart. It was unclear why they had been taken down. The Sept. 29 debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden was widely criticized for its off-the-rails nature and lack of structure. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. ", PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE MODERATOR KRISTEN WELKER: 4 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW. The Commission on Presidential Debates will allow Ms. Harris and the debate’s moderator, Susan Page, the Washington bureau chief for USA Today, to … Maanvi Singh. Market data provided by Factset. The in-person debate, to take place at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., will be moderated by NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker.

Legal Statement. Fox News' Tyler Olson contributed to this report. Earlier in the day, the campaign released a request that the debate focus on foreign policy, as opposed to the topics chosen by NBC News moderator Kristen Welker.

Trump and Biden had been scheduled for a debate last week, but that was canceled because of a dispute over safety protocols (Trump had been hospitalized days after the first debate with COVID-19 and was opposed to a virtual event).

Each candidate will be muted during his opponent’s opening answers, but after that, it may be another free-for-all. It’s possible viewers may still hear Mr. Trump or Mr. Biden if they shout to interrupt. 10. ET. The debate will begin at 9 p.m. EST and run for approximately 90 minutes without commercial interruptions. "They both will get a full two minutes in each of those segments to talk [and] the rest of the time, there is no muting, no buttons to push, they will be able to go at each other the way they want to," Fahrenkopf continued.

scientists said the plexiglass would have been effectively useless, which has killed more than 222,000 people in the United States. This may also be the case in a timed or response-limited debate, in which case one should abide by the rules of the format. By Andrea Park. HOW TO WATCH THE FINAL BIDEN-TRUMP PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. All rights reserved. Olivier Douliery/Pool/Getty Images