The Commission on Presidential Debates said late Thursday it was not considering the Trump team’s request.
10 days after his first positive COVID-19 test. Stepien then cited the doctor while saying the next debate should go forward in person.
Stepien said the efforts to hold a virtual debate were an “obvious attempt to shield Biden from another shellacking.”Frank Fahrenkopf, the chair of the Commission of Presidential Debates, said that despite the Trump campaign’s demands, the commissionto a virtual debate, according to The Associated Press. The stance means the second debate will likely not go forward, although Democratic challenger Joe Biden has said he will hold his own town hall-style event that day, hosted by ABC News.
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