Despite being infected with the coronavirus, President Donald Trump declined a virtual debate with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Oct. 15. Biden then prefers to debate with the audience in Philadelphia that evening.
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Team Trump’s opposition to a virtual debate was clear and clear: “That’s not a debate,” a statement said. “We’re fitting for this sad excuse to help Biden out of need.” Donald Trump then announced an election rally. Hours later, Bill Stepien, Trump’s campaign manager, suggested postponing the debate by a week. As a result, the third televised debate should move to October 29, a few days before election day on November 3.
Biden’s team refuses. Donald Trump does not set up the debate schedule. That is what the debate committee does’, campaign spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield responds CNN. Biden’s team presents Trump with an ultimatum: “ We look forward to debating in person on October 22. Donald Trump can show up or he can refuse again. That’s his choice. ‘ The third television debate is scheduled for that date. That’s just enough, says Bedingfield. “In the last forty years, a debate has never been scheduled so close to election day,” he said.
With that it seems that there will be no second debate. Joe Biden answers Trump’s planned rally with a town hall in Philadelphia. The debate was originally planned in the form of such a city meeting. The intention is for spectators to ask questions to the candidate. “We still want to give those entitled to vote the opportunity to put their questions directly to the candidate,” said Biden’s team. ABC News is co-organizer of this ‘town hall’.
The debate committee proposed a virtual debate after Trump became infected with the corona virus. The president was hospitalized from Friday, October 2 to Monday, October 5 for complications. For safety reasons and in conjunction with health advisers at Cleveland Clinic, an academic medical center in the city of the same name, the organizers of the debate decided that face-to-face is not a good idea. Donald Trump calls that decision “biased” and “pathetic.” His team thinks a negative test beforehand is sufficient.
On Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic running Kamala Harris debated each other. That debate, unlike the first debate between Trump and Biden, was strikingly civil.
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