{"id":2245107,"date":"2024-05-15T12:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-to-hold-first-2024-debate-between-trump-and-biden-with-no-audience\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T12:59:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:59:42","slug":"cnn-to-hold-first-2024-debate-between-trump-and-biden-with-no-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-to-hold-first-2024-debate-between-trump-and-biden-with-no-audience\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN to host the inaugural 2024 debate between Trump and Biden without an audience"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-to-hold-first-2024-debate-between-trump-and-biden-with-no-audience%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245107&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CNN plans to \u200dhost the first 2024 debate between\u200b Joe Biden and Donald Trump in Georgia with no audience. Candidates must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-turkeys-wild-ride\/\" title=\"Wild Turkey\u2019s Wild Ride\">meet specific criteria<\/a> to \u2064participate, including appearing on enough \u2063state ballots to\u200c reach\u200b 270\u200b electoral votes. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might qualify. Polling \u2064for eligibility started on \u200dMarch 13, with rules and moderators to\u2063 be announced later. CNN\u200b is set to host\u2064 the\u2064 inaugural 2024 debate \u200bbetween Joe Biden and Donald Trump in Georgia. Candidates must meet stringent criteria, such as being on sufficient state ballots for 270 electoral votes. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could qualify. Polling\u200d for eligibility commenced on March 13, with specifics on rules and moderators to follow.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, shortly after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> challenged former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lets-get-ready-to-rumble-biden-proposes-2-debates-trump-accepts-the-dates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pair of debates<\/a> on his terms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> announced that it would hold the first event in late June with no audience in the battleground state of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>CNN said in a press release the debate would be held in the cable network\u2019s Atlanta studios at 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, embracing the proposal from Biden\u2019s campaign to have the first event in the latter part of that month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo ensure candidates may maximize the time allotted in the debate, no audience will be present,\u201d the press release said, adding that moderators for the debate and other details would be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS: CNN puts out press release<br \/>Debate in Georgia, June 27, 9pm. <br \/>No audience.<br \/>Moderators tbd.<br \/>&#8220;CNN will host an election debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump on June 27, 2024\u00a0at 9pm ET\u00a0from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-state-republicans-lead-democrats-by-six-points-on-generic-ballot\/\" title=\"Poll: State Republicans Lead Democrats by Six Points on Generic Ballot\">crucial battleground state<\/a> of Georgia.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dR74Q9VVLB\">pic.twitter.com\/dR74Q9VVLB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1790758720479121633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>CNN said that the qualifications required to participate in the debate included a candidate\u2019s name appearing on a sufficient number of state ballots to reach the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-election-shifting-percentage-of-voters-admit-to-illegal-voting-in-2020\/\" title=\"Survey: Significant Percentage of Voters Confess to Illegal Voting in 2020 Election\">270 electoral vote threshold<\/a> to win the presidency before the eligibility deadline.<\/p>\n<p>That would leave an opening for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to make it into the debate stage, though his inclusion would reject one of the stipulations made by Biden\u2019s campaign to have a one-on-one contest with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>CNN also said candidates must agree to accept the rules and format of the debate and receive \u201cat least 15% in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet CNN\u2019s standards for reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The polling window to determine eligibility for the debate, according to CNN, opened on March 13 and closes seven days before the date of the debate. CNN also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1790758720479121633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listed<\/a> a number of polls that meet its editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>While some see Kennedy as running a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/a-kennedy-for-president-viewed-as-a-potential-spoiler\/7613061.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">potential spoiler campaign<\/a>, the third-party candidate\u00a0has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/03\/13\/1237622705\/rfk-independent-candidate-ballot-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working<\/a> to get on the ballot in all 50 states and has reached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">double-digit support<\/a> in some polls. Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1790758680381591981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a post to X that keeping \u201cviable candidates off the debate stage undermines democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s team released a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1790763802037760461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memo<\/a> addressed to Biden\u2019s campaign that said the former president had accepted CNN\u2019s debate invitation and noted that he approved Biden\u2019s proposal for a debate in September.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MEMORANDUM: 2024 Presidential Debates\u2014Let&#8217;s Do More <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2NHs1b3OSo\">pic.twitter.com\/2NHs1b3OSo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1790763802037760461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, Trump\u2019s aides said, their boss proposed two more debates \u2014 one in July and another in August to \u201callow voters to have maximum exposure to the records and visions of each candidate\u201d \u2014 in addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1715771734791000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3RAccFxpm5CI2m5KR1E_Ul\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s campaign, which made other demands, including \u201cfirm\u201d time limits for answers and turning off a candidate\u2019s microphone when it is not that person\u2019s time to speak, did not immediately respond to the counter-offer, but the president did accept CNN\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve received and accepted an invitation from @CNN for a debate on June 27th. Over to you, Donald. As you said: anywhere, any time, any place,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1790747680173363660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a post to X.<\/p>\n<p>Both Trump and Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1790769395846770913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronYork\/status\/1790769770930844053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> they had accepted an invitation to participate in a second debate on Tuesday, September 10, which would be hosted by ABC News.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN announced the first debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, following Biden&#8217;s challenge. The event, scheduled for late June in Georgia, will feature no audience, as confirmed in CNN&#8217;s press release<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2245108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1229228819-scaled-e1715787285295.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2245107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1229228819-scaled-e1715787285295.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2245107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2245107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2245107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2245108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2245107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2245107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2245107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}