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May 15 2024
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Biden challenges Trump to summer presidential debate
President Biden is opting out of the traditional presidential debates structure, challenging former President Trump to a one-on-one contest as soon as next month. Why it matters: The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates traditionally hosts three presidential debates in September and October. Biden's offer would cut the commission out of the process. Between the lines: The Biden
AxiosMay 15 2024
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CNN announces moderators for Biden-Trump presidential debate
CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump next month, the network announced Wednesday. Biden and Trump agreed to participate in two separate debates within minutes of each other earlier Wednesday, one on June 27 on CNN and another on Sept. 10 on ABC News. The quick agreement on the
Yahoo NewsMay 15 2024
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Joe Biden, Donald Trump agree to 2 presidential debates
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN — but their camps appeared far apart on key details like the ground rules for the presidential face-offs. The quick agreement on the timetable to meet followed the Democrat’s announcement that he will not participate in
The Dallas Morning NewsMay 15 2024
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My money is on Trump weaseling out of these Presidential debates
President Joe Biden has offered adjudicated rapist Donald J. Trump two opportunities to debate. Sure, Mr. Orange Dumpster Fire immediately fired off a blathering acceptance of President Biden's challenge. Let's give the Republicans a few days to complain about the format, rules, venue, and timing. Every day, President Biden reaffirms his competency and ability to get his points across,
Boing BoingMay 15 2024
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Biden campaign says Trump "playing games" with presidential debates
President Joe Biden's campaign said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump is "playing games" with presidential debates. Trump shared a post on his Truth Social challenging Biden to a third presidential debate after they agreed to attend two. "Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that I hereby accept debating Crooked Joe Biden on FoxNews," Trump wrote. "The date will be Wednesday,
NewsweekMay 15 2024
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CNN nabbing presidential debate deemed a coup for cable network
While hosting the debate in a battleground state like Georgia is apt, Sesno said placing it at CNN’s original headquarters is a symbolic gesture that evokes CNN’s historic past. CNN founder Ted Turner started the first 24 hour cable news network in 1980 at Techwood and turned it into a successful news operation. He eventually moved CNN to what became CNN Center in downtown Atlanta 1987, where
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMay 15 2024
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Biden calls for presidential debates starting in June — and Trump agrees
President Biden Wednesday called for two high-profile presidential debates starting in June — and former President Trump agreed. A feisty Biden issued a challenge to square off against Trump next month in an early morning video posted on social media. “(Trump’s) acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. I’ll even do it twice,” Biden said. The president even included a
New York Daily NewsMay 14 2024
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'Melania's texts' after Donald Trump's presidential debate revealed
Melania Trump's former friend and aide has shared texts she says the pair exchanged in the wake of Donald Trump's Access Hollywood tape controversy in the run up to the 2016 presidential election. On Monday, the former president's ex-attorney, Michael Cohen, testified at the hush money trial that Melania Trump came up with the idea to downplay the audio recording of her husband using vulgar
NewsweekMay 15 2024
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Biden, Trump set first Presidential debate: Everything we know
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed to the first presidential debate later this year. On Wednesday, Biden challenged Trump to a debate and later said that he received an invitation from CNN "for a debate on June 27." "Over to you, Donald. As you said: anywhere, any time, any place," Biden wrote. According to CNN, a spokesperson for Trump's campaign said that the
NewsweekMay 15 2024
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump Presidential Debate Set for June on CNN and Max
CNN will host an election debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump ahead of this year’s presidential election, the news company announced Wednesday. The debate will take place on June 27 at 9 p.m. ET in CNN’s Atlanta studios. It will air live on CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español, CNN Max and CNN.com. There will not be an audience present “to ensure candidates may maximize the time
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