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2020 United States presidential debates

November 11, 2023

The 2020 United States presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the major candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election, were sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. There were three initially planned scheduled debates. The first debate took place on September 29, 2020. The next debate was scheduled to take place on October 15 but was later canceled due to Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis and refusal to appear remotely rather than in person.[6] As a result, 2020 had the fewest debates since 1996.[7] The final debate took place on October 22. Additionally, a debate between the vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Kamala Harris took place on October 7.[8]

2020 United States presidential debates
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Background edit

On October 11, 2019, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced that it would host three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate.[9][10]

In 2019, Trump claimed that the 2016 debates were "biased", and suggested that he may not participate in further CPD-hosted debates. In December 2019, Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., the co-chairman of the CPD, met with Brad Parscale, Trump's campaign chairman, to discuss Trump's comments. Fahrenkoph said "the president wanted to debate, but they had concerns about whether or not to do it with the commission."[11] While Trump did not press the issue further publicly, in June 2020, he requested additional debates to the traditional three, which Biden's campaign declined.[12] At the end of June, representatives of the Biden campaign confirmed that they had agreed to the original schedule.[13]

The Trump campaign submitted a request to the CPD to move the scheduled debates up in the calendar, or to add a fourth debate in relation to mail-in voting; the request was declined in August 2020.[14] Later that month, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggested that Biden should skip the debates, claiming that Trump will "probably act in a way that is beneath the dignity of the presidency". Biden responded by stating that he would go ahead and participate to "be a fact-checker on the floor while [...] debating [Trump]".[15]

Qualification of candidates edit

In order to qualify for the debates sponsored by the CPD, presidential candidates had to meet the following criteria; vice-presidential candidates qualify by being the running mate of a qualifying presidential candidate:[16]

  • Be constitutionally eligible to hold the presidency.
  • Appear on a sufficient number of ballots to have a mathematical possibility of winning a majority vote in the Electoral College.
  • Have a level of support of at least 15% of the national electorate as determined by five national public opinion polling organizations selected by the commission, using the average of those organizations' most recently reported results at the time of determination. The five polls were chosen with the advice of Frank Newport of Gallup, based on how Newport and the commission perceived these criteria:[17]

Debate list edit

Three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate were initially scheduled:[18]

2020 United States presidential election debates
 No. Date and time Host Location Moderator Participants
Key:
 P  Participant   		Republican Democratic
President
Donald Trump
of Florida 		Former Vice President
Joe Biden
of Delaware

1
  		Tuesday, September 29, 2020
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. EDT[19]		 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Chris Wallace P P

2
  		Thursday, October 15, 2020
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. EDT[19]		 Arsht Center Miami, Florida Steve Scully Cancelled

3
  		Thursday, October 22, 2020
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. EDT[19]		 Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee Kristen Welker P P
2020 United States vice presidential debate
 No. Date and time Host Location Moderator Participants
Key:
 P  Participant   		Republican Democratic
Vice President
Mike Pence
of Indiana 		Senator
Kamala Harris
of California

VP
  		Wednesday, October 7, 2020
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. EDT[19]		 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Susan Page P P

September 29 presidential debate (Case Western Reserve University) edit

Presidential debate
 
Date(s)September 29, 2020 (2020-09-29)
Duration95 minutes
VenueHealth Education Campus (HEC) Samson Pavilion at Case Western Reserve University
LocationCleveland, Ohio
ParticipantsDonald Trump
Joe Biden
FootageFox News (lower bitrate), PBS (higher bitrate)
Moderator(s)Chris Wallace of Fox News
Transcript[1] [2] [3]
Fact checkingFactCheck.org
CNN
CBS News
The New York Times
Websitemy.clevelandclinic.org/debate

The first debate was held on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EDT at the Samson Pavilion of the Health Education Campus (HEC), which is shared by Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland.[20][21] Chris Wallace of Fox News moderated the debate.[22]

According to a 2021 book by Trump's White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 on September 26, three days before the debate, and six days before he was hospitalised for COVID-19. Meadows also said Trump tested negative from a different test shortly after the positive result. Trump denied this story and called it false.[23]

The debate was originally scheduled to take place in the Phillip J. Purcell Pavilion located within the Edmund P. Joyce Center at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, but Notre Dame withdrew as a host site on July 27, 2020, due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.[20][24]

 
President
Donald Trump
Florida
 
Vice President Joe Biden
Delaware

Prelude edit

Entering into the debate, Biden had a significant and persistent lead in the polls. Biden's lead was compounded by a funding shortage in Trump's campaign, with Biden's campaign donations improving significantly.[25]

Since Biden's successful nomination in the Democratic primaries, Trump had attempted to cast doubt over Biden's abilities, claiming that he was suffering from dementia and that he was taking performance-enhancing drugs in the primaries. Trump called for Biden to be drug tested before the debate. Biden mocked the idea.[26] Trump also claimed that Biden would use a hidden electronic earpiece for the debate, demanding that Biden's ears be searched. Biden declined.[27][28]

Running up to the debate, Trump made repeated claims that the election would be rigged by means of voter fraud, especially with regards to mail-in ballots.[29][30] When asked if he would commit to a peaceful transition of power, Trump said, "we'll have to wait and see;" however, in a later press briefing, he said that he did believe in a peaceful transition of power.[31][32] In several instances, Trump called for his supporters to vote twice—in order to test safeguards against voter fraud[33]—even though voting more than once is a felony.[34]

In the weeks leading up to the debate, Trump became part of various controversies. Bob Woodward released his second book on the Trump presidency, based on 19 recorded interviews with Trump. In one recording made in February 2020, Trump indicated that he understood the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic early on, which contrasted with Trump's attempts to publicly play down the virus.[35] Trump confirmed that he downplayed the severity of the pandemic, saying that "I don't want to create a panic."[36] The New York Times published an investigation into Trump's federal tax returns, which found that Trump had paid no tax at all in 10 out of 15 years studied, and only $750 in federal income tax for 2016 and 2017. Additionally, they reported that his businesses lost money in most years.[37] A few days before the debate, the US reached the milestone of 200,000 deaths from COVID-19. This number represented 20% of worldwide fatalities, despite the US having only 4% of the world's population.[38]

Nearly two weeks prior to the debate, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died from cancer.[39] Ginsburg was one of four Supreme Court justices who are commonly considered liberal; the other five justices are commonly considered to be conservative. The day after Ginsberg's funeral, Trump nominated conservative Amy Coney Barrett. Senate Republicans, under the leadership of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, moved swiftly, promising to vote on her nomination before Election Day.[40] The move was controversial, since the same Senate Republicans had refused to consider a Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland by then-President Barack Obama in an election year.[41]

Format and debate edit

The debate was divided into six segments: "Trump's and Biden's records, the Supreme Court, the COVID-19 pandemic, race and violence in cities, election integrity, and the economy".[42] Each was approximately 15 minutes in length; Wallace introduced each topic and gave each candidate two minutes to speak, followed by facilitated discussion between them. The allotted time was generally not upheld; Trump repeatedly interrupted and criticized Biden during Biden's answers to the initial questions as well as during the facilitated discussions,[43] and was chastised by Wallace several times for doing so. On several occasions, Wallace pleaded with Trump to respect the rules and norms of the debate.[44] At one point, Biden refused to answer a question given by Wallace, leading to Trump interrupting him. Biden then remarked to Trump, "Will you shut up, man?"[45] Biden also said in response to allegations that he would implement "socialist medicine" "The party is me. I am the Democratic Party right now. The Democratic platform is what I, in fact, approved of."[46] Additionally, Biden called Trump a "clown" during the discussion about healthcare plans.[47]

