Biden Trump Presidential Debate
Joe Biden and Donald Trump debating in 2020. They've agreed to two new debates in 2024 — ones that will sideline decades of tradition.
  • The Commission on Presidential Debates has set the showdowns for 37 years. 
  • But this year, Biden and Trump are doing their own thing.
  • The commission told BI it could still host its planned debates, but Biden and Trump seem to have had enough.

The non-partisan body that's set the locations, moderators, and formats for presidential debates for the past 37 years is suddenly looking obsolete.