WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Commission on Presidential Debates said 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. “It is now apparent there will be no debate on Oct 15.”
The final debate will be on Oct 22 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The commission had announced Thursday it was converting the Oct 15 town hall debate to a virtual affair out of an abundance of caution because Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus, but the president refused to participate.
Meanwhile, Trump will address supporters in Florida on Monday at his first rally since testing positive for Covid-19, his campaign said.
The campaign announced that he would deliver remarks at an early evening event in Sanford, Florida.
It did not say what measures would be in place to protect the president and attendees, amid mounting questions over how close Trump is to full recovery following his Oct 1 diagnosis. — NNN-AGENCIES
