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Second Presidential Debate To Be Held Virtually

US

The second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden will take place virtually on October 15 according to the Commission on Presidential Debates.

  • The decision has been made due to President Trump's positive COVID-19 diagnosis.
  • Statement: '"The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which the candidates would participate from separate remote locations. The town meeting participants and the moderator, Steve Scully, Senior Executive Producer & Political Editor, C-SPAN Networks, will be located at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami, Florida. The White House Pool will provide coverage of the second presidential debate."
  • The virtual setting may assist the moderator Steve Scully in maintaining control of the debate after the first clash was marred by the debate descending into multiple interupptions.

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