NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Next week's presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden has officially been canceled, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Friday.
Tim Murtaugh, Trump 2020 communications director, said in a statement, "There is no medical reason to stop the October 15 debate in Miami from proceeding as scheduled, since the President will be healthy and ready to debate. There is also no reason there shouldn’t be the three total presidential debates as Joe Biden had originally agreed. We have suggested using October 22 and October 29 to hold the final two debates. It’s time for the biased commission to stop protecting Biden and preventing voters from hearing from the two candidates for president."
Murtaugh continued, “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. We would be glad to debate one-on-one without the commission’s interference.”
The cancelation comes one day after the Commission said the debate would be virtual, in light of the president's COVID-19 diagnosis.
Trump then followed suit saying he would not participate in a "ridiculous" virtual town hall-style debate.
Biden then scheduled his own town hall with ABC News.
The third debate, scheduled for Oct. 22 in Nashville, still is scheduled to take place.