summer. the period in which presidential candidates kick their campaigns into full gear. but the start of this election year summer well it is anything like we ve ever seen before. in one week, president biden and donald trump will face off in a debate. to face voters to recon with the reality they re going to have to make sooner rather than later. today we got new details about how that debate is going to play out. independent candidate robert f. kennedy jr. officially failing to qualify for the debate leaving biden and trump to share the stage next week. biden will be standing at the podium on the right of the television screen. while trump will be the podium on the left. the same configurations as the two debates held four years ago. trump got to choose the order of the debate, he s going to go last giving him the last word. trump has opted for less prep sessions. and the president continues to hold rallies. allies of the candidates would be working to manage expectations.