US President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate (Patrick Semansky/AP)The second presidential debate between US President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden has been cancelled. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed on Friday that the October 15 event would be scrapped. Mr Trump had expressed reservations about holding the debate “virtually” after he contracted Covid-19, as was suggested by the commission on Thursday. Meanwhile, Joe Biden scheduled a town hall with ABC News for that night once Mr Trump said he would not participate. The third debate, scheduled for October 22 in Nashville, Tennessee, is still on.

Source: Irish Independent October 09, 2020 23:26 UTC