Joe Biden: We "Shouldn’t Have a Debate" If President Trump Still Has Coronavirus

The final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will take place on Thursday, moderated by NBC journalist and White House correspondent Kristen Welker. Held at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, the 90-minute debate will include topics relevant to the 2020 election such as fighting COVID-19, American families, race in America, climate change, national security and leadership.

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.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden are set to meet one last time before the election. After the originally scheduled second presidential debate was canceled due to Trump refusing to participate in a virtual format — a change that was made after the president tested positive for COVID-19 — the would-be third debate between the candidates is set to take place on Thursday, Oct.

"Saturday Night Live" took aim at President Trump and Joe Biden's town halls and likened the Democratic nominee to a television icon. Jim Carrey again took on the role of Joe Biden, who fielded questions from audience members regarding his proposed policies, and while the sketch implied that both events were relatively uninformative, they poked fun at Biden's mannerisms.

Ted Johnson The opener of Saturday Night Live was a skewering of the competing town halls between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.It was an easy target: There was an outcry earlier this week when NBC scheduled a town hall with Trump against one already planned on ABC with Biden. But Savannah Guthrie, moderating the NBC News event, earned widespread praise for pressing Trump with questions and followups.Kate McKinnon, playing Guthrie, opened by saying, “Good evening America.

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.

town hall drew more TV viewers than President Trump’s competing event on Thursday night, according to early figures.A total of 12.7 million viewers tuned in to ABC to watch Biden field questions from voters from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., compared to 10.4 million who watched Trump do the same on NBC, initial Nielsen ratings show, according to the Wrap.The Democratic presidential candidate also came out on top with adults ages 18-49, with a 2.6 rating.

Jennifer Lopez and Joe Biden are trying to get out the vote.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsRefresh for updates: Tension between Thursday night’s presidential town halls continues to unfold as hoards of Twitter users are calling to boycott NBC’s coverage of President Donald Trump in favor of ABC’s Joe Biden event. Outrage sparked as NBC announced that its town hall will air at the same time and date as ABC’s.

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

NBC is not backing down.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorPresident Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden will face off (sort of) tonight in dueling town halls live in primetime, simultaneously on broadcast networks NBC and ABC, respectively.Both events were scheduled on the night of the town hall-style second presidential debate, which was canceled after Trump would not agree to a virtual event following his COVID-19 diagnosis.The Trump event will air at 8 p.m.

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.

ABC News is taking advantage of the chaos surrounding the second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The network says that Biden has agreed to participate in a town hall Oct.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe foundation of the presidential debates, long a feature of an election year, is buckling.ABC News said it intends to hold a town hall with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday October 15 – the same night the former Vice President was slated to have taken part in a debate with President Donald Trump.

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.

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

There's only 27 days until the United States general election, and Taylor Swift is on the Biden train. The star took to Twitter on Wednesday (Oct.

Ted Johnson Joe Biden’s presidential campaign began selling fly swatters minutes after the vice presidential debate ended, a reference to one of the more bizarre moments of the event.A fly landed on Vice President Mike Pence’s head and stayed there for about two minutes. He was apparently unaware of it, but Twitter and Facebook users quickly posted screen shots.Biden’s campaign seized on the moment, with a mix of puns and fundraising.Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly.

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.