President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are just hours away from tonight's debate in Atlanta.
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Donald Trump and Joe Bill will go head-to-head Thursday night for their first general election debate of the 2024 presidential race in one of the most consequential showdowns in decades.
In the hotly anticipated rematch at 9pm on CNN, Trump, 78, and Biden, 81, will be in the same room together for the first time since their debates in the 2020.
The debate is vital for each candidate to prove they are mentally and physically fit for office. Pre-debate attacks from both camps have been centered on age and allegations of cognitive decline.
They have 90 minutes in front of an audience of tens of millions and on the biggest stage of the general election campaign so far to show why they are the candidate to pick in November.
Trump's allies have said Biden will be pumped full of performance-enhancing drugs so he can make it through. Joe's campaign have warned Donald won't be able to control himself.
One quote, mistake or gaffe could stand between them and getting into the White House for the second time. A strict set of rules have been agreed by each team, including one that could haunt Biden.
The 90-minute event, hosted by CNN and simulcast on NBC News NOW, will be the first time the two candidates have shared a debate stage since 2020. Live coverage starts here at 7 p.m. ET. The debate itself starts at 9 p.m. ET.
