Updated, with comments from Debate Commission co-chair: Frank Fahrenkopf, co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates, told Deadline that they have yet to directly hear from the Trump campaign that they will skip next week’s debate after it switched to a virtual format.
Fahrenkopf also said that in a virtual format, there would be media in both locations with the candidates, so that they would not be able to read from notes or a Teleprompter.
After the announcement was made that the Oct. 15 event would switch to the virtual format, Trump’s supporters quickly argued that Biden would use notes, in line with their general argument that the Democratic nominee is too feeble to be president.
Fahrenkopf said that they gave a heads up to the campaigns at about 7 Am Et, about 20 minutes before the announcement went out, but said that it was the type of decision, made in consultation with the Cleveland Clinic,...
Fahrenkopf also said that in a virtual format, there would be media in both locations with the candidates, so that they would not be able to read from notes or a Teleprompter.
After the announcement was made that the Oct. 15 event would switch to the virtual format, Trump’s supporters quickly argued that Biden would use notes, in line with their general argument that the Democratic nominee is too feeble to be president.
Fahrenkopf said that they gave a heads up to the campaigns at about 7 Am Et, about 20 minutes before the announcement went out, but said that it was the type of decision, made in consultation with the Cleveland Clinic,...
- 10/8/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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