前副总统之间的第二次总统辩论乔·拜登和总统唐纳德·特朗普周五被取消了。
这一举动发生在无党派总统辩论委员会宣布辩论将以虚拟方式进行根据总统对这部小说的诊断和住院治疗冠状病毒。
“10月8日，人民民主党宣布健康和所有相关人员的安全，第二次总统辩论定于10月15日在迈阿密举行，将几乎进行，”人民民主党在一份声明中说，正式宣布取消辩论随后，有资格参加辩论的两位候选人的竞选团队就他们愿意参加10月15日的虚拟辩论的各自立场发表了一系列声明，现在每个人都宣布了当天的替代计划。"
“现在很明显，10月15日不会有辩论，人民民主党将把注意力转向定于10月22日举行的最后一次总统辩论的准备工作，”人民民主党补充说。
2020年9月29日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)和民主党总统候选人乔·拜登(Joe Biden)在克利夫兰凯斯西储大学克利夫兰诊所校园内参加他们的第一场2020年总统竞选辩论。
特朗普在接受采访时说，就在周四上午宣布虚拟辩论之后采访福克斯商业频道的主持人玛利亚·巴蒂罗姆说，他不会“在虚拟辩论上浪费我的时间”，也不会参加。
特朗普竞选团队周四晚些时候表示，如果辩论以及第三次预定辩论推迟一周，总统将参加。拜登竞选团队否决了这一想法，指出日期已经在6月份决定。
由于特朗普拒绝以虚拟形式参与，拜登同意于10月15日(第二次辩论的原定日期)在费城参加由美国广播公司新闻首席主播乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯主持的美国广播公司新闻市政厅会议，直接接受选民的提问。
特朗普还为当晚安排了自己的市政厅活动。知情人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，他将参加美国全国广播公司周四晚上在迈阿密播出的一场活动。
2020年9月29日，在克利夫兰凯斯西储大学和克利夫兰诊所举行的第一次总统辩论中，唐纳德·特朗普总统听取了民主党总统候选人乔·拜登的发言。
拜登通过发言人在一份声明中对第二次总统辩论的取消作出了回应，称特朗普“回避了选民唯一可以提问的辩论”，这是“可耻的”。
竞选发言人安德鲁·贝茨说:“副总统拜登期待着向美国人民阐述如何克服这一流行病，恢复美国的领导地位和我们在世界上的联盟，并将美国人民团结在一起。”“唐纳德·特朗普回避了唯一一场选民可以提问的辩论，这很可耻——但这并不奇怪。众所周知，唐纳德·特朗普喜欢欺负记者，但显然他没有勇气与副总统拜登同时向选民为自己的记录负责。”
特朗普2020通信主任蒂姆·默陶(Tim Murtaugh)抨击“有偏见的委员会”取消了10月15日的辩论，称“没有医学理由阻止”。
“没有什么能说特朗普总统和乔·拜登不能在委员会的统治者没有发言权的情况下一起辩论，”墨菲补充说。"我们很乐意在没有委员会干预的情况下进行一对一的辩论。"
特朗普是预计还将举办一场活动周六在白宫，他的医生批准他参加“公共活动”的第一天，以及周一在佛罗里达州桑福德的集会。
两位候选人都同意参加10月22日由NBC新闻的克里斯汀·韦尔克主持的下一场辩论。
2nd presidential debate between Biden and Trump canceled
The second presidential debate between former Vice PresidentJoe Bidenand PresidentDonald Trumpwas canceled Friday.
The move comes one day after the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced thedebate would be held virtually, following the president's diagnosis of and hospitalization for the novelcoronavirus.
"On October 8, CPD announced that for thehealthand safety of all involved, the second presidential debate, scheduled for October 15 in Miami, would be conducted virtually," the CPD said in a statement, officially announcing the cancellation of the debate. "Subsequently, the campaigns of the two candidates who qualified for participation in the debate made a series of statements concerning their respective positions regarding their willingness to participate in a virtual debate on October 15, and each now has announced alternate plans for that date."
"It is now apparent there will be no debate on October 15, and the CPD will turn its attention to preparations for the final presidential debate scheduled for October 22," the CPD added.
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Sept. 29, 2020.
Immediately after that announcement was made about a virtual debate Thursday morning, Trump said in aninterviewwith Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo he would not "waste my time with a virtual debate" and was not going to participate.
The Trump campaign later Thursday said the president would participate if the debate -- as well as the third scheduled debate -- were pushed back a week. The Biden campaign shot down that idea, noting the dates had been decided in June.
With Trump refusing to participate to a virtual format, Biden agreed to participate in an ABC News town hall moderated by ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos in Philadelphia on Oct. 15, the original date of the second debate, taking questions directly from voters.
Trump also scheduled his own town hall event for the night. He'll be taking part in an event aired on NBC Thursday night in Miami, sources familiar told ABC News.
President Donald Trump listens to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Sept. 29, 2020.
Biden's reacted to the cancellation of the second presidential debate in a statement through a spokesperson, calling it "shameful" that Trump "ducked the only debate in which the voters get to ask questions."
"Vice President Biden looks forward to making his case to the American people about how to overcome this pandemic, restore American leadership and our alliances in the world, and bring the American people together," campaign spokesman Andrew Bates said. "It's shameful that Donald Trump ducked the only debate in which the voters get to ask the questions -- but it's no surprise. Everyone knows that Donald Trump likes to bully reporters, but obviously he doesn't have the guts to answer for his record to voters at the same time as Vice President Biden."
Trump 2020 communications director Tim Murtaugh slammed the "biased commission" for canceling the Oct 15 debate, saying "there's no medical reason to stop" it.
"There's nothing that says that President Trump and Joe Biden can't debate together without the overlords at the commission having a say in the matter," Murtaugh added. "We would be glad to debate one-on-one without the commission's interference."
Trump isalso expected to host an eventat the White House on Saturday, the first day his doctor cleared him to participate in "public engagements," and a rally in Sanford, Florida, on Monday.
Both candidates have agreed to participate in the next debate, moderated by Kristen Welker of NBC News, on Oct. 22.
