ATLANTA — The first presidential debate of the campaign season is here.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will square off at CNN Studios at Techwood in midtown Atlanta. The CNN Presidential Debate will air live on 95.5 WSB beginning at 9 p.m.

“I am proud to stand up here today a conservative Republican and endorse Joe Biden for reelection as president of the United States,” former GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger said.

Former Illinois Republican Congressman Kinzinger came to the Georgia State Capitol Wednesday to endorse Democratic Joe Biden for president.

He stood alongside Georgia’s former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, who has long been a vocal critic of Donald Trump. He also endorsed Biden.

“Why would anybody pick Donald Trump over Joe Biden? Even if you completely disagree with the policies? There’s no policy that’s going to break this country and our democracy. There’s only one person in this race who has the chance to wreck democracy and that’s Donald Trump,” Duncan said.

“A lot of the black leaders, they really are influential in the city, so hopefully, they have some good points they can bring up,” voter Josh Sole said.

Across town, Sole joined dozens of others at Rocky’s Barbershop in Buckhead as black business leaders hosted a roundtable featuring a phone call from Donald Trump.

Trump is trying to court black voters.

He talked about his indictment and arrest in Atlanta and his now-famous mugshot.

“But it’s the number one mugshot of all time. It’s really amazing. Something happened, support among the Black community and the Hispanic community has skyrocketed,” Trump said.

Sole said he liked what he heard.

“Kind of what we’re going through specifically in Atlanta and then simply as Black men and our community as a whole,” Sole said.

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