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(COMBO) This combination of archive footage created on September 28, 2020 shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (L) speaking in Tampa, Florida on September 15, 2020, and US President Donald Trump speaking during a event for black supporters at the Cobb Galleria Center. September 25, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. – In the election debate on September 29, 2020, millions of Americans will see how the two antagonists, who describe each other as existential threats to the country, step into the ring live on television after months of shadow boxing. (Photos by JIM WATSON and Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
WASHINGTON, DC – The Presidential Debate Committee said Friday it canceled next week’s showdown between Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden, after the president said he would not participate in a virtual format.
“Each (candidate) has now announced alternative plans for that date,” the commission said in a statement. “Now it is clear that there will be no debate on October 15.”
The final debate will be on October 22 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The commission had announced Thursday that it was turning the Oct. 15 town hall debate into a virtual matter as a precaution because Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus, but the president declined to participate.
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