The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will reportedly have similar rules to the debate between
Trump and President Joe Biden.
Harris' and Trump's microphones will be muted while the other person is speaking, according to The Associated Press, which says it was provided a copy of the rules from a Trump campaign official. Scripps News has reached out to ABC News, which has not officially released the rules.
The Harris campaign had been pushing for the mics to remain live "for the duration of the debate to fully allow for substantive exchanges between the candidates."
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However, the Trump campaign has said it was sticking to the rules previously agreed to when he was due to debate President Biden again — before the president dropped out of the race.
Other rules for the Sept. 10 debate on ABC include no written notes and no live audience, The Associated Press reports.
David Muir and Linsey Davis will reportedly moderate the debate, which will be held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
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Vice Presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance are scheduled to participate in a debate hosted by CBS on Oct. 1.
This year's fall presidential debate calendar has been more uncertain than previous years because the nonpartisan Presidential Debate Commission is no longer organizing and hosting the events following opposition from both parties.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that The Associated Press was provided a copy of the rules from the Trump campaign and the network has not officially released the rules.
