US Election 2020: Second presidential debate cancelled as Trump turns down virtual event

second US Presidential debate scheduled for October 15 would longer be held, commission on President Debates confirmed on Friday, October 9. anuncement comes after Republican minee Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden disagreed with format of debate.  

 “It is w apparent re will be debate on October 15, and CPD will turn its attention to preparations for final presidential debate scheduled for October 22,” commission said in a statement.

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While Biden and commission insisted on having a virtual debate following Trump’s COVID-19 diagsis, Republican leader insisted on an in-person debate. " I’m t going to waste my time on a virtual debate,” Trump said in a telephone interview with Fox Business on Thursday. “That’s t what debating’s about," he had said. 

Meanwhile, Trump is set to hold an in-person event at White House. According to CNN, event, which marks Republican leader’s first public engment since he tested positive for COVID-19, would take place in South Lawn. Hundreds of guests have been invited for event which would see Trump addressing guests from balcony of white house, CNN reported citing an official.

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Trump to resume campaigning

In a public memo released earlier by White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, Dr Conley said, "Saturday will be day 10 since Trump’s diagsis and based on trajectory of advanced diagstics team has been conducting. I fully anticipate President’s safe return to public engments at that time.”

Moreover, Trump said that he would resume campaigning on October 10 in Florida, followed by ar re-election rally in Pennsylvania night after he received a green signal from doctors that he can return to public engments. In an interview with Fox News, Trump expressed his intent to hold se public rallies even as detail of his COVID-19 negative diagsis remains unclear. 

Trump said that he was determined to return to his campaign trail w that he has made it out of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center following three-day hospitalisation and added that he was feeling “great”. Trump credited his wish to conduct a public rally to his “good health” as told media that it’s “incredible what’s going on” and said feels good. 

Im Credits: AP

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