text:  So there will be no studio audience. The candidates' microphones will also only be turned on when it is their turn to speak. You have two of the oldest candidates in history to ever compete for the White House. This will also be the first time we're seeing a sitting president of the United States debate a former president of the United States. And of course, you have this conviction of former President Donald Trump. All of that is going to make this debate something unlike anything we've ever seen before.