What to Expect at Trump and Biden’s First Presidential Debate

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.

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.

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.

Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence are currently on stage at the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate with a shield of plexiglass in between them.

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.

presidential debate is suddenly in flux.

The world's media reacted with a mixture of disgust, embarrassment and sorrow to Tuesday night's first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The stop-start debate between a belligerent and bullying Trump and a harried Biden was increasingly marked by fractious back and forths, with the president repeatedly interrupting the former vice president and having to be chided by moderator Chris Wallace.

The ratings are in.

the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night, and while plenty of people tuned in for what was a thoroughly confounding evening, it hasn't broken any records as of yet. Early Nielsen numbers indicate that the debate drew 29 million viewersacross the major broadcast networks: ABC brought in the largest broadcast crowd with 11 million people; NBC drew 8 million; CBS brought in 5.3 million; and Fox followed with 4.5 million.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticThere was a Hell of a lot of brimstone and fire from Donald Trump last night in the first Presidential debate with Joe Biden and America is feeling scorched this morningAlmost from the start, Fox News’ Chris Wallace went from playing moderator to nursery school teacher trying to reign in the asinine former Celebrity Apprentice, who seemed more intent adapting a Tasmanian devil strategy than talking policy – AKA classic Trump.Still the near universal

Hollywood took little time to react to the chaotic first presidential debate on Tuesday night, with many expressing shock, disgust and even a little gallows humor over what happened. The fractious stop-start debate between President Donald Trump and the former Vice President Joe Biden was increasingly marked by fractious back and forths, with Trump repeatedly interrupting Biden and having to be chided by moderator Chris Wallace.

CNN's chief political correspondent Dana Bash described the chaotic first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden as a "s*** show" live on air during the network's postmortem of the event. The Lead host Jake Tapper opened his post-debate show with the lament that the debate"was a hot mess inside a dumpster fire inside a train wreck." He continued, "That was the worst debate I have ever seen, in fact it wasn't even a debate.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden had their first of three presidential debates on Tuesday night and it was must-see TV for any hot-blooded American citizen ahead of the November general election!

The first 2020 presidential debate between Joe Biden and President Trump featured COVID-19 safety measures like a socially-distanced audience and no handshakes, reflecting how 2020's political live events have changed and will continue to evolve amid the ongoing pandemic.

The first presidential debate between President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden will take place on Tuesday night, moderated byChris Wallace, anchor of Fox News Sunday. The pandemic-era debate, heldatCase Western Reserve University in Cleveland, airs at 6 p.m.

Ellise Shafer editorThe first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden took place on Tuesday night, and it’s safe to say that things got heated.Moderated by Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, the 90-minute debate featured Trump refusing to condemn white supremacists, Biden telling Trump to “shut up, man,” and plenty of interruptions from both sides.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsRefresh for updates: During the first night of the 2020 presidential debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Trump hesitated and failed to condemn white supremacists, when asked if he would by his opponent and moderator Chris Wallace.

first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Certainly, it offered less twists and turns than but far more real-world stakes than, say,, and there was plenty to tweet upon.Broadcasting live from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and moderated by host Chris Wallace, the debate's itinerary saw the Biden and Trump going head-to-head on their respective records, the Supreme Court, COVID-19, the economy, race and violence in U.S.