President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are attempting to sideline independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with their one-on-one debates.
On Wednesday, the two men agreed to appear onstage twice before the November election, once in June and again in September. But the terms to qualify, set by the two host networks, CNN and ABC News, could deny Kennedy a podium. The Biden and Trump campaigns reportedly back-channeled to cut out the commission that traditionally sets the terms of presidential debates.
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