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    With Debate Cancelled, Trump And Biden Appear In Dueling Town Halls

    Trump and Biden appeared on two different news networks at the same hour for town hall-style events, in lieu of what had originally been a scheduled debate.
    by Alana Wise Oct 15, 2020 3 minutes
    President Trump speaks during an NBC News town hall moderated by Savannah Guthrie at the Perez Art Museum in Miami. At the same time Thursday night, Democratic nominee Joe Biden participated in an ABC News town hall in Philadelphia.

    Updated at 11:27 p.m. ET

    In a unique political split-screen, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden appeared in competing town halls at the same time on Thursday night.

    Among their notable answers, Trump declined to denounce the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, while Biden said he'd offer a more concrete answer on "court packing" before Election Day.

    The two were supposed to appear in one event Thursday night, but Trump balked at the decision by debate organizers to hold a virtual town hall due to health and safety concerns amid

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