President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are scheduled to take part in the first general election debate of the 2024 election season on Thursday in Atlanta.
Not only is it the first-ever matchup between a sitting president and a former one, but it's also the first debate for either candidate in this year's election. And it's happening so early in the general election campaign cycle that neither man will have accepted their party's formal nomination yet.
You can watch the debate starting at 6 p.m. PT on KTVN. As a result, we will not have 6:30 or 7 p.m. newscasts.
The debate is being moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.
The setting for the first general election debate is CNN's studios in Atlanta. Unlike the Republican primary debates, no audience will be present.
Once a Republican stronghold, Georgia was a pivotal battleground in 2020. Both parties are preparing for another closely contested race in the state this year. Trump also faces an indictment in Georgia for his push to “find 11,780 votes” and overturn Biden’s victory based on false or unproven theories of voter fraud.
ABC will host the second debate on Sept. 10. The network has not offered details on where its event would be held, only that it would be moderated by anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
