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:
Renowned Berliner Philharmoniker to perform at Shanghai's art festivalIce and snow metaverse experience center in Harbin draws attention34th Phoenix Chinese Week Culture and Cuisine Festival held in ArizonaRenowned Berliner Philharmoniker to perform at Shanghai's art festivalHolistic pursuit of national security lays solid groundwork for China's rejuvenation causeChina issues guidelines to enhance management of community workersInterview: Zheng Qinwen: Keep my eyes on the sky and feet on the groundXinjiang aquatic products ascend to world's dinner table2022 China International Travel Mart to launch in KunmingFrom yak dung to solar panels, Tibetans embrace modern heating
2.9668s , 6500.8203125 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates ,Worldly Wonders news portal