Trump refuses to participate in the 2nd Presidential debate

Washington, 8th October: US President Donald Trump has refused to participate in the 2nd presidential debate after it was announced to be conducted virtually.

According to reports from ABC News, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Thursday morning that the second debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will be virtual.

Soon after the announcement, Trump said he would refuse to participate in an interview with FOX Business.

“I’m not going to do a virtual debate,” Trump said Thursday morning. “No, I’m not going to waste my time with a virtual debate.”

On the other hand, former vice president Joe Biden announced that he will participate in the debate virtually.

“Vice President Biden looks forward to speaking directly to the American people and comparing his plan for bringing the country together and building back better with Donald Trump’s failed leadership on the coronavirus that has thrown the strong economy he inherited into the worst downturn since the Great Depression,” the campaign said in a statement to ABC News Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Trump campaign has announced that instead of attending a virtual debate, it will hold a rally. The campaign announced on Thursday, “The safety of all involved can easily be achieved without cancelling a chance for voters to see both candidates go head to head. We’ll pass on this sad excuse to bail out Joe Biden and do a rally instead.”

Biden’s camp said once again this move proves Trump does not care not for the safety of others but only himself, an aide told ABC News.

The scheduled town hall format will remain for the Oct. 15 debate, but CPD said “in order to protect the health and safety of all involved,” the candidates would participate remotely from separate locations.

The safety of the next debate came into question after Trump’s positive COVID-19 diagnoses last week, which required the president to be hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center. Trump returned to the White House on Monday.

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