At one point during the debate, Biden and Wallace pressed Trump to condemn white supremacy groups. When Trump replied "Give me a name...", Biden responded with "The Proud Boys".[48] Trump then said "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by", a remark interpreted by some members of that far-right group, as well as others, as a call to arms.[49][50][51] When asked about his position on police reform, Biden called for an increase in police funding, in opposition to left-wing rhetoric calling for a defunding of police. He explained such funds would be used to hire psychologists or psychiatrists who would accompany police officers during 9-1-1 calls in order to defuse potentially violent situations and reduce the use of force, and improve officer training.[52]

Fact checkers challenged many of Trump's statements. Trump falsely said that he "brought back (college) football"; as he had commented on his wish for the conferences to play, but took no official action. Trump also repeated the claim that he "got back" Seattle and Minneapolis from left-wing protesters, and continued to repeat conspiracy theories about voter fraud. He said, without evidence, that drug prices will fall "80 or 90 percent," in reference to his efforts to cut drug prices[53] and exaggerated that he is making insulin at prices "so cheap, it's like water", despite insulin prices remaining fixed at about $300 per vial. Trump also misleadingly said that the U.S. economy before the pandemic was "the greatest economy in the history of our country"; although GDP growth was high in the first three years of the Trump Presidency, it was higher under Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Bill Clinton, and the unemployment rate was lower under Eisenhower.[54] Nominal GDP was higher than at any point in US history, but this is true for the large majority of US Presidencies.

When Biden brought up Trump's March 2020 remarks about injecting disinfectant to treat COVID-19, Trump claimed that they had been made sarcastically. Trump then stated that he brought back 700,000 manufacturing jobs; a false figure given that the actual number was 487,000.[55] Biden then made several false claims, claiming that under Trump, the trade deficit with China grew and violent crime went up (only the national murder rate increased).[54] Trump criticized Biden's handling of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, a pandemic in which an estimated 60 million cases in the United States occurred, with an estimated death toll of about 12,000. When Biden mentioned that Trump should get "a lot smarter", Trump said, "Don't ever use the word smart with me, don't ever use that word [...] Because there's nothing smart about you, Joe," and incorrectly stated that Biden forgot where he went to college, referring to a video in which Biden talks about announcing his first Senate campaign on the campus of Delaware State University.[56][57]

Reception and aftermath edit

A post-debate CNN/SSRS poll found that 60% of debate-viewers thought that Biden had won and 28% thought Trump had, with a margin of error of six points.[58][59] According to a CBS News poll taken following the debate, 48% of people thought Biden won, 41% of people thought Trump won, while 10% considered it a tie, with a margin of error of three points. In the same poll, 83% of the respondents believed the tone of the debate was negative, while 17% believed it was positive. The debate was largely seen negatively across the political spectrum.[60][61]

The debate was widely criticized by commentators and journalists. It was called "a hot mess, inside a dumpster fire, inside a train wreck" and a "disgrace" (CNN's Jake Tapper); a "shitshow" (CNN's Dana Bash); "mud-wrestling" (ABC's Martha Raddatz); "the worst presidential debate I have ever seen in my life" (ABC's George Stephanopoulos); and "the single worst debate I have ever covered in my two decades of doing this job" (CNN's Chris Cillizza).[62][63][64][65][66][67] The New York Times editorial board called the debate "excruciating" and wrote: "After five years of conditioning, the president's ceaseless lies, insults and abuse were no less breath-taking to behold."[68] The Washington Post editorial board called the debate "a disgrace" and demonstrated that "Trump's assault on democracy is escalating."[69] ABC White House correspondent Jonathan Karl said that Trump "came across as a bully" in the debate.[70] According to the Washington Examiner, some conservatives criticized Wallace for an alleged bias against Trump due to Wallace's frequent interruptions of Trump.[71] After moderating the debate, Wallace described his performance as moderator as "a terrible missed opportunity" and remarked that he had not been prepared for Trump's behavior.[72] In response to the failure of the debate and subsequent criticism, the Commission on Presidential Debates indicated that it would modify future debates to encourage a more civilized and orderly discussion. While Biden said that he was open to changes, Trump rejected the idea, suggesting that changes would erode his advantage.[73] Despite criticism of his moderation, the CPD defended Wallace's moderation ability, commending his "professionalism and skill".[74][75]

Trump's "stand by" remarks received criticism.[76][77] Rick Santorum, a former Republican senator, later said that it was a "huge mistake" by Trump not to condemn white supremacy properly during the debate.[78] Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade criticized Trump for not condemning white supremacy, saying that Trump "ruined the biggest layup in the history of debates" by not doing so.[79] Trump's team disagreed with these criticisms, arguing that Trump has "continuously denounced" white supremacists and did so twice during the debate.[80] The day after the debate, Trump said, "I don't know who Proud Boys are, but whoever they are, they have to stand down."[81] On October 1, Trump said on Sean Hannity's show: "I've said it many times, and let me be clear again: I condemn the KKK. I condemn all white supremacists. I condemn the Proud Boys. I don't know much about the Proud Boys, almost nothing. But I condemn that."[82][83][84] Researcher Rita Katz, executive director of SITE Intelligence Group, told The Washington Post that Proud Boys memberships on Telegram channels grew nearly 10 percent after the debate.[85] Proud Boys merchandise featuring the phrases "stand back" and "stand by" appeared online after the debate and was subsequently banned from sites including Amazon Marketplace and Teespring; it remained available on eBay as of October 1.[86]

The debate had a total of at least 73.1 million viewers on television, according to Nielsen ratings. It was the third most watched debate in U.S. history, behind the first debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016 (84 million), and the only debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan in 1980 (80.6 million).[87][88][89] The television viewership declined 13% compared to the debate for the first presidential debate of 2016, but an unknown number of people watched or listened to the debate via live-streaming or radio, so the total audience likely surpassed the 2016 record.[89][88]

Total television viewers (broadcast vs cable)

Vice presidential debate (University of Utah) edit

Vice presidential debate
 
Date(s)October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07)
Duration90 minutes
VenueKingsbury Hall at University of Utah
LocationSalt Lake City, Utah
ParticipantsMike Pence
Kamala Harris
FootageC-SPAN
Moderator(s)Susan Page of USA Today
Transcript[4]
Fact checkingFactCheck.org
BBC News
The New York Times
Websitedebate2020.utah.edu
2020 Vice-Presidential debate
 
← 2016 October 7, 2020 2024 →
     
Nominee Mike Pence Kamala Harris
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana California

The vice presidential debate was held on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EDT at Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.[92] Susan Page of USA Today moderated the debate.[22]

Changes due to COVID-19 edit

After President Trump and a number of White House individuals tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced that Pence and Harris would stand 12 feet apart.[93] On October 5, the Commission on Presidential Debates approved the use of plexiglass,[94] but the next day, it said that the candidates and moderator would each be allowed to choose whether they wanted such a barrier near their own body. A commission member argued that Harris "is the one who wanted plexiglass...If [Pence] doesn't want plexiglass, that is up to him."[95] Pence subsequently agreed to a plexiglass barrier, so there were two barriers; one by each candidate.[95][96]

Format and debate edit

The debate was to be divided into nine 10-minute segments,[97] although the moderator was only able to ask candidates about eight topics. The candidates were positioned 12 feet and 3 inches apart.[98]

