As US Presidential elections draw closer, there have been debates over time. The projected debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden that was scheduled be on 15 October was officially canceled on Friday a day after Trump refused a decision by the nonpartisan commission organizing it to change its format to a virtual event to guard against the spread of COVID-19. The debate, originally scheduled as a town hall-style encounter in Miami, was intended to be the second of three presidential debates. 

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The final debate between the two is planned for Oct. 22 in Nashville, Tennessee. After Trump denied to take part in the Oct. 15 debate, Biden recorded a televised town hall-style event for himself that evening. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced in an emailed statement: “It is now apparent there will be no debate on October 15, and the CPD will turn its attention to preparations for the final presidential debate scheduled for October 22.” US Prez Trump declared last Friday that he had been tested positive for the novel coronavirus and spent three days hospitalized receiving treatment before being released on Monday.

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The Republican president, seeking re-election on Nov. 3, on Thursday called the format change in which he and Biden were to participate from remote locations “ridiculous” and said it would be a waste of his time to take part. Trump’s operations on Friday accused the commission, headed by a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, “biased” toward Biden. The commission said both candidates have agreed to participate in the Oct. 22 debate and would be subject to required coronavirus testing, mask-wearing and social distancing protocols.

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