The Commission on Presidential Debates has officially announced that the upcoming presidential debate, a town hall-style event with President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, will not be going forward. While the commission announced earlier this week that the debate would commence virtually, in a statement Friday evening, the commission said that it had now become “apparent” that the debate wouldn’t happen, saying that each campaign had already made alternative arrangements.
“On October 8, CPD announced that for the health and safety of all involved, the second presidential debate, scheduled for October 15 in Miami, would be conducted virtually. Subsequently, the campaigns of the two candidates who qualified for participation in the debate made a series of statements concerning their respective positions regarding their willingness to participate in a virtual debate on October 15, and each now has announced alternate plans for that date,” announced the debate commission Friday. “It is now apparent there will be no debate on October 15, and the CPD will turn its attention to preparations for the final presidential debate scheduled for October 22.”
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