Trump vs. Harris: What to expect and when and where can you watch the highly anticipated US presidential debate on key issues?

The 90-minute debate, moderated by ABC, will take place on Sept. 10 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. This comes months after the June debate between Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden, who later announced he was withdrawing from his re-election bid and backing Harris after facing massive backlash over his lackluster performance and concerns about his age and fitness.

There will be no live audience or live microphones at Tuesday night's debate.

In a letter seen by the Washington Post, Harris' team told ABC that the agreement puts the US vice president at a disadvantage because it prevents Trump from having personal talks with her.

“We suspect this is the main reason why his campaign team insists on muting microphones.”

In a statement to Axios, Jason Miller, senior adviser to the Trump campaign, made it clear that they “accepted the ABC debate on exactly the same terms as the CNN debate” that were agreed upon when Biden was still running for president.

David Muir, anchor of ABC News Live Prime, and Linsey Davis, anchor of World News Tonight, will moderate the highly anticipated debate.

Trump vs. Harris debate: When and where can you watch it?

According to ABC News, the debate will air on ABC News at 9 p.m. ET with two commercial breaks. It will stream on ABC News Live, Disney+, Hulu and Fox News.

According to ABC News, Trump was allowed to choose his place on the podium and the order of his closing remarks after winning a coin toss on Tuesday.

The former president chose to speak last, so Harris could decide where she wanted to stand at the podium. She chose the right side of the podium.

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Trump vs. Harris debate: Find out about the rules for the debate

The framework of the debate is largely determined by the rules, which also determine where the candidates stand – behind their lecterns – and what resources they are given, including water, pens and notepads.

According to ABC, there will be no opening remarks, no candidate will be given early access to topics or questions, and each candidate's closing remarks will be limited to two minutes.

Participants are not allowed to ask each other questions and props or pre-written notes are prohibited.

Both Trump and Harris have two minutes to answer questions, two minutes for rebuttals and one minute for further information.

How Trump and Harris could corner each other

Trump has attacked Harris on numerous occasions since her sudden rise, mostly on a personal level. Trump is likely to attack Harris on issues ranging from questioning her race to her views on immigration, taxes, foreign policy, voter turnout, etc.

Before her election to the U.S. Senate in 2017, Harris established herself as a formidable prosecutor while serving as California Attorney General from 2011 to 2017 and San Francisco District Attorney from 2004 to 2011.

Her experience was evident in her first vice presidential debate against Mike Pence in 2020. During the Senate hearings, Harris showed off her skills by asking pointed questions of members of the Trump administration, particularly Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. On the debate stage, this will be Trump's second debate against a female opponent, but it could be his first against a formidable prosecutor. The Democratic nominee could take advantage of this to put pressure on the former president or even stop him in the middle of his threatening spiel.

On October 1, Ohio Senator JD Vance, Trump's running mate, and Tim Walz, Harris's vice presidential nominee, will face off in a debate hosted by CBS News in New York City.