During the debate, Pence echoed many of Trump's false or misleading claims, including on topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic (Pence inaccurately said that the administration had "always" been truthful about the pandemic), health care (Pence inaccurately claimed that he and Trump had a plan to "improve health care and to protect pre-existing conditions for every American," when no such plan has been put forth by the administration), and universal mail-in voting (Pence inaccurately claimed that this system would "create a massive opportunity for voter fraud," a claim contrary to numerous studies). Pence also misrepresented the findings of the Mueller investigation, as well as Biden's position on fracking and the Green New Deal. To a lesser degree, Harris also made statements that were misleading or lacked context, mostly relating to the U.S. economy.[99]

During the debate, moderator Susan Page asked both vice presidential candidates whether they had discussed, or reached an agreement with their running mates, "about safeguards or procedures when it comes to presidential disability." The issue had come to prominence due to the age of both presidential candidates (both were in their 70s) and Trump's hospitalization with COVID-19 earlier that same month. Both Pence and Harris dodged the question and instead pivoted to other topics.[100][101][102]

When Harris was asked if she would support an expansion of the number of justices on the Supreme Court if the Senate confirmed Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Court, she did not answer the question, instead mentioning how President Abraham Lincoln did not nominate a successor for Justice Roger B. Taney, as he had died 27 days before the 1864 presidential election.[103][104] Toward the end of the debate, Pence refused to commit to accepting the results of the election, and ensuring a peaceful transition of power, if Trump and Pence lost. Pence's response echoed Trump's own repeated statements refusing to commit to honoring the results if he loses.[105][106][107]

A fly landed on Pence's head during the debate and Pence's left eye appeared bloodshot, attracting commentary and spawning internet memes and a popular Halloween costume.[108][109][110][111]

Shortly after the debate, the candidates' spouses joined them onstage. Harris's husband Douglas Emhoff wore a face mask, while Pence's wife Karen Pence did not, in apparent violation of a Commission on Presidential Debates rule requiring that every attendee, except the candidates and moderator, wear a mask while in the debate hall.[112] Following a backlash, a spokesman for Karen Pence stated that she had "followed an agreement established between both campaigns prior to the debate."[113]

Viewership edit

The debate had a total of 57.9 million viewers on TV and had the second-largest television audience of any U.S. vice presidential debate; it was watched by an estimated 22 million more people than the amount who watched the 2016 vice presidential debate, falling behind the only debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden in 2008.[114][115][116]

Total television viewers (broadcast vs cable)

Canceled October 15 presidential debate (Arsht Center) edit

Presidential debate
 
Date(s)October 15, 2020
(canceled)
VenueAdrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
LocationMiami, Florida
Websitewww.arshtcenter.org

The second debate was scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 15, 2020, from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EDT, at the Arsht Center in Miami. This debate had originally been scheduled to be held at the Crisler Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but the University of Michigan withdrew as a host on June 23, 2020, over public health concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.[119][120] Steve Scully of C-SPAN was to have moderated the debate, which would have been in the town hall meeting format.[22]

Trump contracts COVID-19 edit

Main article: White House COVID-19 outbreak

On the morning of October 2, the White House press office announced that the president had contracted COVID-19. One of his close advisers, Hope Hicks, had shown symptoms on the plane while returning from the first debate, and subsequently tested positive. Trump, along with First Lady Melania Trump, tested positive shortly afterwards and went into quarantine.[121] The president was hospitalized for three days.[122] The second debate would have been within the CDC's recommended quarantine period of two weeks. The Commission on Presidential Debates did not immediately specify if Trump's diagnosis would affect the second debate.[123][124]

Change of format edit

On October 8, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that, due to Trump's positive COVID diagnosis, the second debate would be held virtually, with the moderator in Miami and the candidates participating remotely. Biden agreed to participate in the debate, but Trump said he would not take part in a virtual debate and would instead hold a rally.[125] A Biden campaign spokesperson stated, regarding Trump's declination to participate in a virtual debate, that "Biden would be happy to appear virtually, but said if the president declines to appear, the former vice president will hold a town hall elsewhere."[125] The Biden campaign later scheduled a nationally televised town hall on ABC with George Stephanopoulos on October 15.[126][127]

Trump's physician Sean Conley said on October 8 that Trump's condition was stable and that he was "devoid of symptoms"; however, that evening Trump appeared by phone on Hannity and suffered several coughing fits.[128] Conley said that he anticipated that Trump could have a "safe return to public engagements" by October 10, ten days after his diagnosis.[129] According to the CDC, people with COVID-19 remain contagious for up to 20 days after their onset of symptoms, depending on the severity of the case; Trump's treatment using remdesivir and dexamethasone was typical of a severe case.[130] The Trump campaign called for the second debate to be held in person as originally scheduled, saying there was "no medical reason" for the debate to be shifted to a virtual setting, postponed, or otherwise changed "in any way."[131] However, Fahrenkopf said that the commission would not reconsider its decision to make the event virtual so as to "protect the health and safety of all involved."[132]

Cancellation edit

The commission announced on October 9 that the second debate had been canceled while the final debate would still proceed as originally planned, with Kristen Welker moderating.[133] As a result of the debate cancellation, each candidate participated in separate town hall events televised at the same time (8:00 p.m. EDT). Biden's town hall was broadcast on ABC and Trump's town hall was broadcast on NBC.[134] Biden's town hall was watched by 14.1 million people on ABC, while Trump's town hall was watched by 13.5 million people on NBC.[135] More people watched Biden's town hall, broadcast solely on ABC, than Trump's town hall, broadcast on NBC and two of its cable channels, MSNBC and CNBC.[136]

Columbia Journalism Review editor and publisher Kyle Pope characterized the duelling events as "a craven ratings stunt".[137] During the 1968 United States presidential election, Richard Nixon refused to debate Hubert Humphrey, also resulting in separate late-night television events: fundraising telethons were scheduled for mostly-overlapping time slots with the Democratic candidate similarly appearing on ABC and the Republican candidate on NBC.[138]

October 22 presidential debate (Belmont University) edit

Presidential debate
 
Date(s)October 22, 2020
Duration93 minutes
VenueCurb Event Center at Belmont University
LocationNashville, Tennessee
ParticipantsDonald Trump
Joe Biden
FootageCNN
Moderator(s)Kristen Welker of NBC
Transcript[5]
Fact checkingFactCheck.org
CNN
CBS News
The New York Times
Websitebelmontdebate2020.com

The final debate took place on Thursday, October 22, 2020, from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EDT, at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, with Kristen Welker of NBC moderating. This would have been the third debate, but became only the second, following the cancellation of the October 15 debate.[22][139]

Format and debate edit

In response to the interruptions that occurred during the first debate, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced on October 19 that each candidate's microphone would be muted during the other's initial two-minute response to each question. The announcement also stated that after each candidate gave his two-minute response, the microphones would not be muted.[140] The muting was performed by production staff instead of the moderator.[141]

The debate was divided into six segments: "fighting COVID-19, American families, race in America, climate change, national security, and leadership".[142] On the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump claimed that a vaccine would be released in the next few weeks, while Biden criticized Trump for his lack of action (along with the lack of a plan) to contain the virus.[143][144] Referring to Trump, Biden said, "This is the same fellow who told you this was going to end by Easter last time. This is the same fellow who said, 'Don't worry, we're going to end it this by the summer.' We're about to go into a dark winter [...] and he has no clear plan." Biden also said that there was "no prospect" that a vaccine would be "available for the majority of the American people" before mid-2021.[144] Trump responded by saying that Americans had to learn to live with the virus; Biden replied that, under Trump, Americans were "learning to die from" the virus.[145] Asked whether he took responsibility for his actions, Trump said, "I take full responsibility. It's not my fault that it came here. It's China's fault."[146] While Trump stated that he would re-open the country as soon as possible, Biden stated that he would do it with certain restrictions.[147]

