2020 ELECTION/COVID-19/DEBATES: “President Donald Trump said Thursday he would not take part in the next presidential debate with former Vice President Joe Biden after it was moved to a virtual format because of COVID-19 safety concerns…
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Thursday morning [Oct. 8, 2020] the next debate would be remote to ‘protect the health and safety of all involved’ after Trump’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis and the subsequent White House outbreak…
The debate, which was scheduled to take place Oct. 15, was set to be a town hall format.”
-Nicholas Wu and Joey Garrison, “Trump says he won’t do next presidential debate after it goes virtual, Biden still wants town hall,” usatoday.com, Oct. 8, 2020