Utah will host presidential debate in 2024

One election cycle after it hosted a vice presidential debate in 2020, the University of Utah is taking a step up — it will host a presidential debate in 2024, the school announced Monday.

The debate, which will likely feature the Republican and Democratic nominees for president, is scheduled for Oct. 9 at Kingsbury Hall. This is the second time the Commission on Presidential Debates, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization responsible for such debates, has selected the Salt Lake City campus for a nationally televised debate.

Next year’s presidential debates will probably be unique, in that they could feature two men who have served in the Oval Office. President Joe Biden is running for reelection as a Democrat, and previous President Donald Trump is the Republican frontrunner.

Trump, who is facing dozens of felony charges — including for withholding classified documents related to national security and for attempts to overturn the last presidential election — has several GOP challengers who have met for three debates so far this year. He has not attended any of them.

Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and progressive talk show host Cenk Uygur announced last month they are challenging Biden, and author Marianne Williamson has been campaigning against the president for a year. The Democratic Party has canceled its 2024 primary debates, so the candidates will not meet on stage.

The university will hold a news conference with state and local leaders — including Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, Democratic Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, House Majority Leader Jefferson Moss, of Saratoga Springs, and Senate President Stuart Adams, of Layton — Monday afternoon.

This story is developing and will be updated.





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