On national security, the candidates were asked about the recently released Director of National Intelligence report about interference in the ongoing election by Russia and Iran. Biden described foreign electoral interference as an interference with American sovereignty, specifically referencing Russia, China, and Iran, and said that any country that interfered in U.S. elections would "pay a price."[148] Biden also expressed concerns over Russian misinformation sent to Rudy Giuliani, whom he called a "Russian pawn".[149] Trump responded by falsely claiming that Biden had received money from the Mayor of Moscow.[150]

After Biden brought up newly reported information about Trump's tax returns, as well as Trump's secret bank account in China, Trump stated that he prepaid millions in taxes and complained that the IRS had treated him "very unfairly."[151][152] Biden replied, "Release your tax returns, or stop talking about corruption."[152] On the topic of North Korea, Trump said that he had a "good relationship" with Kim Jong-un and that because of that, "there's no war."[153] On his turn, Biden stated that the nuclear weapons in North Korea were still a problem for the US and criticized Trump's friendship with Kim, whom Biden called a "thug".[154]

On healthcare and the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare"), Trump said, "I would like to terminate Obamacare, come up with a brand new, beautiful health care" that would be "better" and reaffirmed his support for a lawsuit to invalidate the ACA. Trump offered no replacement plan. Biden said he would build on and improve the ACA, adding a public health insurance option in addition to existing private plans.[155] Trump compared Biden's plan to that of Bernie Sanders, while falsely claiming that Biden's plan would be "socialized medicine".[156][150]

On proposals for a new round of coronavirus economic relief legislation, Trump blamed Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for the failure of relief legislation to pass, although Pelosi was in the midst of negotiating a relief bill with Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Biden reminded viewers that the Democratic-led House had passed a coronavirus relief months ago, and that the legislation was not taken up in the Republican-controlled Senate. Biden asked Trump why he was not conferring with his "Republican friends" about an agreement. (Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has urged the Trump White House not to make an agreement with Pelosi before the election.[157]) Trump said that he opposed the bill passed by House Democrats in part because it included funds for Democratic-led local government.[158] Trump called the House Democrats' bill "a big bailout for badly run Democratic cities and states."[159] In response, Biden stressed unity, saying, "Look what he's doing. Blue states or red states — they're all the United States."[158] Biden noted that every state was experiencing fiscal stress due to the economic downturn,[159] saying that in the absence of relief, budget shortfalls would force the state governments, "whether red or blue," to "start laying off [...] cops, firefighters, first responders, teachers."[160] Speaking after the debate, Biden said that, if elected, he would work with state and local leaders on a relief bill during the transition.[161]

On proposals to raise the federal minimum wage from the current $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour, Biden reaffirmed his support for the increase, while Trump said that the minimum wage should be left to the states and that a federal minimum wage increase would hurt businesses.[162]

On immigration and the Trump administration policy of separating children from their parents at the border (a policy that the administration halted after an international outcry), Trump dodged the question, falsely claiming that his administration had inherited the policy that led to the separation of thousands of families from the Obama administration.[150][163][164] An impassioned Biden condemned the Trump administration policy and said that it was "criminal" that 545 children separated under the policy have still not been reunited with their parents.[165]

On the topic of race in America, both candidates were asked to address Black parents about "the talk", in which Black parents talk to their children about racism in the United States. While Biden addressed the public, Trump asserted that Biden had caused harm to the African-American community during his time as a senator.[166][167] Trump claimed that he had done more for the African-American community than any other president except possibly Abraham Lincoln, and that he was the "least racist person in this room", to which Biden mockingly said "Abraham Lincoln over here is one of the most racist Presidents in modern history".[168]

On climate change, Trump pointed to the fact that the US had the lowest carbon emissions numbers since the 1990s and claimed that the air in China, Russia, and India was "filthy".[169] On his turn, Biden proposed a plan to combat global warming by transitioning the country from fossil fuels to renewable energy, saying this shift would create millions of jobs.[170][171][172] In his response, Trump claimed that he knew more about wind energy than Biden and that "wind [turbines] kill all the birds."[173]

The moderator asked Trump, "Some people of color are much more likely to live near oil refineries and chemical plants in Texas. There are families who worry the plants near them are making them sick. Your administration has rolled back regulations on these kinds of facilities. Why should these families give you another four years in office?" This marked the first time that environmental justice issues were discussed in a general election debate.[174] Trump replied that the plants give them good sources of employment,[175] while Biden stressed expressed support for regulating pollutants that negatively affect fenceline communities. When both were asked about the future of energy, Trump emphasized economic priorities, while Biden stressed alternate forms of energy and said he wanted to "transition from the oil industry."[175]

In the final segment (on "leadership") both candidates were asked what they would say on their inauguration day to the Americans who did not vote for them. Trump focused on the state of the economy, while Biden said that he would promise to represent every American in the country, "choose science over fiction", create new jobs, and give Americans the even chance that they "haven't been getting for the last four years."[176][177]

Reception edit

A post-debate CNN/SSRS poll found that 53% of debate-viewers thought that Biden had won and 39% thought Trump had, with a margin of error of 5.7 points.[178] The debate was generally praised for its less hostile nature and for the candidates being prompted to go into more detail about their proposals.[179][180][181] FiveThirtyEight opined that the debate did not have a major impact on either candidate's favorability, polling numbers, or likelihood of winning.[182] The second and final presidential debate was watched by 63 million people, an estimated 10 million fewer people than the amount who watched the first debate, and 8.6 million fewer than the number who watched the final debate of 2016. This was likely due to the debate being broadcast concurrently with Thursday Night Football, which accumulated a total of 7 million viewers on FOX.[183][184]

Total television viewers (broadcast vs cable)
Total Viewers (25 - 54)

Notes edit

  1. ^ There was a planned second debate to be held on October 15th, 2020 between President Trump and Vice-President Joe Biden, but would be cancelled due to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump testing positive for COVID-19 and entering quarantine at Walter Reed on October 2nd, 2020. Attempts would be made by President Trump's campaign team to reschedule the cancelled October 15th debate to October 29th,[1][2][3][4] but would not be successful.
  2. ^ Trump's official state of residence was New York in the 2016 election but changed to Florida when his permanent residence was switched from Trump Tower to Mar-a-Lago in 2019.[5]

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Further reading edit

  • Olorunnipa, Toluse; Sullivan, Sean (September 28, 2020), "Report on Trump's tax avoidance shakes up presidential race ahead of Tuesday night's debate", The Washington Post

External links edit

  • "The Commission on Presidential Debates".

