Presidential debate Trump vs. Clinton date, time, rules: Hofstra University (9/26/2016)
Published 7:29 am Thursday, September 22, 2016
The first presidential debate Trump vs. Clinton 2016 is scheduled for this coming Monday, September 26, 2016 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
The first debate according to uspresidentialectionnews.com will be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on major topics to be selected by the moderator and announced at least one week before the debate. The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. Candidates will then have an opportunity to respond to each other. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper discussion of the topic.
Donald Trump says debate moderator Lester Holt shouldn’t try to fact-check the candidates at next week’s presidential debate.
Trump says it’s up to the candidates themselves to call out their rivals when they are wrong. Trump spoke Thursday in a telephone interview on “Fox and Friends.” He says the candidates should “argue it out.”
NBC’s Matt Lauer has received criticism for not pointing out factual errors by Trump at a recent forum on national security.
Trump says there’s pressure on NBC’s Holt ahead of Monday’s debate at Hofstra University. He likens it to the pressure former Indiana University basketball coach and Trump supporter Bobby Knight used to put on referees.
Trump says: “A lot of people are watching to see whether or not he succumbs to that pressure.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.