ABC News signage is installed in the media file center inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center one day before the presidential debate on September 9, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesAs Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump take the stage tonight in Philadelphia in their first face-to-face meeting, the spotlight will also shine on the host of the debate: ABC News.
Moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis will have a much different view in front of them than when ABC News first secured the high-stakes presidential debate in May.
It’s a big test for the Disney-owned network in the only scheduled debate between Harris and Trump in the 2024 race that could serve as a make-or-break moment for either campaign.
But Harris’ team wanted the mics hot the entire night and demanded the network change the rule.
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