November 11, 2023
2020, united, states, presidential, debates, between, biden, donald, trump, major, candidates, 2020, united, states, presidential, election, were, sponsored, commission, presidential, debates, there, were, three, initially, planned, scheduled, debates, first, . The 2020 United States presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump the major candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election were sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates There were three initially planned scheduled debates The first debate took place on September 29 2020 The next debate was scheduled to take place on October 15 but was later canceled due to Trump s COVID 19 diagnosis and refusal to appear remotely rather than in person 6 As a result 2020 had the fewest debates since 1996 7 The final debate took place on October 22 Additionally a debate between the vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Kamala Harris took place on October 7 8 2020 United States presidential debates 2016 September 29 October 22 2020 a 2024 Nominee Donald Trump Joe BidenParty Republican DemocraticHome state Florida b DelawareRunning mate Mike Pence Kamala Harris Contents 1 Background 2 Qualification of candidates 3 Debate list 4 September 29 presidential debate Case Western Reserve University 4 1 Prelude 4 2 Format and debate 4 3 Reception and aftermath 5 Vice presidential debate University of Utah 5 1 Changes due to COVID 19 5 2 Format and debate 5 3 Viewership 6 Canceled October 15 presidential debate Arsht Center 6 1 Trump contracts COVID 19 6 2 Change of format 6 3 Cancellation 7 October 22 presidential debate Belmont University 7 1 Format and debate 7 2 Reception 8 Notes 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksBackground editOn October 11 2019 the Commission on Presidential Debates CPD announced that it would host three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate 9 10 In 2019 Trump claimed that the 2016 debates were biased and suggested that he may not participate in further CPD hosted debates In December 2019 Frank J Fahrenkopf Jr the co chairman of the CPD met with Brad Parscale Trump s campaign chairman to discuss Trump s comments Fahrenkoph said the president wanted to debate but they had concerns about whether or not to do it with the commission 11 While Trump did not press the issue further publicly in June 2020 he requested additional debates to the traditional three which Biden s campaign declined 12 At the end of June representatives of the Biden campaign confirmed that they had agreed to the original schedule 13 The Trump campaign submitted a request to the CPD to move the scheduled debates up in the calendar or to add a fourth debate in relation to mail in voting the request was declined in August 2020 14 Later that month Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggested that Biden should skip the debates claiming that Trump will probably act in a way that is beneath the dignity of the presidency Biden responded by stating that he would go ahead and participate to be a fact checker on the floor while debating Trump 15 Qualification of candidates editIn order to qualify for the debates sponsored by the CPD presidential candidates had to meet the following criteria vice presidential candidates qualify by being the running mate of a qualifying presidential candidate 16 Be constitutionally eligible to hold the presidency Appear on a sufficient number of ballots to have a mathematical possibility of winning a majority vote in the Electoral College In theory this means a candidate could win the election despite not meeting this criterion and hence not qualifying for the debates as a candidate can win the election despite having a minority vote in the Electoral College In practice this has only happened once Have a level of support of at least 15 of the national electorate as determined by five national public opinion polling organizations selected by the commission using the average of those organizations most recently reported results at the time of determination The five polls were chosen with the advice of Frank Newport of Gallup based on how Newport and the commission perceived these criteria 17 The reliable frequency of polling and sample size used by the polling organization The soundness of the survey methodology employed by the polling organization The longevity and reputation of the polling organization The five polls were 17 ABC The Washington Post Poll CNN Poll Fox News Poll NBC Wall Street Journal Poll NPR PBS NewsHour Marist PollDebate list editThree presidential debates and one vice presidential debate were initially scheduled 18 2020 United States presidential election debates No Date and time Host Location Moderator ParticipantsKey P Participant Republican DemocraticPresidentDonald Trumpof Florida Former Vice PresidentJoe Bidenof Delaware1 Tuesday September 29 20209 00 p m 10 30 p m EDT 19 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio Chris Wallace P P2 Thursday October 15 20209 00 p m 10 30 p m EDT 19 Arsht Center Miami Florida Steve Scully Cancelled3 Thursday October 22 20209 00 p m 10 30 p m EDT 19 Belmont University Nashville Tennessee Kristen Welker P P2020 United States vice presidential debate No Date and time Host Location Moderator ParticipantsKey P Participant Republican DemocraticVice PresidentMike Penceof Indiana SenatorKamala Harrisof CaliforniaVP Wednesday October 7 20209 00 p m 10 30 p m EDT 19 University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah Susan Page P PSeptember 29 presidential debate Case Western Reserve University editPresidential debate nbsp Date s September 29 2020 2020 09 29 Duration95 minutesVenueHealth Education Campus HEC Samson Pavilion at Case Western Reserve UniversityLocationCleveland OhioParticipantsDonald Trump Joe BidenFootageFox News lower bitrate PBS higher bitrate Moderator s Chris Wallace of Fox NewsTranscript 1 2 3 Fact checkingFactCheck orgCNNCBS NewsThe New York TimesWebsitemy clevelandclinic org debateThe first debate was held on Tuesday September 29 2020 from 9 00 p m to 10 30 p m EDT at the Samson Pavilion of the Health Education Campus HEC which is shared by Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland 20 21 Chris Wallace of Fox News moderated the debate 22 According to a 2021 book by Trump s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows Trump had tested positive for COVID 19 on September 26 three days before the debate and six days before he was hospitalised for COVID 19 Meadows also said Trump tested negative from a different test shortly after the positive result Trump denied this story and called it false 23 The debate was originally scheduled to take place in the Phillip J Purcell Pavilion located within the Edmund P Joyce Center at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana but Notre Dame withdrew as a host site on July 27 2020 due to concerns about the COVID 19 pandemic 20 24 nbsp PresidentDonald TrumpFlorida nbsp Vice President Joe BidenDelaware Prelude edit Entering into the debate Biden had a significant and persistent lead in the polls Biden s lead was compounded by a funding shortage in Trump s campaign with Biden s campaign donations improving significantly 25 Since Biden s successful nomination in the Democratic primaries Trump had attempted to cast doubt over Biden s abilities claiming that he was suffering from dementia and that he was taking performance enhancing drugs in the primaries Trump called for Biden to be drug tested before the debate Biden mocked the idea 26 Trump also claimed that Biden would use a hidden electronic earpiece for the debate demanding that Biden s ears be searched Biden declined 27 28 Running up to the debate Trump made repeated claims that the election would be rigged by means of voter fraud especially with regards to mail in ballots 29 30 When asked if he would commit to a peaceful transition of power Trump said we ll have to wait and see however in a later press briefing he said that he did believe in a peaceful transition of power 31 32 In several instances Trump called for his supporters to vote twice in order to test safeguards against voter fraud 33 even though voting more than once is a felony 34 In the weeks leading up to the debate Trump became part of various controversies Bob Woodward released his second book on the Trump presidency based on 19 recorded interviews with Trump In one recording made in February 2020 Trump indicated that he understood the severity of the COVID 19 pandemic early on which contrasted with Trump s attempts to publicly play down the virus 35 Trump confirmed that he downplayed the severity of the pandemic saying that I don t want to create a panic 36 The New York Times published an investigation into Trump s federal tax returns which found that Trump had paid no tax at all in 10 out of 15 years studied and only 750 in federal income tax for 2016 and 2017 Additionally they reported that his businesses lost money in most years 37 A few days before the debate the US reached the milestone of 200 000 deaths from COVID 19 This number represented 20 of worldwide fatalities despite the US having only 4 of the world s population 38 Nearly two weeks prior to the debate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died from cancer 39 Ginsburg was one of four Supreme Court justices who are commonly considered liberal the other five justices are commonly considered to be conservative The day after Ginsberg s funeral Trump nominated conservative Amy