Harris agrees to muted mic rule in debate with Trump

The first debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will take place on 10 September.

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Ms Harris's campaign previously fought the muted mics rule, which was agreed by her predecessor in the presidential contest, Joe Biden. Analysts suggested Ms Harris's team believed the rule would benefit Trump.

But on Wednesday, both the Harris and Trump campaigns agreed to the ground debate rules set out by host network ABC News.

The debate, scheduled for 10 September in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will be the first showdown between the two as presidential nominees.

Its rules are similar to that of the June debate between President Joe Biden and Trump, hosted by CNN, in which Mr Biden’s poor performance led to a chorus of calls asking him to step down from the Democratic Party’s nomination.

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