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Trump's claim is entirely baseless. Biden has officially committed to participating in the three scheduled presidential debates -- and Biden has repeatedly said he is eager to debate Trump even if the pandemic forces them to hold the event online rather than in person.

Cutting back or eliminating the live audience would also make it more difficult for candidates to pull stunts like Trump did in 2016

University President Mark Schlissel sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates explaining that coronavirus concerns made the logistics too difficult for the school to pull off.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he would welcome the presidential debate moving to his city in October, but he has doubts about whether it can be held with an audience because of coronavirus.

President Trump’s campaign advisers talked this week with a leader of the nonpartisan national debate commission, and asked for an additional debate to be added to the schedule.

Joe Biden’s campaign rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the two candidates meet for four general-election debates instead of the traditional three.

Joe Biden’s campaign rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the two candidates meet for four general-election debates instead of the traditional three.

Top aides to President Trump tried on Thursday to negotiate with the commission overseeing presidential debates to increase the number of times that Mr. Trump and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. face off in the fall.

President Trump’s reelection campaign is seeking to wield more influence over the fall presidential debates, drafting former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to lead an effort to push for more debates and for the campaign to have a say in who moderates them.

The Trump 2020 Campaign should push for more presidential debates than just three when it comes time for President Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to meet face-to-face, former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Friday.

Declining to futz with rules that determine who makes the coveted presidential debate stage, the D.C. Circuit sank a challenge Friday from the Libertarian and Green parties.

An organization aimed at promoting independent candidates for elected office failed to convince the District of Columbia Circuit that the Federal Election Commission ignored bias and partisanship in the selection process for those who may participate in U.S. presidential debates.