<p>ABC News released the rules on Wednesday that both Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris have agreed to ahead of next week&#8217;s debate.</p>
<p>ABC News said that Tuesday&#8217;s debate — moderated by “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir and “Prime” anchor Linsey Davis — will implement <a href="https://abc.com/news/5e38600c-4732-4cd2-a99c-3dedfa81beb0/category/1138628">the rules</a> originally agreed upon in May when Trump was going to face President Joe Biden:</p>
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<li>No opening statements; closing statements will be two minutes per candidate.</li>
<li>Candidates will stand behind podiums for the duration of the debate.</li>
<li>Props or prewritten notes are not allowed onstage.</li>
<li>No topics or questions will be shared in advance with campaigns or candidates.</li>
<li>Candidates will be given a pen, a pad of paper, and a bottle of water.</li>
<li>Candidates will have two-minute answers to questions, two-minute rebuttals, and one extra minute for follow-ups, clarifications, or responses.</li>
<li>Candidates&#8217; microphones will be live only for the candidate whose turn it is to speak and muted when the time belongs to another candidate.</li>
<li>Candidates will not be permitted to ask questions of each other.</li>
<li>Campaign staff may not interact with candidates during commercial breaks.</li>
<li>Moderators will seek to enforce timing agreements and ensure a civilized discussion.</li>
<li>There will be no audience in the room.</li>
</ul>
<p>Harris&#8217; campaign complained in a letter to ABC News, in which they also accepted the debate rules, claiming that Harris was at a disadvantage.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Vice President Harris, a former prosecutor, will be fundamentally disadvantaged by this format, which will serve to shield Donald Trump from direct exchanges with the Vice President,&#8221; the letter said. &#8220;We suspect this is the primary reason for his campaign’s insistence on muted microphones.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Harris campaign added that it only agreed to the rules so that Trump would appear.</p>

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