Next presidential debate between Trump, Biden will be virtual
Next week’s presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden will be held virtually, the Presidential Debate Commission announced on Thursday.
“The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which the candidates would participate in separate remote locations,” the commission said.
The moderator – C-Span political editor Steve Scully – and the town hall participants will remain at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami but Biden and Trump will not.
The debate is scheduled for Oct. 15.
President Trump announced Thursday morning that he does not accept a virtual forum.
“No, I’m not going to waste my time in a virtual debate,” Trump said on Fox Business.
“That’s not what debating is all about. You sit behind a computer and do … and then they cut you off whenever they want,” he continued. “That’s not acceptable to us.”