Trump and Harris’s first presidential debate is Tuesday. Here’s what to know.

The debate, hosted by ABC News, is the only one scheduled between the former president and vice president ahead of November’s election.

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Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are scheduled to debate Tuesday in Philadelphia. (From left: John Tully for The Washington Post; Bridget Bennett for The Washington Post)
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As noted in Vice President Kamala Harris’s CNN interview last week, she and former president Donald Trump have never met face-to-face. That will change on Sept. 10, when the two will share a stage in their only scheduled presidential debate, which will be held in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center.

The debate, hosted by ABC News, follows a turbulent period in the 2024 presidential campaign in which President Joe Biden exited the presidential race in the wake of his catastrophic performance during the first presidential debate of the general election campaign. Things moved quickly as Biden endorsed his vice president to take his place and the Democratic Party quickly nominated her, leaving Trump with a new opponent ahead of the election.

How to watch the presidential debate

The debate, moderated by ABC News’s David Muir and Linsey Davis, is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Eastern time and will last 90 minutes. The program will air on ABC News’s properties, including ABC News Live’s streaming online, Disney Plus and Hulu. The Washington Post will have coverage of the debate beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. Programming will be anchored by Libby Casey, with analysis from James Hohmann and JM Rieger. Rhonda Colvin reports live from the spin room in Philadelphia.

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