National Constitution Center to host 2024 presidential debate in September

PHILADELPHIA - The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia will host a presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in September. 

ABC News will host the 9 p.m event with David Muir and Lindsey Davis as moderators. 

It will be the first debate between Trump and Harris, who earned the democratic nomination after President Joe Biden suspended his re-election campaign.

Director of Communications, Moira Bagley Smith, stated, "We are the museum of We the People. We celebrate America’s founding charter, the most important document in American history."

This isn’t the first time the museum has hosted presidential candidates. Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton debated at the museum, former president Trump held a 2020 town hall and President Biden used the center as a backdrop for a speech on voting rights.

Bagley Smith continued, "What we do here is we offer the opportunity to have reasoned and civil debate."

Amid the museum goers Friday and the portraits of U.S. presidents, staff with ABC did a walk-through of the center, destined to draw national attention.

The debate will again place Pennsylvania at the epicenter of the campaign alongside the attempt on former president Trump’s life in Butler and the roll-out of the Harris Walz ticket at Temple University.

Trump and Harris have reportedly agreed to two debates, including one that will be broadcast on FOX News on Sept. 4. 

Vice Presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz will debate on Oct. 1 in New York City.