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Things to know about debate moderator Kristen Welker

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When President Trump and Joe Biden meet in Nashville on Thursday, a familiar face from the White House press corp will be in charge. Here's what you should know about Kristen Welker.

When President Trump and Joe Biden meet in Nashville on Thursday, a familiar face from the White House press corp will be in charge. Here's what you should know about Kristen Welker.

  1. NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker will be moderating the second and final presidential debate Here's what you should know about her:

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  2. Welker is the second Black woman to moderate a presidential debate. The Harvard-educated Welker takes her place in history behind Carole Simpson, who handled the second debate between incumbent George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ross Perot in 1992.

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  3. She’s a political junkie who got her dream job. Steve Capus, former president of NBC News, recalled this about her when meeting her for the first time

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  4. Welker married John Hughes, a marketing executive, in 2017. He wooed her with presidential trivia. On one date, he left her with a gift — a crossword puzzle of presidents with witty clues he wrote himself.

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  5. Finally, Trump has talked about Welker before. He once praised her for a promotion. But he also has made a false claim about her

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  7. President Trump and Democrat Joe Biden will have their microphones cut off in Thursday’s debate while their rival delivers their opening two-minute answer to each of the debate topics.

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  8. Chris Wallace, the moderator of the contentious first debate, previously gave us his thoughts about the night

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