Candidate Who Will Deliver Closing Statement At Debate Determined After Coin Flip

Joe Biden won the coin flip for the June 27th debate on CNN.

Biden’s campaign could select either podium placement or order of closing statements.

“Biden’s campaign chose to select the right podium position, which means the Democratic president will be on the right side of television viewers’ screens and his Republican rival will be on viewers’ left,” CNN stated.

Trump’s campaign then chose to deliver the final remarks of the debate.

New: President Trump will get to have the final word at next week’s presidential debate in Georgia hosted by CNN due to a coin flip.

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CNN reports:

Trump’s campaign then chose for the former president to deliver the last closing statement, which means Biden will go first at the conclusion of the debate.

Biden and Trump are set to make history on June 27 in the first presidential debate between an incumbent and a former president. It will also be the first debate since 2020 featuring either Biden, who did not face a serious challenge for the Democratic nomination, or Trump, who skipped those held during the Republican primary race.

CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will host the 90-minute showdown in Atlanta. Both candidates have accepted the network’s invitation and agreed to accept the rules and format of the debate, as outlined in letters sent to the campaigns by the network in May.

A coin flip guaranteed former President Donald Trump will get the last word at a June 27 debate with President Joe Biden. MORE: https://t.co/Dt64N1Ss3X pic.twitter.com/fAwRNSOxF8

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Per ABC News:

The CNN debate is being simulcast on ABC and ABC News Live with pre-coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET on the network and 7 p.m ET on ABCNL.

Earlier this week, other rules were announced by CNN such as muting the candidates’ microphone unless it is their turn to speak and allowing no props, only pen, paper and a bottle of water.

There will be no opening statements, two commercial breaks and no studio audience.

Biden and Trump will be given two minutes to answer questions posed by moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, followed by one minute each to respond and rebut. There will be a red light flashing to indicate to candidates they have five seconds remaining of their allotted time. When their time is over, the light will turn solid red.

With exactly a week to go until the debate, both campaigns are beginning to prepare.

President Biden will huddle at Camp David with former chief of staff Ron Klain and other longtime advisers and aides.

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