Topics Are Chosen for Third Debate – ALL FAVORABLE TO TRUMP

Debt, immigration will be included in the Oct. 19 meeting of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The economy, the Supreme Court and foreign policy are the other topics

By Byron Tau, WSJ

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton listens during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP) Photo:Associated Press

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton will debate the national debt, immigration and their fitness to be president in the third and final presidential debate.

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced that moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News has selected six topics for the event, which will be held next Wednesday, less than three weeks before Election Day.

The economy, the Supreme Court and foreign policy are the other topics on the list, according to the commission.

The debate will be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas next week. The format calls for a 15-minute segment for each of the six topics, for 90 minutes total and no commercial breaks.

The first presidential debate between the nominees, on Sept. 26 in New York, also called for six 15-minute segments. The second debate, held this past Sunday, was a town-hall format.

The debate next Wednesday figures to be Mr. Trump’s final opportunity to make a dent in Mrs. Clinton’s lead in front of a big television audience. The Democrat’s lead in national polls has been growing.