Biden Wins Coin Toss, Secures Podium Position on Right Side of Stage During CNN Debate

President Joe Biden won the coin toss to secure a podium position on the right side of the stage during the CNN debate next week, but by doing so gave Donald Trump the final closing statement of the 90-minute matchup.

President Joe Biden won the coin toss to secure a podium position on the right side of the stage during the CNN debate next week, but in doing so gave Donald Trump the final closing statement of the 90-minute matchup.

According to CNN, the coin landed on tails -- the side chosen by the Biden campaign. The team then got to choose between podium placement or the order of closing arguments, ultimately picking to have Biden be on the right side of television and other screens but deliver his closing statement first.

Trump's podium will be on the left side, and he will have the last word by delivering his closing statement after Biden.

The CNN debate will take place on June 27 in Atlanta. It is the first of two debates between Biden and Trump, with the second set to take place on Sept. 10 and be hosted by ABC News.

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Earlier this week, other rules were announced by CNN, such as muting the candidates’ microphone unless it is their turn to speak and allowing no props, only a pen, paper and a bottle of water.

There will be no opening statements, two commercial breaks and no studio audience.

Biden and Trump will be given two minutes to answer questions posed by moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, followed by one minute each to respond and rebut. There will be a red light flashing to indicate to candidates they have five seconds remaining of their allotted time. When their time is over, the light will turn solid red.

With exactly a week to go until the debate, both campaigns are beginning to prepare.

President Biden will huddle at Camp David with former chief of staff Ron Klain and other longtime advisers and aides.

Trump is holding policy meetings with advisers and congressional allies on issues like immigration, the economy and democracy. He’ll also campaign in Philadelphia over the weekend and attend fundraisers next week.

MORE: Trump meets with advisers, policy experts ahead of next week’s debate with Biden

Biden and Trump will be the only candidates on stage after the qualification window closed at midnight, CNN said.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., running as an independent, fell short of meeting the network’s polling and ballot access requirements. He called his exclusion from the stage “undemocratic, un-American, and cowardly.”

ABC News' Isabella Murray and Will McDuffie contributed to this report.

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