To make up for her height disadvantage, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who is 5'4," will use a raised podium for the first presidential debate against Donald Trump Monday night.

According to WABC's Rita Cosby, one of the two podiums inside the debate hall at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, New York, is larger than the other. The larger one was built on request by Clinton to make her appear taller than she is, reports suggest.



"Clinton is 5'4" and Trump 6'2" and her team wanted the podium modified or a box added so she won't look short next to Trump," Cosby said. "One is clearly larger … than the other."

Photos of the stage taken by Cosby show two podiums of different sizes.

The Clinton campaign had asked the Commission on Presidential Debates, which organizes the debates, if the Democratic nominee could use a raised podium to avoid appearing 10 inches shorter than her Republican rival, according to the Daily Mail.

The debate will also be a test to Clinton's health as there will be no commercial breaks during the 90-minute debate Monday night.

This is the first of three debates between Trump and Clinton. The other two are scheduled for Oct. 9 and 19 in St. Louis and Las Vegas respectively. The CPD has also scheduled a vice presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. on Oct. 4.