Discussion Thread: First US Presidential General Election Debate of 2024 Between Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Tonight's debate will begin at 9 p.m. Eastern. It will be moderated by CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. There will be no audience, and the candidates' microphones will be muted at the end of the allotted time for each response. The next presidential debate will be hosted by ABC and take place on September 10th, while the vice presidential debate has not yet been scheduled.

Analysis

• AP: How the Biden-Trump debate could change the trajectory of the 2024 campaign

• 538 via ABC: Who Will Win The First Biden-Trump Presidential Debate? | We’re partnering with Ipsos to poll voters before and after the candidates take the stage.

Live Fact Checking

• Politifact via PBS NewsHour: Live fact check: CNN’s Biden-Trump debate

Live Updates

The Associated Press, NPR, CNN, NBC, ABC and 538, The Washington Post (soft paywall), The New York Times (soft paywall), CNBC, USA Today, BBC, Axios, The Hill, and The Guardian will all be live-blogging the debate.

Where to Watch

• PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Biden and Trump debate — PBS News simulcast of CNN’s 2024 Presidential Debate

• C-SPAN: Simulcast – CNN Presidential Debate

• CBS via YouTube: Biden and Trump face off in first 2024 presidential debate, hosted by CNN (Will include commentary before and after the debate).

• PBS NewsHour via YouTube: What happened in the first Biden-Trump debate of 2024 | PBS News Special (Will begin after the debate concludes and include commentary).