Donald Trump Plans To Participate In Oct. 15 Debate Despite COVID-19 Diagnosis

2020 presidential debates is just about here. After a chaotic first matchup between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, a more subdued (but still buzzy) vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, and dueling Trump-Biden town hall events in lieu of a second debate, the whole process has felt long and, at times, extremely disorderly.

Ted Johnson Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scheduled to meet again on Thursday for the second and presumably last debate, and the president’s campaign has again weighed in with complaints about the format.Bill Stepien, Trump’s campaign manager, wrote in a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates that the focus of the next event should be on foreign policy, not on the list of topics selected by moderator Kristen Welker.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump had town halls at the exact same time on Thursday (October 15) (despite petitions and protests from Hollywood stars to stagger the time slots), and Biden easily won in the ratings department.

Todayco-anchor Savannah Guthrie kicked off Thursday night's NBC town hall in Miami with President Donald Trump addressing the scheduling chaos and controversy around the debate-turned-solo event. "We want to say right off the top this is not how things were supposed to go tonight," theTodayco-anchor said at the top of the debate.

Ted Johnson NBC News indicated that it is not backing off plans for a town hall with Donald Trump scheduled at the same time that ABC News is doing a similar event with Joe Biden.The scheduling has drawn criticism, including from more than 100 producers, directors and writers who signed their names to a letter urging NBC to move the time of the town hall.In a statement, Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCU News Group, said, “We share in the frustration that our event will initially air alongside the

Ted Johnson NBC News is taking heat for its decision to schedule a town hall on Thursday evening with President Donald Trump that will compete head-to-head with ABC News’ event with Joe Biden.The backlash comes after Trump refused to participate in a virtual town hall debate with Biden, long scheduled for Oct. 15, forcing the Commission on Presidential Debates to cancel the event.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVMore than 100 writers, actors, directors and producers are speaking out against NBC’s plan to air a town hall with President Donald Trump tonight at 8 PM directly opposite the Joe Biden town hall on ABC.In an open letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and NBCU News Group chairman Cesar Conde, the Hollywood heavyweights are asking for the Trump town hall to be shifted from the time slot.

Donald Trump's 14-year-old son Barron has tested positive for COVID-19 but exhibited no symptoms. First Lady Melania Trump told how the youngster contracted the virus after both of his parents tested positive.

NBC News announced Wednesday morning that it will host a town hall with President Donald Trump on Thursday. The one-hour event will take place outdoors at the Perez Art Museum in Miami, Florida.

Ted Johnson Donald Trump’s physician said in a memo released on Saturday that the president no longer is at risk of transmitting the coronavirus.Dr.

President Donald Trump and Joe Biden was cast into doubt Thursday after the commission that organizes the event said it would be held virtually to minimize the risk of spreading the coronavirus. The Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the second debate scheduled for October 15 in Miami, Florida, would instead feature virtual appearances by the two candidates, a change the president quickly dismissed as «not acceptable.»«I'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate.

President Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be held virtually to minimize the risk of spreading the coronavirus, a change the president quickly dismissed as «not acceptable.» «I heard that the commission a little while ago changed the debate style, and that's not acceptable to us,» Mr. Trump said in a phone interview with.

hereHis doctors gave him an experimental cocktail of drugs and remdesivir, which has been proven to be effective in treating the most seriously-ill patients with coronavirus.As a result of his coronavirus-positive status, it had seemed that the second debate may be at risk of not happening, unless he tested negative.But it has been announced the candidates will “participate from separate remote locations”, while the participants and moderator remain in Miami, the commission said.The debate is

presidential debate is suddenly in flux. After Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday night, the president said that he and wife Melania were immediately going into quarantine, leaving Trump's next debate with former Vice President Joe Biden — who on Friday tested negative for the coronavirus -- very much up in the air.Despite this, on Tuesday, the president tweeted that he is «looking forward to the debate on the evening of Thursday, Oct.