The first general election debate between the major candidates of the 2024 United States presidential election was sponsored by CNN and attended by presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump on June27, 2024. Biden withdrew from the race in July, and Kamala Harris was selected to replace him, while Trump became the official Republican nominee that same month. The second debate, which will be sponsored by ABC, is scheduled to be held on September10, 2024, if Harris agrees to Trump's terms on holding additional debates.
Biden's withdrawal led to doubts over the September10 debate. Trump suggested in late July on Truth Social that the September10 ABC debate should instead be held by Fox News. On August8, Trump said he would debate Harris at the September10 debate. Trump proposed additional debates on September4 on Fox News and September25 on NBC, but the Harris campaign has not yet announced whether she would participate in the two additional debates, instead leaving the door open for a debate in October.
A vice presidential debate will be held on October 1 on CBS News.
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