Odd Tweet Draws Scrutiny to C-SPAN’s Steve Scully, Who Was Set to Moderate a Presidential Debate

Saturday Night Liverecreated the recent and final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic opponent Joe Biden in its cold open. Alec Baldwin's Trump faced off againstJim Carrey's Biden, mostlydiscuss the novel coronavirus pandemic, with Baldwin's Trump announcing the military would distribute a vaccine with cannons if he wins the election.

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.

Donald Trump steamrolled Chris Wallace with constant interruptions in the first one, a performance that cost the Republican incumbent support in the polls. Susan Page struggled to make the vice presidential candidates adhere to time limits their campaigns had agreed to in advance.Next up: Kristen Welker.The NBC News White House correspondent is scheduled to moderate Thursday's second and last session between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe Commission on Presidential Debates revealed Monday that it will use mute buttons during the upcoming presidential debates to ensure both Donald Trump and Joe Biden both say their piece in the provided two minutes.

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.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorPublic-affairs media outlet C-SPAN said Thursday it had placed host and producer Steve Scully on administrative leave after he falsely suggested his Twitter feed had been hacked as he was preparing to moderate a second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.“These actions have let down a lot of people, including my colleagues at C-SPAN, where I have worked for the past 30 years, professional colleagues in the media,

Ted Johnson C-SPAN’s Steve Scully, who was set to moderate the Oct. 15 town hall presidential debate, believes that his account was hacked when a tweet appeared on his timeline communicating with Anthony Scaramucci, the former Donald Trump aide who now is calling for his defeat in the election.Scully is regarded as one of the most even-handed anchors in Washington, D.C., and his network prides itself on not taking sides in partisan debate.

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.

Vampire Diaries actors Paul Wesley and Matthew Davis got into a tiff voicing their opinions on Twitter.Apparently, as Davis (Alaric Saltzman) watched, he was most bothered by Donald Trump's running mate allegedly not having enough speaking time. In since-deleted tweets, .

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.

Joe Biden's team agreed to the updated safety terms, but almost immediately, President Donald Trump said in an interview with that he would skip a virtual debate, and hold a rally instead.Following Trump's refusal, Biden's team suggested pushing the debate back a week, reports, saying, «Joe Biden was prepared to accept the C.P.D.'s proposal for a virtual Town Hall, but the president has refused, as Donald Trump clearly does not want to face questions from the voters about his failures on Covid

Joe Biden's team agreed to the updated safety terms, but almost immediately, President Donald Trump said in an interview with that he would skip a virtual debate, and hold a rally instead.In a statement, the commission said the change was made «in order to protect the health and safety of all involved with the second presidential debate.» Trump tested positive for the coronavirus a week ago, and was still experiencing symptoms as recently as Tuesday.

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.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic  candidate Joe Biden will be “virtual,” with the two participants holding forth from separate remote locations, a new twist to the event added in the wake of the president being exposed to the coronavirus.The debate’s “town hall” format will remain in place, the Commission on Presidential Debates said Thursday, with the moderator, Steve Scully, staying at the event’s original location,

Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris. Moderated by USA Today's Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, this debate had far less shouting and interruptions than last week's presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, but that's about where the good news ends.

Joe Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris, faced off in a debate between the number twos as celebrities shared their best reactions and hottest takes on social media.