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The 2nd Presidential Debate Between President Trump and Joe Biden Is Cancelled


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I think most of us saw this coming.

The presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden has been canceled by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Earlier in the week, the Commission said the debate would be virtual being the President contracted the Coronavirus.

Trump opted out of the debate after finding out the debate would be virtual and is quoted saying “It would be a waste of time”.

Our good pals over at Fox News chipped in:

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has canceled the debate planned for next Thursday, after one day earlier announcing the debate would be virtual.

The face-off planned between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden was moved to a virtual setting after last Friday the president announced he’d contracted coronavirus.

Trump promptly announced he wouldn’t participate in the virtual format, calling it a “waste of time.”

“It is now apparent there will be no debate on October 15, and the CPD will turn its attention to preparations for the final presidential debate scheduled for October 22,” the CPD said in a statement.

Both candidates have agreed to participate at that debate in-person at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., the commission said. Kristen Welker of NBC News will moderate the matchup.

“I’m not going to do a virtual debate,” Trump told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo. “I’m not going to waste my time at a virtual debate.”

He added: “We’ll pass on this sad excuse to bail out Joe Biden and do a rally instead.”

ABC News  covered the story too:

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The move comes one day after the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced the debate would be held virtually, following the president’s diagnosis of and hospitalization for the novel coronavirus.

“It is now apparent there will be no debate on October 15, and the CPD will turn its attention to preparations for the final presidential debate scheduled for October 22,” the CPD added.

It’s best that the second presidential debate got canceled.

I imagine during a virtual debate the moderator would be able to mute the speakers audio and we already know they would try to mute President Trump’s mic first.



 

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