Trump and Biden have replaced their debate with something far worse – and that’s a problem

This week should have looked very different, says Lucy Anna Gray

Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and US President Donald Trump speak during the first presidential debate (AFP via Getty Images)

Today should’ve been a historic one. Donald Trump and Joe Biden were set to face each other in Miami in the second of three election debates. However, after the president contracted Covid-19, the CPD ruled that the debate would be hosted online. Trump decided not being able to shout over people in person wasn’t for him, so he cancelled.

In place of the debate, then, we will see something far different – and much more befitting the divisive politics of America today.

Trump and Biden will host separate town halls on competing channels. The former vice president will take questions from voters, aired on ABC News town hall. The president, however, will appear at an outdoor event shown on NBC News. They are both set to begin at 8pm EST. This means viewers will have to choose which political circus they watch, and will not have the chance to make the direct comparisons debates allow for.