Skip to main content
Streaming

Here’s how to stream the 2024 presidential debate for free

The CNN Presidential Debate is nearly here.

An image of a wooden podium sits on a stage, surrounded by red velvet curtains. Credit: jupiterimages / The Image Bank via Getty Images
Madison Durham
Written by Madison Durham, senior staff writer for partner content, resident streaming expert, and avid reader.

Updated June 27, 2024

Products are chosen independently by our editors. Purchases made through our links may earn us a commission.

The 2024 Trump-Biden presidential debate is looming—the CNN event stands to be one of the most-watched television events of the year, but for many folks that have already cut cable or don’t have access to CNN, the event might seem a little out of reach.

Luckily, USA Today has its own livestream available for the event, and there are plenty of other options for those that subscribe to streaming services and those that don’t.

Watch the CNN Presidential Debate here

Learn more about how to watch the 2024 Presidential debate, and where you can watch it on Thursday, June 27, 2024.

How to watch the Biden-Trump debate

The CNN Presidential Debate will take place on Thursday, June 27 at 9 PM ET. The event, which will be held in Atlanta, will be live on CNN, CNN International, and CNN en Español—it can be streamed for free through CNN’s website, or through USA Today’s Simulcast of the event, which is available on YouTube.

CNN live news is also available through CNN Max, which is hosted by Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service. Since CNN is available on a variety of other platforms, including YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, you can also catch the debate there.

What topics will Biden and Trump debate?

Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate 2024’s debate. President Joe Biden will square off against former President Donald Trump—so far, CNN has not released any details as to the topics on the table for the debate, but USA Today reported that debate topics could include policy issues like abortion access and immigration.

What's new with the 2024 debates?

Unlike 2020’s campaign debates, which featured a fair amount of cutting-in, this year the candidates will have their microphones turned off when the other is speaking. Additionally, the candidates will not be allowed to consult with their campaign staff during the two scheduled commercial breaks.

Trump will take the stage as the first major party presidential candidate to have been convicted of a felony, which some believe will feature as a topic in the debate itself.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate, was anticipated by some to appear in Thursday’s debate, but failed to qualify for the event, having received eligibility for too few electoral college votes to attend.

When is the next Biden-Trump debate

Both candidates have agreed to one more debate, which will take place on September 10, 2024. The second debate will be hosted by ABC.

When is the 2024 election?

The 2024 presidential election will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

Up next