Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two televised presidential debates in June and September.
CNN announced the June 27 event on Tuesday and said it would be held in the key swing state of Georgia.
On September 10, the second debate will be hosted by ABC.
The announcement came shortly after Biden laid out the terms of his bid to take on former President Trump during a debate ahead of the November election.
CNN said there will be no spectators at the June debate in Atlanta and that moderators will be announced later.
ABC has yet to release further details about the debate it will host.
Mr Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social, External He also accepted an invitation from Fox News to participate in the third debate on October 2. However, Biden campaign chairwoman Jen O’Malley Dillon said the president had “clarified the terms of the two one-on-one debates, and Donald Trump accepted those terms.”
Biden broke with tradition by proposing two televised debates in June and September. His opponents quickly accepted, then suggested they debate once a month.
The Trump campaign said: “We believe the American people deserve more than two opportunities to hear from the candidates.”
Both candidates traded barbs on social media, with Trump saying: “Tell me when. Let’s get ready to fight!!!”
Biden said Trump was “available on Wednesday” – a reference to his criminal trial in New York, while Trump claimed his opponent was the “worst debater” and “can’t put two sentences together.”
Biden’s proposal for two debates breaks with some established traditions.
It bypasses the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has scheduled events since 1988 and has already set dates and locations for three debates in the fall.
Biden’s team wants the two televised debates to take place without live audiences – another break with tradition.
Candidates will take turns answering questions from moderators agreed upon by major news networks, and candidates who do not speak will have their microphones turned off.
Ms. Dillon Said said the rowdy partisan crowd “doesn’t contribute to a good debate.”
The first debate of 2020 between the two candidates was marred by frequent interruptions and bickering. The second event was canceled when Trump contracted the coronavirus and refused to participate via video link.
