PHOENIX (AP) — The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has planned presidential faceoffs in every election since 1988, has an uncertain future after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump struck an agreement to meet on their own.
The Biden and Trump campaigns announced a deal Wednesday to meet for debates in June on CNN and September on ABC. Just a day earlier, Frank Fahrenkopf, chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates, had sounded optimistic that the candidates would eventually come around to accepting the commission’s debates.
“There’s no way you can force anyone to debate,” Fahrenkopf said in a virtual meeting of supporters of No Labels, which has continued as an advocacy group after it abandoned plans for a third-party presidential ticket. But he noted candidates have repeatedly toyed with skipping debates or finding alternatives before eventually showing up, though one was canceled in 2020 when Trump refused to appear virtually after he contracted COVID-19.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Kowalczyk's first career goal sends Dynamo past Minnesota United 2At least three people dead in shooting on university campus in Las VegasWorld leaders must break deadly cycle of global warming at COP28 climate conference, warns UN chiefThailand: Water guns in full blast to mark New Year festivitiesAt least three people dead in shooting on university campus in Las VegasHunter Biden indicted on multiple counts related to firearms, tax evasionColumbus, Real Salt Lake play to scoreless drawMasters today: ThreeChinese border port Hunchun's cargo volumes set record high in Q1Iran rejects Arab
2.1429s , 6503.1484375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates ,Global Gallery news portal