A lucky flip for Trump: Former president gets last word at debate

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A coin toss decided that former President Donald Trump will get the last chance to say why he should be America’s next commander in chief at the end of the first presidential debate next week. 

CNN held a coin toss for the Biden and Trump campaigns, allowing them to choose between a standing position on the stage or a speaking slot for closing arguments. While the Biden campaign won CNN’s coin toss and decided to pick President Joe Biden‘s standing position, the Trump campaign called dibs on the closing arguments. 

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