President Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to events on June 27 with CNN and Sept. 10 with ABC News. They're opting out of a plan from the Commission on Presidential Debates.
The Republican National Committee has released a letter outlining complaints and will ask presidential nominees not to participate in debates put on by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
A "national humiliation," said a U.K. paper. "Cacophonique," according to a French news channel. An Israeli news anchor tweeted "condolences to America," saying, "It is hard to stoop lower than this."
Undecided voters are typically the target of presidential debates, but it's unclear whether Tuesday night's back and forth helped distill anything for people who haven't backed a candidate yet.
Wednesday on Political Rewind: The first presidential debate featured a fiery, raucous back-and-forth that some critics say lacked substantial discussion on policy issues. Where do we stand now following the first matchup of the candidates?
Also: the latest developments in the slate of consequential Georgia elections.
Biden released the return and disclosure just hours before the first presidential debate, where President Trump is expected to face questions over his tax returns.
The first presidential debate is high stakes. Can Trump avoid the sitting-president first-debate slump? Does Biden come across competently? And how personal will it get?
