Joe Biden and Trump campaign surrogate former Guam Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo will participate in a digital presidential town hall focusing on Asian American and Pacific Islander issues. NBCAsianAmerica will stream the event Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.
Vicky Nguyen, an NBC News investigative and consumer correspondent, and Amna Nawaz, senior national correspondent at PBS Newshour, will serve as moderators for the town hall. Members of the AAPI community will also get a chance to ask questions in the form of recorded videos.
In response to questions about what the Trump campaign is hoping to discuss at the forum, a campaign spokesperson said in a statement that the AAPI community has “consistently supported candidates who advocate for a safe and strong America, opportunity for a better tomorrow, more money in our pockets, the freedom to pick the best schools for our children, and lower taxes.”
A Biden campaign spokesperson said in a statement that the former vice president was looking forward to taking part in the town hall, and also took the opportunity to criticize Trump for recent racist comments about the coronavirus.
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