With the first presidential debate just weeks away, the Commission on Presidential Debates on Friday revealed the list of moderators for the three scheduled face-offs between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
The first debate, slated for Sept. 26, will be hosted by NBC's Lester Holt. The second debate on Oct. 9, which The Hill described as "town hall-style," will be hosted by ABC's Martha Raddatz and CNN's Anderson Cooper. Fox News' Chris Wallace will finish things off by hosting the third debate Oct. 19. The vice presidential debate between Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) and the Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence (Ind.) will be hosted by CBS News' Elaine Quijana on Oct. 4.
The commission initially planned to announce the moderators in late August. However, after Trump declared he would only participate in the debates if there was a "fair moderator," the commission faced what CNN described as an "unprecedented challenge" in "selecting individuals who are immune (or at least as immune as possible) to accusations of bias."
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