CNN has announced the final rules for the first scheduled debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, stating on Saturday that both camps had agreed to a number of stipulations for the event set to take place on June 27th.

According to the report published Saturday, both Trump and Biden have agreed to a 90-minute face-off with two commercial breaks — which will be hosted by “State of the Union” anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash — during which neither candidate will be allowed any contact with members of their campaign.

Inbox: CNN finalizes debate rules.
Podiums
No props or notes
Each gets a pen, pad, bottle of water
Mics muted except when it’s their turn to speak
cnn says, by their calculation, RFK jr. Only only the ballot for 89 electoral votes so unlikely to qualify. pic.twitter.com/HxF09TNH3k

— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) June 15, 2024

In addition, the former president and the current president — whose 2020 debates were marked with insults and interruptions from both parties — have also agreed to have microphones muted when it is not their turn to speak. They will not be permitted to bring notes or props, but they will each be given a bottle of water, a pen, and paper for use during the debate.

Both candidates will stand behind a podium for the duration of the debate, and will flip a coin at the outset to determine who stands where.

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While it is possible that other candidates — namely Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, and Jill Stein — could qualify for the debates, it is unlikely. In order to qualify, they would have to receive at least 15% in at least four national polls, and they also have to appear on the ballot in enough states that they could possibly win 270 electoral votes.

Of the three non-major party candidates, only Kennedy has received more than 15% in any qualifying poll — but he is still one short with just three. In addition, Kennedy is only on the ballot in six states and has a possible electoral vote total of just 89, leaving him 181 short of the total necessary to participate in the debate.

As previously noted, one major change from debates in years past is that this debate will have no studio audience.

A pastor in Detroit thanked former President Donald Trump for visiting the city during a Saturday roundtable with religious and community leaders.

During the event at 180 Church, the Trump campaign launched a black voter coalition, which comes as many in the black community show signs of dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden’s administration, NBC News reported.

“President Trump, I’m so humbled that you would be here. President Obama never came to the hood, so to speak, right? President Joe Biden, he went to the big NAACP dinner, but he never came to the hood,” the pastor said. “So thank you.”

“My honor,” Trump replied as those in attendance cheered.

DETROIT PASTOR: President Trump, I’m so humbled that you would be here. President Obama never came to the hood. President Biden went to the big NAACP dinner but he never came to the hood—so THANK YOU! pic.twitter.com/WoeWe8M1Sm

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) June 15, 2024

Team Trump also announced that former Detroit Democratic Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is endorsing Trump for president. Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison for taking part in a racketeering and bribery scheme while in office, but Trump commuted his sentence in 2021 after the former mayor spent just over six years in prison.

“I can never thank President Trump enough for what he’s done for me and my family by giving me freedom,” Kilpatrick said, according to the Trump campaign’s announcement. “But I believe this election and the issues involved are personal to every family and every person in America.”

Trump was joined by several prominent black Republicans at the church roundtable event, including his former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson, Rep. John James (R-MI), and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL).

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“Historic rates of Black voters now support President Trump, and the reason is simple: Black voters know that President Trump is the only presidential candidate who can deliver results on day one because he already has,” the Trump campaign said.

A black business owner who was also seated at the table with Trump on Saturday praised the former president’s administration for helping minority communities.

“When you were in office, President Trump, the African American community, the Latino community, the Arabic community, we all soared,” the business owner said. “The money was pumping when you were in office. As a restaurant operator, I’m telling you that the money was pumping, and the money is not pumping now.”

DETROIT BUSINESS OWNER: When you were in office, President Trump, the African American community, the Latino community, the Arabic community—we all SOARED.

The money was PUMPING when you were in office… and the money is not pumping now. pic.twitter.com/HtdERBfixy

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) June 15, 2024

After the church roundtable, Trump is set to give an address at Turning Point USA’s People’s Convention in the Motor City. As Trump spends his day in the largest city in Michigan, a vital battleground state, President Biden — who will be joined by Obama — is set to meet with A-list celebrities in Los Angeles for a fundraiser that the Biden campaign is expecting will bring in around $28 million in donations. The president’s L.A. fundraiser was blasted by the Trump campaign.

“President Trump will be campaigning and meeting everyday Americans in Detroit, Mich., an area decimated by Joe Biden’s failed policies,” said Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung. “Meanwhile … Biden will be at a glitzy fundraiser in Hollywood with his elitist, out-of-touch celebrity benefactors that own him.”