"Each Candidate Has Alternate Plan": 2nd US Presidential Debate Cancelled

Saturday, 10 October 2020Newsdesk

The Commission on Presidential Debates said Friday it has cancelled next week's showdown between Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden, after the president said he would not participate in a virtual format. "Each (candidate) now has announced alternate plans for that date," the commission said in a statement, adding "it is now apparent there will be no debate on October 15."

New Delhi, 09 October 2020

As per news report of NDTV, the move leaves just one more debate on the schedule -- October 22 in Nashville, Tennessee -- before the November 3 election. Debates have been a feature of every US presidential election since 1976, with three debates near the end of a campaign the standard since 2000. The commission had announced Thursday it was converting the October 15 town hall debate to a virtual affair out of an abundance of caution because Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Source -NDTV