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Real-time: See who’s speaking the most – and the least – at the presidential debate
CNN
We’re tracking how long President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump talk at the first presidential debate of 2024.
In a historic rematch, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump return to the stage for the first debate between an incumbent and a former president. We’re tracking how much speaking time each candidate gets during the first presidential debate of the cycle, hosted by CNN in Atlanta. Data will be updated every 5 seconds.
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Vice President Kamala Harris knew she had to go to bat for President Joe Biden as devastating reviews of the president’s debate performance rolled in late Thursday night, aiming to strike a balance between sounding reasonable about the president’s performance while also hammering home the contrast between the two candidates, two sources told CNN.