LIVE UPDATES: Biden and Trump meet in Atlanta for the first of two debates

Assembled media from across the country awaiting President Biden’s arrival. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice The Atlanta Voice was a part of the presidential press pool Thursday that met with United States President Joseph R. Biden hours before he was scheduled to meet former United States President Donald J. Trump for the first of two debates. The first being inside Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion in Midtown. Biden returns to Atlanta after having delivered the commencement speech at Morehouse College in May. The Biden-Harris administration has made several appearances in Atlanta this year, including multiple solo appearances by United States Vice President Kamala Harris as recently as mid-June for an gun violence awareness discussion with former Migos member Quavo. This presidential debate is taking place at the earliest date in United States presidential history. President Biden greeted guests waiting for him on the tarmac at Dobbins Air Reserve Base on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Closing remarks: “We have made significant progress from the debacle that was left by President Trump,” said Biden. “Like so many politicians this man is a complainer. All he does is make our country unsafe by allowing millions and millions...