Coney Barrett Senate Republicans under the leadership of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved swiftly promising to vote on her nomination before Election Day 40 The move was controversial since the same Senate Republicans had refused to consider a Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland by then President Barack Obama in an election year 41 Format and debate edit The debate was divided into six segments Trump s and Biden s records the Supreme Court the COVID 19 pandemic race and violence in cities election integrity and the economy 42 Each was approximately 15 minutes in length Wallace introduced each topic and gave each candidate two minutes to speak followed by facilitated discussion between them The allotted time was generally not upheld Trump repeatedly interrupted and criticized Biden during Biden s answers to the initial questions as well as during the facilitated discussions 43 and was chastised by Wallace several times for doing so On several occasions Wallace pleaded with Trump to respect the rules and norms of the debate 44 At one point Biden refused to answer a question given by Wallace leading to Trump interrupting him Biden then remarked to Trump Will you shut up man 45 Biden also said in response to allegations that he would implement socialist medicine The party is me I am the Democratic Party right now The Democratic platform is what I in fact approved of 46 Additionally Biden called Trump a clown during the discussion about healthcare plans 47 At one point during the debate Biden and Wallace pressed Trump to condemn white supremacy groups When Trump replied Give me a name Biden responded with The Proud Boys 48 Trump then said Proud Boys stand back and stand by a remark interpreted by some members of that far right group as well as others as a call to arms 49 50 51 When asked about his position on police reform Biden called for an increase in police funding in opposition to left wing rhetoric calling for a defunding of police He explained such funds would be used to hire psychologists or psychiatrists who would accompany police officers during 9 1 1 calls in order to defuse potentially violent situations and reduce the use of force and improve officer training 52 Fact checkers challenged many of Trump s statements Trump falsely said that he brought back college football as he had commented on his wish for the conferences to play but took no official action Trump also repeated the claim that he got back Seattle and Minneapolis from left wing protesters and continued to repeat conspiracy theories about voter fraud He said without evidence that drug prices will fall 80 or 90 percent in reference to his efforts to cut drug prices 53 and exaggerated that he is making insulin at prices so cheap it s like water despite insulin prices remaining fixed at about 300 per vial Trump also misleadingly said that the U S economy before the pandemic was the greatest economy in the history of our country although GDP growth was high in the first three years of the Trump Presidency it was higher under Presidents Dwight D Eisenhower Lyndon B Johnson and Bill Clinton and the unemployment rate was lower under Eisenhower 54 Nominal GDP was higher than at any point in US history but this is true for the large majority of US Presidencies When Biden brought up Trump s March 2020 remarks about injecting disinfectant to treat COVID 19 Trump claimed that they had been made sarcastically Trump then stated that he brought back 700 000 manufacturing jobs a false figure given that the actual number was 487 000 55 Biden then made several false claims claiming that under Trump the trade deficit with China grew and violent crime went up only the national murder rate increased 54 Trump criticized Biden s handling of the 2009 swine flu pandemic a pandemic in which an estimated 60 million cases in the United States occurred with an estimated death toll of about 12 000 When Biden mentioned that Trump should get a lot smarter Trump said Don t ever use the word smart with me don t ever use that word Because there s nothing smart about you Joe and incorrectly stated that Biden forgot where he went to college referring to a video in which Biden talks about announcing his first Senate campaign on the campus of Delaware State University 56 57 Reception and aftermath edit A post debate CNN SSRS poll found that 60 of debate viewers thought that Biden had won and 28 thought Trump had with a margin of error of six points 58 59 According to a CBS News poll taken following the debate 48 of people thought Biden won 41 of people thought Trump won while 10 considered it a tie with a margin of error of three points In the same poll 83 of the respondents believed the tone of the debate was negative while 17 believed it was positive The debate was largely seen negatively across the political spectrum 60 61 The debate was widely criticized by commentators and journalists It was called a hot mess inside a dumpster fire inside a train wreck and a disgrace CNN s Jake Tapper a shitshow CNN s Dana Bash mud wrestling ABC s Martha Raddatz the worst presidential debate I have ever seen in my life ABC s George Stephanopoulos and the single worst debate I have ever covered in my two decades of doing this job CNN s Chris Cillizza 62 63 64 65 66 67 The New York Times editorial board called the debate excruciating and wrote After five years of conditioning the president s ceaseless lies insults and abuse were no less breath taking to behold 68 The Washington Post editorial board called the debate a disgrace and demonstrated that Trump s assault on democracy is escalating 69 ABC White House correspondent Jonathan Karl said that Trump came across as a bully in the debate 70 According to the Washington Examiner some conservatives criticized Wallace for an alleged bias against Trump due to Wallace s frequent interruptions of Trump 71 After moderating the debate Wallace described his performance as moderator as a terrible missed opportunity and remarked that he had not been prepared for Trump s behavior 72 In response to the failure of the debate and subsequent criticism the Commission on Presidential Debates indicated that it would modify future debates to encourage a more civilized and orderly discussion While Biden said that he was open to changes Trump rejected the idea suggesting that changes would erode his advantage 73 Despite criticism of his moderation the CPD defended Wallace s moderation ability commending his professionalism and skill 74 75 Trump s stand by remarks received criticism 76 77 Rick Santorum a former Republican senator later said that it was a huge mistake by Trump not to condemn white supremacy properly during the debate 78 Fox amp Friends co host Brian Kilmeade criticized Trump for not condemning white supremacy saying that Trump ruined the biggest layup in the history of debates by not doing so 79 Trump s team disagreed with these criticisms arguing that Trump has continuously denounced white supremacists and did so twice during the debate 80 The day after the debate Trump said I don t know who Proud Boys are but whoever they are they have to stand down 81 On October 1 Trump said on Sean Hannity s show I ve said it many times and let me be clear again I condemn the KKK I condemn all white supremacists I condemn the Proud Boys I don t know much about the Proud Boys almost nothing But I condemn that 82 83 84 Researcher Rita Katz executive director of SITE Intelligence Group told The Washington Post that Proud Boys memberships on Telegram channels grew nearly 10 percent after the debate 85 Proud Boys merchandise featuring the phrases stand back and stand by appeared online after the debate and was subsequently banned from sites including Amazon Marketplace and Teespring it remained available on eBay as of October 1 86 The debate had a total of at least 73 1 million viewers on television according to Nielsen ratings It was the third most watched debate in U S history behind the first debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016 84 million and the only debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan in 1980 80 6 million 87 88 89 The television viewership declined 13 compared to the debate for the first presidential debate of 2016 but an unknown number of people watched or listened to the debate via live streaming or radio so the total audience likely surpassed the 2016 record 89 88 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues Total television viewers broadcast vs cable Legend cable news networkbroadcast network Total television viewers Network Viewers 90 FNC 17 812 000ABC 12 620 000NBC 9 666 000CNN 8 287 000MSNBC 7 189 000CBS 6 379 000Fox 5 436 000 Viewers 25 to 54 Network Viewers 91 FNC 5 308 000ABC 4 886 000NBC 4 114 000CNN 3 524 000Fox 2 473 000CBS 2 185 000MSNBC 1 726 000Vice presidential debate University of Utah editVice presidential debate nbsp Date s October 7 2020 2020 10 07 Duration90 minutesVenueKingsbury Hall at University of UtahLocationSalt Lake City UtahParticipantsMike PenceKamala HarrisFootageC SPANModerator s Susan Page of USA TodayTranscript 4 Fact checkingFactCheck orgBBC NewsThe New York TimesWebsitedebate2020 utah edu2020 Vice Presidential debate nbsp 2016 October 7 2020 2024 nbsp nbsp Nominee Mike Pence Kamala HarrisParty Republican DemocraticHome state Indiana CaliforniaThe vice presidential debate was held on Wednesday October 7 2020 from 9 00 p m to 10 30 p m EDT at Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City 92 Susan Page of USA Today