White House: "Second TV Debate Should Proceed as Scheduled"

Trump Side Independently Pursuing Town Hall Event, Makes Another Unexpected Remark

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The White House has insisted that the second presidential candidate TV debate, which was already canceled, should proceed as scheduled.

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On the 11th (local time), Brian Morgenstern, Deputy Director of Strategic Communications at the White House, told reporters, "The president is ready to debate, and the medical team said he is able to participate in public events."

He added, "The medical team says he (President Trump) poses no risk of transmission. Therefore, it would be good if the Commission on Presidential Debates reinstates the schedule for the second debate."

Earlier, President Trump immediately opposed and declared he would not participate when the organizers changed the second presidential TV debate from a town hall format to a virtual format. As a result, the second TV debate was officially canceled.

This is interpreted as a step to emphasize that President Trump will hold a separate event on the 15th, the day the second debate was supposed to take place.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promptly announced he would attend an ABC network town hall on the 15th after the second debate was canceled.

In response to Biden's nationwide live town hall event, President Trump is also preparing a counter-schedule. According to U.S. media, President Trump is expected to attend a town hall event broadcast live on another major network, NBC, on the 15th.

The second TV debate, which was said to be canceled, has effectively transformed from a joint town hall where both candidates would attend and answer questions together into two separate town hall events attended individually by each candidate.

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