Biden Wins Coin Toss, Will Have Right Podium Spot in First Debate With Trump

The 90-minute CNN debate will kick off at 9 pm ET on June 27 in Atlanta. It marks the first of two debates between Biden and Trump

President Joe Biden has won the coin toss for podium placement in the upcoming Presidential debate next week, but this small win will ultimately give Donald Trump the final say with the closing statement of the 90-minute face-off.

The coin landed on tails, the side selected by the Biden campaign. The team was then given the choice between podium position or the sequence of closing arguments. They ultimately chose to place Biden on the right side of television and other screens, but he will deliver his closing statement first.

Trump's podium will be situated on the left side, and he will have the last word by delivering his closing statement after Biden's.

The 90-minute CNN debate will kick off at 9 pm ET on June 27 in Atlanta. It marks the first of two debates between Biden and Trump, with the second scheduled for September 10 which will be hosted by ABC News.

The debate will be broadcast on ABC and ABC News Live, with pre-coverage starting at 8 pm ET on the network and 7 pm ET on ABC News Live. Earlier this week, CNN announced additional rules such as muting the candidates' microphone unless it's their turn to speak and permitting 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 are set for a tightly managed showdown, with each candidate given two minutes for moderator-posed questions by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, plus one-minute rebuttals, signaled by an imminent-red and concluding-solid red light.

Biden and Trump will be the only two on the stage leaving no room for third-party candidates. Robert F. Kennedy Jr's independent run stumbled on CNN's polling and access bars, prompting him to slam the exclusion as "undemocratic, un-American, and cowardly."

President Biden begins an intense period of private preparations Friday at Camp David for what may be the most consequential presidential debate in decades. The 81-year-old Democrat’s team is aware that he cannot afford an underwhelming performance when he faces Republican rival Trump for 90 minutes on live television Thursday night.

Biden’s team is expecting aggressive attacks on his physical and mental strength, his record on the economy and immigration and even his family. Trump, 78 and ever confident, will stay on the campaign trail before going to his Florida estate next week for two days of private meetings as part of an informal prep process.

The former president’s allies are pushing him to stay focused on his governing plans, but they’re expecting him to be tested by pointed questions about his unrelenting focus on election fraud, his role in the erosion of abortion rights and his unprecedented legal baggage.

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