moderated the debate 22 Changes due to COVID 19 edit After President Trump and a number of White House individuals tested positive for COVID 19 it was announced that Pence and Harris would stand 12 feet apart 93 On October 5 the Commission on Presidential Debates approved the use of plexiglass 94 but the next day it said that the candidates and moderator would each be allowed to choose whether they wanted such a barrier near their own body A commission member argued that Harris is the one who wanted plexiglass If Pence doesn t want plexiglass that is up to him 95 Pence subsequently agreed to a plexiglass barrier so there were two barriers one by each candidate 95 96 Format and debate edit The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The debate was to be divided into nine 10 minute segments 97 although the moderator was only able to ask candidates about eight topics The candidates were positioned 12 feet and 3 inches apart 98 During the debate Pence echoed many of Trump s false or misleading claims including on topics such as the COVID 19 pandemic Pence inaccurately said that the administration had always been truthful about the pandemic health care Pence inaccurately claimed that he and Trump had a plan to improve health care and to protect pre existing conditions for every American when no such plan has been put forth by the administration and universal mail in voting Pence inaccurately claimed that this system would create a massive opportunity for voter fraud a claim contrary to numerous studies Pence also misrepresented the findings of the Mueller investigation as well as Biden s position on fracking and the Green New Deal To a lesser degree Harris also made statements that were misleading or lacked context mostly relating to the U S economy 99 During the debate moderator Susan Page asked both vice presidential candidates whether they had discussed or reached an agreement with their running mates about safeguards or procedures when it comes to presidential disability The issue had come to prominence due to the age of both presidential candidates both were in their 70s and Trump s hospitalization with COVID 19 earlier that same month Both Pence and Harris dodged the question and instead pivoted to other topics 100 101 102 When Harris was asked if she would support an expansion of the number of justices on the Supreme Court if the Senate confirmed Trump s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Court she did not answer the question instead mentioning how President Abraham Lincoln did not nominate a successor for Justice Roger B Taney as he had died 27 days before the 1864 presidential election 103 104 Toward the end of the debate Pence refused to commit to accepting the results of the election and ensuring a peaceful transition of power if Trump and Pence lost Pence s response echoed Trump s own repeated statements refusing to commit to honoring the results if he loses 105 106 107 A fly landed on Pence s head during the debate and Pence s left eye appeared bloodshot attracting commentary and spawning internet memes and a popular Halloween costume 108 109 110 111 Shortly after the debate the candidates spouses joined them onstage Harris s husband Douglas Emhoff wore a face mask while Pence s wife Karen Pence did not in apparent violation of a Commission on Presidential Debates rule requiring that every attendee except the candidates and moderator wear a mask while in the debate hall 112 Following a backlash a spokesman for Karen Pence stated that she had followed an agreement established between both campaigns prior to the debate 113 Viewership edit The debate had a total of 57 9 million viewers on TV and had the second largest television audience of any U S vice presidential debate it was watched by an estimated 22 million more people than the amount who watched the 2016 vice presidential debate falling behind the only debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden in 2008 114 115 116 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues Total television viewers broadcast vs cable Legend cable news networkbroadcast network Total television viewers Network Viewership 117 FNC 11 898 000ABC 9 832 000CNN 7 705 000MSNBC 6 918 000NBC 6 802 000CBS 5 382 000Fox 4 299 000 Viewers 25 to 54 Network Viewership 118 ABC 3 407 000FNC 3 097 000CNN 2 924 000NBC 2 590 000CBS 1 767 000Fox 1 758 000MSNBC 1 480 000Canceled October 15 presidential debate Arsht Center editPresidential debate nbsp Date s October 15 2020 canceled VenueAdrienne Arsht Center for the Performing ArtsLocationMiami FloridaWebsitewww arshtcenter orgThe second debate was scheduled to take place on Thursday October 15 2020 from 9 00 p m to 10 30 p m EDT at the Arsht Center in Miami This debate had originally been scheduled to be held at the Crisler Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Michigan but the University of Michigan withdrew as a host on June 23 2020 over public health concerns stemming from the COVID 19 pandemic 119 120 Steve Scully of C SPAN was to have moderated the debate which would have been in the town hall meeting format 22 Trump contracts COVID 19 edit Main article White House COVID 19 outbreak On the morning of October 2 the White House press office announced that the president had contracted COVID 19 One of his close advisers Hope Hicks had shown symptoms on the plane while returning from the first debate and subsequently tested positive Trump along with First Lady Melania Trump tested positive shortly afterwards and went into quarantine 121 The president was hospitalized for three days 122 The second debate would have been within the CDC s recommended quarantine period of two weeks The Commission on Presidential Debates did not immediately specify if Trump s diagnosis would affect the second debate 123 124 Change of format edit On October 8 the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that due to Trump s positive COVID diagnosis the second debate would be held virtually with the moderator in Miami and the candidates participating remotely Biden agreed to participate in the debate but Trump said he would not take part in a virtual debate and would instead hold a rally 125 A Biden campaign spokesperson stated regarding Trump s declination to participate in a virtual debate that Biden would be happy to appear virtually but said if the president declines to appear the former vice president will hold a town hall elsewhere 125 The Biden campaign later scheduled a nationally televised town hall on ABC with George Stephanopoulos on October 15 126 127 Trump s physician Sean Conley said on October 8 that Trump s condition was stable and that he was devoid of symptoms however that evening Trump appeared by phone on Hannity and suffered several coughing fits 128 Conley said that he anticipated that Trump could have a safe return to public engagements by October 10 ten days after his diagnosis 129 According to the CDC people with COVID 19 remain contagious for up to 20 days after their onset of symptoms depending on the severity of the case Trump s treatment using remdesivir and dexamethasone was typical of a severe case 130 The Trump campaign called for the second debate to be held in person as originally scheduled saying there was no medical reason for the debate to be shifted to a virtual setting postponed or otherwise changed in any way 131 However Fahrenkopf said that the commission would not reconsider its decision to make the event virtual so as to protect the health and safety of all involved 132 Cancellation edit The commission announced on October 9 that the second debate had been canceled while the final debate would still proceed as originally planned with Kristen Welker moderating 133 As a result of the debate cancellation each candidate participated in separate town hall events televised at the same time 8 00 p m EDT Biden s town hall was broadcast on ABC and Trump s town hall was broadcast on NBC 134 Biden s town hall was watched by 14 1 million people on ABC while Trump s town hall was watched by 13 5 million people on NBC 135 More people watched Biden s town hall broadcast solely on ABC than Trump s town hall broadcast on NBC and two of its cable channels MSNBC and CNBC 136 Columbia Journalism Review editor and publisher Kyle Pope characterized the duelling events as a craven ratings stunt 137 During the 1968 United States presidential election Richard Nixon refused to debate Hubert Humphrey also resulting in separate late night television events fundraising telethons were scheduled for mostly overlapping time slots with the Democratic candidate similarly appearing on ABC and the Republican candidate on NBC 138 October 22 presidential debate Belmont University editPresidential debate nbsp Date s October 22 2020Duration93 minutesVenueCurb Event Center at Belmont UniversityLocationNashville TennesseeParticipantsDonald TrumpJoe BidenFootageCNNModerator s Kristen Welker of NBCTranscript 5 Fact checkingFactCheck orgCNNCBS NewsThe New York TimesWebsitebelmontdebate2020 comThe final debate took place on Thursday October 22 2020 from 9 00 p m to 10 30 p m EDT at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville Tennessee with Kristen Welker of NBC moderating This would have been the third debate but became only the second following the cancellation of the October 15 debate 22 139 Format and debate edit In response to the interruptions that occurred during the first debate the Commission on Presidential Debates announced on October 19 that each candidate s microphone would