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The University of Michigan has determined it’s not feasible to safely host the presidential debate that was scheduled to take place this fall in Ann Arbor, the university announced Tuesday.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.