US election 2016: When is the debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton TONIGHT?
DONALD TRUMP and Hillary Clinton are set to come face to face in the first TV debate later after months of trading vicious insults.
By Alice Foster
PUBLISHED: 12:00, Mon, Sep 26, 2016 | UPDATED: 12:50, Mon, Sep 26, 2016
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When will Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton get to debate in person?
Mrs Clinton's blistering attack on Mr Trump during the Democratic national convention was a sign of things to come.
She said: "Donald Trump can't even handle the rough-and-tumble of a presidential campaign. Imagine him in the Oval Office facing a real crisis.
“A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.”
Mr Trump hit back with a diatribe against Mrs Clinton on Twitter saying that she was unfit to run the country.
He said: "Our way of life is under threat by Radical Islam and Hillary Clinton cannot even bring herself to say the words.
“No one has worse judgement than Hillary Clinton - corruption and devastation follows her wherever she goes."
Given the animosity between the candidates, sparks are sure to fly when they meet each other face to face for the first election debate.
When will Donald Trump debate Hillary Clinton?
The bitter rival will take part in the first televised debate on Monday September 26 at Hofstra University on Long Island in New York.
The debate will run from 9pm to 10.30pm Eastern Time (ET) in the US but there is a five hour time difference with the UK.
The TV showdown will be shown between 2am and 3.30am in the early hours of Tuesday September 27 here in the UK.
The moderator, NBC anchor Lester Holt, is set to ask the candidates about America's Direction, Achieving Prosperity and Securing America.
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These are just three of the hot-button topics at the debate where half the questions come from Holt and half from the studio audience.
After each question the candidates will have two minutes to respond before getting the chance to discuss the topic more widely.
Hofstra University previously hosted two presidential debates featuring Mr Obama - first against John McCain in 2008 and then Mitt Romney in 2012.
Tonight's clash is the first of three prime-time TV debates in the run up to the US presidential election in November.
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How to watch the US presidential debate in the UK
Sky News will air the debate live from 2am on Tuesday, September 27. The channel is available on Freeview and online.
People in Britain, America and around the world can also live stream Mr Trump’s speech on the Right Side website.
It will also be shown on a number of major TV networks in the US.
When is the second US presidential debate?
The second 2016 presidential debate is due to take place on Sunday October 9 at Washington University in St Louis.
Citizens and voters will get the chance to ask the candidates questions during part of the “town hall style” debate.
The debate will take place between 9pm to 10.30pm ET in the US.
It will be shown between 2am and 3.30am in the early hours of Monday October 10 here in the UK.
When is the third US presidential debate?
The third presidential debate is between 9pm and 10.30pm ET on Wednesday October 19 at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.
The clash will be broadcast live from 2am to 3.30am in the early hours of Thursday October 20 here in the UK.
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Mr Trump’s running mate Mike Pence will take on Mrs Clinton’s running mate Tim Kaine during another debate this autumn.
The televised vice presidential debate will take place at Longwood University in Virginia on Tuesday October 4.
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