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HAGERSTOWN: Democrat Joe Biden said Tuesday that he would object to debating Donald Trump next week as scheduled if the US president is still sick with Covid-19, and said he would want to follow the health guidelines.
“I look forward to discussing it, but I just hope all the protocols are followed,” Biden, 77, told reporters as he returned from a speech near the Gettysburg Civil War battlefield.
Trump, 74, announced early Friday, two days after his first debate with Biden in Cleveland, that he had tested positive for the virus.
The men are scheduled to face off again on October 15, but Biden said: “If you still have Covid, we shouldn’t have a debate.”
Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that people who test positive for the virus should stay home for at least 10 days after the first symptoms appear, while people who become seriously ill they may need to stay home for up to 20 days.
“It’s a very serious problem, so I’ll be guided by … what the doctors say is the right thing to do,” Biden said.
Trump has given no indication that he would withdraw due to his health, saying in a tweet that he is “waiting” for the next debate.
