Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden to attend an ABC News town hall on Thursday The event, hosted by George Stephanopoulos, chief anchor of ABC News, will allow voters ask the candidate questions
The 90 minute live special edition of « 20/20 » airs on ABC at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
For those looking for other ways to watch, it will also air simultaneously on ABC News Live, which is available to watch on Hulu, Roku, YouTube TV, Amazon Fire tablets and TV Stick, Xumo, Sling TV, Facebook , Twitter, ABCNouvellescom and the ABC News and ABC mobile apps A half-hour post-event show is also available to stream
The town hall will be held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and will follow national and local health and safety guidelines
Biden accepted mayoralty from ABC News after the second presidential debate, originally scheduled for Thursday, was canceled last Friday after President Donald Trump said he would not participate in a virtual format
Following the President’s COVID-19 diagnosis, the Presidential Debates Commission announced that the second Presidential Debate would be virtual.It would have retained its town hall format, but candidates would participate remotely from separate locations
Shortly after the announcement, Trump told Fox News he would not be participating in a virtual debate, saying, « I’m not going to waste my time »
Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates responded to the cancellation saying it was « shameful that Donald Trump dodged the only debate in which voters can ask questions »
Trump will now appear in an NBC town hall in Miami on Thursday at the same time as Biden’s ABC News town hall
Both candidates have agreed to participate in the third debate, which is scheduled for October 22 and will be moderated by Kristen Welker of NBC News
Biden Town Hall, NBC
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