Clinton vs. Trump Debate Schedule ; Where to Watch; Is Donald Trump Afraid of Facing Hillary Clinton in a Debate? US Electoral Update
Trump faces Clinton in three debates which will be televised live on national media outlets.
The latest 2016 US Presidential debate schedules are in. Republican Party candidate Donald Trump and Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton are scheduled to battle in a string of debates in key universities all over the United States. These two candidates have been throwing comments and criticisms against each other on social media, but this time, they will have to do it facing each other in a more formal setting.
Debate schedules, time and date
There are three prime-time debates that will lead to the November presidential elections. Here are the schedules for the said televised events:
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- September 26, Monday - First debate at the Hofstra University in Long Island
- October 9, Sunday – Second debate at Washington University
- October 19, Wednesday – Third debate at the University of Las Vegas
Vice presidential debate
There is only one schedule for vice presidential debate and it's on October 4, Tuesday at the Longwood University in Farmville, VA. Republican Indiana Governor Mike Pence (Donald Trump's running mate) and Democratic US Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia (Hillary Clinton's running mate) will face each other for just one time before voters go to the polls.
All debate schedules will start at exactly 9 p.m. EST and will last 90 minutes each. The media outlets that will cover the debates have been announced but there are still no reports as to who will moderate the events.
Where to watch for the Clinton vs. Trump debates
The Presidential Debates will be broadcasted on several media networks, including C-SPAN, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, FOX News and MSNBC.
Trump avoiding the debates?
But as these debate schedules draw near, reports say that Trump is not too pleased about facing Clinton on stage. Reports also mention that he is doing all he can to avoid a debate and is "laying the groundwork" to stop any kind of public engagement from happening.
In an interview, Trump claimed that the NFL sent a letter to his office complaining about the schedule of the debates. Trump said that the NFL does not want to go against the debates on the timeslot. Meanwhile, the NFL said that they did not send Trump a letter, but also said that they would like it better if the debates were set on a different schedule.
The Presidential Debates were scheduled by a bipartisan committee in 2015, and all parties involved were informed of these dates ahead of time. Reports say that Trump is too weak to face Clinton in a traditional debate and he fears that Clinton may humiliate him on national TV.
Trump is also known for ditching live debates in the past. He did not participate in the debate in Des Moines in January 26 because he was unhappy with Megyn Kelly, the FOX moderator at that time. Also Trump did not join another debate in Detroit which was also hosted by the same moderator. Clinton, on the other hand, has taken part in a total of 9 Democratic Party debates already, most of which were between her and Senator Bernie Sanders.
