A pre-debate coin toss won by President Biden has determined the position of his podium and the order in which the debaters will deliver their closing statements.
From CNN:
The coin landed on the Biden campaign’s pick — tails — which meant his campaign got to choose whether it wanted to select the president’s podium position or the order of closing statements.
Biden’s campaign chose to select the right podium position, which means the Democratic president will be on the right side of television viewers’ screens and his Republican rival will be on viewers’ left.
Trump’s campaign then chose for the former president to deliver the last closing statement, which means Biden will go first at the conclusion of the debate.
Biden and Trump are set to make history on June 27 in the first presidential debate between an incumbent and a former president. It will also be the first debate since 2020 featuring either Biden, who did not face a serious challenge for the Democratic nomination, or Trump, who skipped those held during the Republican primary race.
CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will host the 90-minute showdown in Atlanta. Both candidates have accepted the network’s invitation and agreed to accept the rules and format of the debate, as outlined in letters sent to the campaigns by the network in May.
More over at CNN:
Let's just get it on and have at it. America is fed up with @JoeBiden's entire presidency.
Trump gets the final word at CNN debate after coin flip…https://t.co/VkU16GeaGD
— iVoteArizona™ (@iVoteArizona) June 20, 2024
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