be muted during the other s initial two minute response to each question The announcement also stated that after each candidate gave his two minute response the microphones would not be muted 140 The muting was performed by production staff instead of the moderator 141 The debate was divided into six segments fighting COVID 19 American families race in America climate change national security and leadership 142 On the COVID 19 pandemic Trump claimed that a vaccine would be released in the next few weeks while Biden criticized Trump for his lack of action along with the lack of a plan to contain the virus 143 144 Referring to Trump Biden said This is the same fellow who told you this was going to end by Easter last time This is the same fellow who said Don t worry we re going to end it this by the summer We re about to go into a dark winter and he has no clear plan Biden also said that there was no prospect that a vaccine would be available for the majority of the American people before mid 2021 144 Trump responded by saying that Americans had to learn to live with the virus Biden replied that under Trump Americans were learning to die from the virus 145 Asked whether he took responsibility for his actions Trump said I take full responsibility It s not my fault that it came here It s China s fault 146 While Trump stated that he would re open the country as soon as possible Biden stated that he would do it with certain restrictions 147 On national security the candidates were asked about the recently released Director of National Intelligence report about interference in the ongoing election by Russia and Iran Biden described foreign electoral interference as an interference with American sovereignty specifically referencing Russia China and Iran and said that any country that interfered in U S elections would pay a price 148 Biden also expressed concerns over Russian misinformation sent to Rudy Giuliani whom he called a Russian pawn 149 Trump responded by falsely claiming that Biden had received money from the Mayor of Moscow 150 After Biden brought up newly reported information about Trump s tax returns as well as Trump s secret bank account in China Trump stated that he prepaid millions in taxes and complained that the IRS had treated him very unfairly 151 152 Biden replied Release your tax returns or stop talking about corruption 152 On the topic of North Korea Trump said that he had a good relationship with Kim Jong un and that because of that there s no war 153 On his turn Biden stated that the nuclear weapons in North Korea were still a problem for the US and criticized Trump s friendship with Kim whom Biden called a thug 154 On healthcare and the Affordable Care Act ACA or Obamacare Trump said I would like to terminate Obamacare come up with a brand new beautiful health care that would be better and reaffirmed his support for a lawsuit to invalidate the ACA Trump offered no replacement plan Biden said he would build on and improve the ACA adding a public health insurance option in addition to existing private plans 155 Trump compared Biden s plan to that of Bernie Sanders while falsely claiming that Biden s plan would be socialized medicine 156 150 On proposals for a new round of coronavirus economic relief legislation Trump blamed Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for the failure of relief legislation to pass although Pelosi was in the midst of negotiating a relief bill with Trump s Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Biden reminded viewers that the Democratic led House had passed a coronavirus relief months ago and that the legislation was not taken up in the Republican controlled Senate Biden asked Trump why he was not conferring with his Republican friends about an agreement Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has urged the Trump White House not to make an agreement with Pelosi before the election 157 Trump said that he opposed the bill passed by House Democrats in part because it included funds for Democratic led local government 158 Trump called the House Democrats bill a big bailout for badly run Democratic cities and states 159 In response Biden stressed unity saying Look what he s doing Blue states or red states they re all the United States 158 Biden noted that every state was experiencing fiscal stress due to the economic downturn 159 saying that in the absence of relief budget shortfalls would force the state governments whether red or blue to start laying off cops firefighters first responders teachers 160 Speaking after the debate Biden said that if elected he would work with state and local leaders on a relief bill during the transition 161 On proposals to raise the federal minimum wage from the current 7 25 an hour to 15 an hour Biden reaffirmed his support for the increase while Trump said that the minimum wage should be left to the states and that a federal minimum wage increase would hurt businesses 162 On immigration and the Trump administration policy of separating children from their parents at the border a policy that the administration halted after an international outcry Trump dodged the question falsely claiming that his administration had inherited the policy that led to the separation of thousands of families from the Obama administration 150 163 164 An impassioned Biden condemned the Trump administration policy and said that it was criminal that 545 children separated under the policy have still not been reunited with their parents 165 On the topic of race in America both candidates were asked to address Black parents about the talk in which Black parents talk to their children about racism in the United States While Biden addressed the public Trump asserted that Biden had caused harm to the African American community during his time as a senator 166 167 Trump claimed that he had done more for the African American community than any other president except possibly Abraham Lincoln and that he was the least racist person in this room to which Biden mockingly said Abraham Lincoln over here is one of the most racist Presidents in modern history 168 On climate change Trump pointed to the fact that the US had the lowest carbon emissions numbers since the 1990s and claimed that the air in China Russia and India was filthy 169 On his turn Biden proposed a plan to combat global warming by transitioning the country from fossil fuels to renewable energy saying this shift would create millions of jobs 170 171 172 In his response Trump claimed that he knew more about wind energy than Biden and that wind turbines kill all the birds 173 The moderator asked Trump Some people of color are much more likely to live near oil refineries and chemical plants in Texas There are families who worry the plants near them are making them sick Your administration has rolled back regulations on these kinds of facilities Why should these families give you another four years in office This marked the first time that environmental justice issues were discussed in a general election debate 174 Trump replied that the plants give them good sources of employment 175 while Biden stressed expressed support for regulating pollutants that negatively affect fenceline communities When both were asked about the future of energy Trump emphasized economic priorities while Biden stressed alternate forms of energy and said he wanted to transition from the oil industry 175 In the final segment on leadership both candidates were asked what they would say on their inauguration day to the Americans who did not vote for them Trump focused on the state of the economy while Biden said that he would promise to represent every American in the country choose science over fiction create new jobs and give Americans the even chance that they haven t been getting for the last four years 176 177 Reception edit A post debate CNN SSRS poll found that 53 of debate viewers thought that Biden had won and 39 thought Trump had with a margin of error of 5 7 points 178 The debate was generally praised for its less hostile nature and for the candidates being prompted to go into more detail about their proposals 179 180 181 FiveThirtyEight opined that the debate did not have a major impact on either candidate s favorability polling numbers or likelihood of winning 182 The second and final presidential debate was watched by 63 million people an estimated 10 million fewer people than the amount who watched the first debate and 8 6 million fewer than the number who watched the final debate of 2016 This was likely due to the debate being broadcast concurrently with Thursday Night Football which accumulated a total of 7 million viewers on FOX 183 184 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues Total television viewers broadcast vs cable Legend cable news networkbroadcast network Total television viewers Network Viewers 185 FNC 15 405 000ABC 9 770 000NBC 8 985 000CNN 7 508 000MSNBC 6 929 000CBS 4 863 000 Viewers 25 to 54 Network Viewers 186 FNC 4 385 000ABC 4 059 000NBC 4 099 000CNN 3 019 000CBS 2 031 000MSNBC 1 584 000 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues Total Viewers 25 54 Notes edit There was a planned second debate to be held on October 15th 2020 between President Trump and Vice President Joe Biden but would be cancelled due to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump testing positive for COVID 19 and entering quarantine at Walter Reed on October 2nd 2020 Attempts would be made by President Trump s 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