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What Are the Rules for Trump and Biden’s Last Debate?

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Each candidate will be muted during his opponent’s opening answers, but after that, it may be another free-for-all.
Viewers of the first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., which devolved into a chaotic spectacle marked by frequent interruptions by Mr. Trump, could be forgiven for believing the event had no rules. On Thursday night in Nashville, Kristen Welker, the NBC News correspondent moderating the second and final presidential debate, will find herself trying to enforce a loose set of guidelines both campaigns have agreed to, even if Mr. Trump has shown no predilection to follow them. Ms. Welker will have some assistance. During the first two minutes each candidate speaks in each of the six 15-minute segments, his opponent’s microphone will be muted. It’s possible viewers may still hear Mr. Trump or Mr. Biden if they shout to interrupt. After those initial statements in each segment, both mics will be on. They are not expected to be cut off during the rest of the segments, even if one candidate keeps interrupting the other or eats up time talking.

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