The debate stage is set for U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to participate in the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3./Credit:	Win McNamee/Getty Images

The debate stage is set for U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to participate in the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3./Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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Debate commission to mute candidates during their opponent's initial responses to prevent interruptions

Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will have their microphones muted during portions of the second and final presidential debate on Thursday night, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced on Monday in a decision that angered the President.