Instead, the event — the first debate between President Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden — will take place at a shared health campus of Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates. AD“This pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of health care and scientific discovery in unprecedented ways,” said a joint statement by Tom Mihaljevic, president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic, and Case Western President Barbara R. Snyder. Ohio has about 10 coronavirus infections per 100,000 people and the state’s infections are trending down, according to Washington Post data. ADThe Commission on Presidential Debates has scheduled three Trump-Biden encounters, in addition to one between the running mates. “President Trump looks forward to debating Joe Biden in more events and as early as possible to account for people voting early,” campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said Monday.

Source: Washington Post July 27, 2020 23:26 UTC